[Healeys] restore original equipment steering wheel

JOHN BAHE SR johnbahesr at gmail.com
Thu Feb 6 15:37:53 MST 2014


Thanks for the input from everyone...............sounds like reproductions
are good quality and the more cost effective way to go!!

John


On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 4:15 PM, shop <shop at justbrits.com> wrote:

> << On 2/6/2014 4:36 PM, Earl Kagna wrote:
> > I understand that the current repro's are excellent, >>
> Seems all of youa'll's "!st thing to go" - LOL - are fading into the
> sunset (or where ever they go ? ? ?).
>
> Unless Moss (Mike Grant ??) has regressed, they ARE 'excellent'.  As has
> been mentioned/discussed before
> on this List, Roger Moment has spent a LOT of time with Moss (Mike Grant
> and/or/both Kelvin Dodd ??) getting the Big Healeys wheels to 99%
> 'perfect'.  The esteemed (and sorely missed) Rich Chrysler even
> mentioned it, IIRC.
>
> It was also mentioned that on some wheels (the missing 1% <G> ?), emory
> paper/cloth be used to smooth out
> the slight "casting edge" (inner diameter).
>
> I checked one [1] of Ira's Google sites ---> photos and found a Nash
> Healey wheel he has allegedly done.  Further checking ---> Prices gives
> me the feeling that it must have run around $ 1,000.00+ ! ? ! ?  And a
> STANDARD Big Healey wheel would run around @ $ 800.00 +/- NOT including
> <G> ! !
>
> But a good number of repros for dat 'number' ! ! !  LOL
>
> Yes, I would have normally at least 'mentioned' "...check the
> Archives..." but it would seem that the esteemed and honourable Mr. Mark
> J.Bradakis is slaving away their 'rebuild' ! ! !  THANKS YOU, Mark.
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