Last call, The 1983 Malibu wagon

[melloelky]

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[Tack427]

Thinking its new steering wheel time. I had a grant gt that i salvaged from another project for way too long. I have the grant billet kit as well. Any info on size and types? Id appreciate it. Pictures would be nice too

 

[Longroof79]

Thinking its new steering wheel time. I had a grant gt that i salvaged from another project for way too long. I have the grant billet kit as well. Any info on size and types? Id appreciate it. Pictures would be nice too

Bill,
Le Carra makes a nice quality wheel. They're leather wrapped with aluminum spokes. I believe they're made in France. I found one on the site for my friend. Some of the upholstery wrapping was worn, but my friend did the repair and it turned out nice. The price was right, too. I did see them on Summit and they're a bit pricey. Definitely a better quality wheel than a Grant, in my opinion. I believe it's 15" in diameter.

 

[Tack427]

Bill,
Le Carra makes a nice quality wheel. They're leather wrapped with aluminum spokes. I believe they're made in France. I found one on the site for my friend. Some of the upholstery wrapping was worn, but my friend did the repair and it turned out nice. The price was right, too. I did see them on Summit and they're a bit pricey. Definitely a better quality wheel than a Grant, in my opinion. I believe it's 15" in diameter.

I ended up buying a Grant.

 

[Longroof79]

I ended up buying a Grant.

You'll have to post a pic or two of it installed in your wagon. 😉

 

[CopperNick]

Dontcha just love the way Photo***** "protects your pictures by plastering their logo all over them to make them unviewable? They have been pestering me for over a year over an album that I had set up for a now defunct website, threatening to delete them. Machs Nix to me as the shots in question are copies and the originals are tucked away safely elsewhere. Still they do persist.


All that aside, Great Project and good to see the evolution of it over time.


Nick

 

[Longroof79]

Dontcha just love the way Photo***** "protects your pictures by plastering their logo all over them to make them unviewable? They have been pestering me for over a year over an album that I had set up for a now defunct website, threatening to delete them. Machs Nix to me as the shots in question are copies and the originals are tucked away safely elsewhere. Still they do persist.


All that aside, Great Project and good to see the evolution of it over time.


Nick

Yeah,
They've been busting my cahones threatening to delete my pictures, holding them hostage until I coughed up some dough, which they have already done so as far as I know. And I agree with you about them plastering their logo across your pictures making them unviewable. Even some of my pics that I haven't even posted on their site. I don't know how they were able to achieve that. THEY SUCK!!

 

[Tack427]

Finally got around to removing my 25 year “temporary” Grant steering wheel and upgrading to a new Grant wheel.

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If i can clean the leather on the white wheel. It my make its way into a 81 Ford Fairmont that belongs to a buddy of mine. He’s trying to gather the cash to have a 302 built for it, already swapped the rearend and front axles from a foxbody.

 

[SS_Malibu]

The new wheel looks nice. See, the old steering was temporary.

 

[mclellan83]

Looking good