FREE! 1983 X1/9 Parts Car
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lookforjoe
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Picking up the car next Friday if all goes as planned.
Dr.Jeff
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Nice, make it an adventure. Great stories often come from doing such things.
This should make a nice test bed/working fixture for the interior redesign...and for adapting Volvo parts onto an X1/9.
Actually I ended up buying a 'parts car' for similar reasons. I'm finding it easier to develop the 'custom' stuff on it rather than on my primary project car.
If you decide to get rid of any parts off it, as I mentioned to "AARP card" I'm interested in the mounting hub for the aftermarket steering wheel. Thanks.
lookforjoe
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Nice, make it an adventure. Great stories often come from doing such things.
This should make a nice test bed/working fixture for the interior redesign...and for adapting Volvo parts onto an X1/9.
Actually I ended up buying a 'parts car' for similar reasons. I'm finding it easier to develop the 'custom' stuff on it rather than on my primary project car.
If you decide to get rid of any parts off it, as I mentioned to "AARP card" I'm interested in the mounting hub for the aftermarket steering wheel. Thanks.
Indeed! I’ll be able to work on the dash, and still drive mine
I’ll be selling off whatever odds & ends I can to recoup the transportation expenses, I only need the shell.
I’ll gladly sell you the hub once I’m done with the dash - unfortunately I don’t have a spare stock one to replace it with, but maybe it won’t matter. Is it a time sensitive thing for you? I’m assuming not...
DanielForest
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Hussein,
Looking at the pictures, the aftermarket steering Wheel was in position while there was an adaptor also laying on the floor. Maybe you will got a pair...
Oops, didn't read all the previous posts. But I doubt it will be a horn thingy...
Looking at the pictures, the aftermarket steering Wheel was in position while there was an adaptor also laying on the floor. Maybe you will got a pair...
Oops, didn't read all the previous posts. But I doubt it will be a horn thingy...
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Dr.Jeff
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Not at all. No rush, who knows I may never get around to using it. But I do have a wheel that I think will fit that hub (most 6-bolt hubs are pretty universal I believe). Maybe when the time comes we can compare dimensions of the mounting holes to see for sure. Thanks for offering it.
lookforjoe
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There are two basic bolt patterns - Momo uses one, Personal/Nardi use another. Don't know if there are additional 6-hole variants besides those.
I will take a pic with measurements & clocking once it's here.
DanielForest
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I think Grant steering wheels bolt pattern is different than Momo. Don't know about Personal/Nardi, never had one.
Dr.Jeff
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I'll have to dig the wheel out and measure it. All I remember is it's a 6-bolt pattern similar to the common ones.
I've had the wheel for a long time. It was made in Italy back in the 70's, leather wrapped, classic sport design, black aluminum spokes. I don't recall the manufacturer at the moment, it was not Momo or Nardi...but another company that was big back then (I don't think they exist any longer). I originally gave it to my brother for a car he had. He totalled the car and parked it out on his property. It sat there for at least 20-30 years so the leather is shot now. But the rest of the wheel is in excellent condition (it had very little use before the accident). I intend to recover the leather and use it on my X, if I come across a hub adapter that it will fit.
I've had the wheel for a long time. It was made in Italy back in the 70's, leather wrapped, classic sport design, black aluminum spokes. I don't recall the manufacturer at the moment, it was not Momo or Nardi...but another company that was big back then (I don't think they exist any longer). I originally gave it to my brother for a car he had. He totalled the car and parked it out on his property. It sat there for at least 20-30 years so the leather is shot now. But the rest of the wheel is in excellent condition (it had very little use before the accident). I intend to recover the leather and use it on my X, if I come across a hub adapter that it will fit.
Janis
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I have “Luisi” and “Pemas” steering wheels with hubs (IIRC both are made in Italy), haven’t checked do they have same PCD (6bolts). Definitely Lucas has different PCD than OMP. Lucas hub is not in use, because wheel is in the Mini. I had add here for it som, found it https://xwebforums.com/forum/index.php?threads/assorti-2-turbo-things-and-steering-things.33200/
PCD 74mm. If it’s good -PM.. (don’t look at price listed there )
PCD 74mm. If it’s good -PM.. (don’t look at price listed there
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Dr.Jeff
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Thanks, I'll check the size of this one and report back later.
Often I find steering wheel adapters for aftermarket wheels listed as one of two common sizes for 6-bolt mounts. And one of those seems much more common than the other (same as Momo). But I'm sure there are others out there, in addition to the ones with more or less than 6 bolts.
Often I find steering wheel adapters for aftermarket wheels listed as one of two common sizes for 6-bolt mounts. And one of those seems much more common than the other (same as Momo). But I'm sure there are others out there, in addition to the ones with more or less than 6 bolts.
Dr.Jeff
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Thankfully the wheel was stored in my indoor storage room, it has been way too hot to be digging through the outside units. The 6-bolt circle that attaches the wheel to the hub/adapter has a 70mm diameter. I'll have to see if I can find any info online to compare that with the other brands on the current market.
kmead
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lookforjoe
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The Personal wheel I bought required an spacer adaptor to go from the Personal bolt pattern to the Fiat / Bertone hub pattern. That is another way to make it work.
This wheel is smaller than the stock Bertone, so I'm going to build my instrument panel around the view through the wheel..
Dr.Jeff
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From what I've seen listed online, that adapter is for the 70 and 74 mm diameters. So your Personal wheel with a 74mm mount will fit the Fiat's 70mm mount. However I do not have a Fiat hub. If I did the wheel I have (70mm) would mount directly to it. I think the Fiats that used that style hub were the early 124's? Is that what you have for a hub?
lookforjoe
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lookforjoe
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OK - car has stock X1/9 hub - my Bertone wheel fits as is
Is this what you need? I don't know how long it will be before I can part with it. It will be after I'm done with the dash & no longer need to move it around.