[Spridgets] Bugeye steering wheel hub

[Bob Spruck]

Well, it's happened again. I got myself in a Bugeye bind.

My new Bugeye came with a beautiful Lempert solid wood steering wheel. 
Problem was it was15" in diameter and made it difficult to get in the 
car. I bought a 13" leather Mountney wheel and hub from Mini-Mania and  
told them that the Bugeye shaft has a 5/8" diam spline, all other years 
are 3/4" and M-M assured me their hub would fit. I then sold the Lempert 
wheel and hub to a Lister. Of course, when I received the hub, it didn't 
fit. Now I have a car with no steering wheel hub but a nice wheel.

Have any of you replaced a steering wheel on your Bugeye?  If so, where 
did you get the hub? The Mountney wheel has a center hole of 3 12" and a 
six hole bolt circle of 4". I've already asked 7 Enterprises, Moss, and 
VB - no luck. One option would be to cut off the 5/8" spline and weld on 
a 3/4" one from one of my parts cars. I also have a solid shaft with the 
larger spline but don't know what year car it came from and whether it 
will be a direct exchange with the Bugeye shaft. Any experience here?

The way things have been going, I'm reluctant to start any new projects 
with the fear that they will turn bad. Any experiences or suggestions 
will be most welcome.

Bob Spruck
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