I took the easy way out and went to Pep Boys and ordered a 13 1/2" Grant GT
leather covered wheel. You can see it on my web site at the May 1998 link.
Bob Danielson
1975 TR6
Status at http://pages.cthome.net/BobD
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Bohn" <cbohn@sidepipe.com>
To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 1:39 AM
Subject: New member, my story
> Hi everybody,
>
> I've just completed a grueling 2-week mission, going over ALL of the
triumph
> list archives. Wow, I've learned a lot.
>
> Here's my story:
>
> Back in college in the 80's, I drove a nice 65 TR4A. In 1990, this car
was
> hit by an FAA official. Turns out the FAA is the only federal agency not
> insured through the GAO. Took three (3) years to settle the case. It
took
> another ten (10) years to get my car back from the shop, "See You Later"
Body
> Works. Grady O'Neil, proprietor. During those ten years, I've had to
listen
> to how "Jerry Brown is still in it!" during the 1984 presidential race,
> learned how Bush & Co. have screwed us all royally, learned how the EPA is
> cracking down on independent, "honest" body shops, and been threatened
with a
> large crescent wrench when I deigned to inquire, "When is it going to be
> ready, Grady?" His response, (which I invariably fell for) was "I know
it's
> takin' a long time, but when it's done, it's gonna be BITCHIN!!!".
>
> Well, I finally got the car back. It is indeed "bitchin'". The work has
been
> excellent. But, when I last had the car I was in my 20s, lean and mean.
Now
> I'm in my early 40s, and the years have not been kind. I've put on a lot
of
> weight. Whereas I used to slide behind the wheel easily, now I have to
wedge
> myself in. That "Blumels" 16" wheel is really busting me. It is wedged
tight
> against my thighs. I can't move at all. I went for a test drive, and
after a
> few minutes, my legs went numb. Compounding the problem, I had Mexican
for
> lunch and I was "pressurized" quite a bit. I was really uncomfortable and
had
> to pull over. I simply could not shift my weight at all. I had to push
hard
> with my left hand on the seat and my right hand behind on the "shelf"
behind
> the seats. It was then that I learned that the steering column was a
little
> loose, as it moved upward about a half inch. That gave me enough room for
to
> achieve relief, thank God!
>
> My question to the list (please bear with me, I'm a newbie) is, has anyone
> fitted a smaller diameter steering wheel? I think I need at least 2 -3
inches
> less to get comfortable.
>
> Thanks....
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