jamespworth Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 i have been searching through old threads and seen all your lovely steering wheels, am i right in saying 13 or 14 inch is right for the spitfire?but what i couldnt find is anyone with a stag or dolly wheel is this because the boss is wrong or because the wheel is too big and you cant get in the seat?i like the look of a bigger wheel cheersjames :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwig Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Re:size - just bought a 13" flat Moto Lita on EBay for my Mk3 Spitfire (thought it was dished) description didn't say.........anyhow having gone from the larger original wheel it's transformed the car, steering is not too heavy at slow speeds as I thought / was led to believe, can reach column switches easier than before, even the overdrive one. Much better than the larger wheel, and I'm around 6ft. Can't comment on the Stag/Dolly as I don't know what Mk your Spit is, but even if splines were same I'd say they would be far too big or a Spitfire.Cheers,AlexPs My Moto Lita was only £20 inc shipping! ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willcolumbine Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 You can go down as low as 12" if you want to. It feels a bit like driving a car using a shirt button and it can feel a bit twitchy at first if you've got solid rack mounts and no slop in the steering but you get used to it! The steering also starts to get a bit heavier with a 12", especially if you've got sportier tyres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete TR7 Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 The originals ranged from 16" on early cars through 15" to 13" or just over for the later cars.I have an original from 1977/78 which is about 13 1/2 o/d. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamespworth Posted May 6, 2012 Author Share Posted May 6, 2012 Quote:The originals ranged from 16" on early cars through 15" to 13" or just over for the later cars.I have an original from 1977/78 which is about 13 1/2 o/ddid the boss change through the years eg if i buy a wheel for an early spit mines a 1500 could i make it fit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nilfisken Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 I think that depends to some degree if you have the horn push on the wheel boss or on the indicator stalk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamespworth Posted May 6, 2012 Author Share Posted May 6, 2012 mine is on the indicator stalk and pretty happy to keep it there i think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Different size/number of splines between Mk IV and later 1500 cars (ask me how I know). I swapped my MK IV switchgear for the later 1500 stuff - a good idea. James is right about getting the horn on your stalk, if I may say so. Ahem.The Stag wheel doesn't fit, the boss fitments are very different. (I've got one under the bench I bought from Ebay. Fail!)The other wheel I've got I also bought on Ebay which is a Futura I think - looks like a Les Leston, doesn't fit either and will be on the wall in the house sometime soon when Memsahib's not looking. I ended up with a 13" Mountney (it's not bad at all) and a boss from our mate Colin at NW Minis. Details are out there someplace on this site. Top bloke. I'd like a Nardi please - and so should you. It's Bill (Rarebits) fault. There's a photo of one somewhere hereabout, but I hate looking at it 'cos it upsets me! :) :-/ :) Search for "Nardi". It's a thread you may have seen, perhaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter McEvedy Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 I have a 13" Moto-lita which is fine but the one I like I saw on an American site - and is a Nardi! Very nice indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aar0sc Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 My Mountney, which is very nice and small enough to get my legs under! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamespworth Posted May 7, 2012 Author Share Posted May 7, 2012 thats all good info thanks save me buying a stag one just to find out it doesnt fit. the Nardi ones are very nice thats the sort of look i like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gt6s Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 I cannot say I know which boss fits a late Spitfire but I do know that Dolomites use the same boss as a Mini. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Aaron - your steering wheel and boss aren't straight. I'm surprised no-one has pointed that out. :PLaurence you're right, I got my boss from NW Minis as I said. ;)Yum yum Nardi: ...and then mine. All a bit monochrome and Mountney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aar0sc Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 smithy wrote:Aaron - your steering wheel and boss aren't straight. I'm surprised no-one has pointed that out. :PThe steering wheel's straight, but if I put the boss on straight then this happens: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 That's the third time you've told me that mate. I must stop teasing you about it. I feel guilty. :B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aar0sc Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 My car looks really unloved in that photo :(Anyone got an old hood in better nick than mine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 I actually tried this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamespworth Posted May 7, 2012 Author Share Posted May 7, 2012 Quote:I actually tried this one.what size is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willcolumbine Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 At a guess it looks like a 10"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwig Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Here's my 13" Moto Lita, as said before, it's transformed the feel of the car.Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason1969 Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 3122 wrote:My car looks really unloved in that photo :(Anyone got an old hood in better nick than mine?Yep, I have one hanging up in my garage with a frame, you can have it if you can get to S. Wales but let me check it first.Jase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotoflex Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 JohnD wrote:I actually tried this one.There was a huge fad of people putting tiny steering wheels in all sorts of cars to make them more 'sporty' over here in around the mid-1980s.I wonder what became of all those toy steering wheels, probably all crushed with the cars that were whittled & hacked past practicality or attractiveness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotoflex Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 3122 wrote:The steering wheel's straight, but if I put the boss on straight then this happens:Maybe it just looks like it's straight, but it's not. Maybe your dash isn't level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uksnatcher Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 13.5" (350mm) 'V6' Momo wheel on mine, something a bit different and some bling for you smiffy..!Boss off a late Classic Mini, had to slide the column down and modify the cowlings, i couldnt find a 'proper'spitfire momo boss so had a tinker. http://www.motorspeed.com/Momo-V6-Steering-Wheel-In-Chrome-With-Black-Leather-Finish-A/cat/4/sub/16/product/1016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwig Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Love the black dash on the early MkIV's, looks like it means business!Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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