[Spridgets] Steering Wheel project finished

Linda Grunthaner grunthaner at gmail.com
Sat Jul 9 06:38:41 MDT 2016


Very interesting Bob. Can you provide the link because http://www.bugeye.com
is a management company and I am interested in a gift for Pinky : )
Lin

On Thu, Jul 7, 2016 at 1:43 PM, Bob Spruck via Spridgets <
spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:

> I finally found the correct size hub and wheel at LBC Car Co. Jeff Zorn
> knew what he was talking about and had both in stock. Just for the record
> and to disseminate correct info, the MK1 Sprite has a 5/8" steering shaft
> spline while all else has a 3/4" spline. So, I got a Moto-Lita 13" leather
> wheel with flat, thick grip, 3 chrome, slotted spokes, and a Moto-Lita hub.
> Not the cheapest but good quality.
>
> Mini-Mania sent me a later hub that didn't fit after they assured me that
> it would. Their set-up is Mountney, a little cheaper, and not quite as nice
> as the Moto-Lita. Most other supply shops either didn't know the difference
> or didn't have a hub. Bugeye.com just added the correct hub to their
> growing parts availability.
>
> I'll be trailering the car up to Road Atlanta tomorrow to work Tech, write
> magazine articles, and take photos, using the Bugeye as a paddock vehicle
> at the VDCA race. Still can't race due to cataract surgery last March that
> got infected and just cleared up. I will get the left eye done next week
> with hopefully better results. Then I can pass my medical exam and get
> racing (and seeing) again.
>
> Bob
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