Congratulations on the class win Val! We deserved.

 

Thank you!

 

good job man. well deserved.

 

Thanks Scooch!

 

Had to send the Austin back to the bodyshop to have a huge chip fixed in the cowl. Not the panter's fault, but mine. I didn't allow enough clearance on the tilt forntend, so when I hit a hard bump it came down and smacked the cowl.
Got it back yesterday, and no signs of the repair. Aaron did a fantastic job fixing it!

 

I look forward to seeing your work on your projects every day. We've had a lot of rain so I have the time. I finally figured out how to read new posts. Took me a while to catch up on you, 77nomad, 78 & the V6 to V8 swap from a '97 to a '93 (forget his name).
Keep up the good work

 

Thanks Bob! Appreciate your interest in my projects!

 

Did a little project today that I've just had on the back burner forever. I wanted to make the rim of my steering wheel larger, and had a lace on old 70's style cover on it, but it shifted and twisted all the time. It also didn't fill my hands well, so it was like trying to turn a piece of spaghetti in my hands.
I've seen old dirt trackers, and some hotrods with wrapped wheels that were done with large twine or small rope, so I got the smallest clothesline rope I could find at the hardware store. A 100' length I figured would make it, and glad I got that much as it took nearly all of it to do this!
I wrapped the entire wheel, with some cross wraps at each spoke to keep the rope from skipping over the outter rim when I got to the spokes. Hardest part was dealing with the excess rope while running it around the wheel, and keeping everything drawn tight! Had to stop several times and re-roll the rope as it became a huge mess! At the last I'd used up most of the 100' and it became more manageable.
So here's the end result:


I may dye it dark brown or black later if the ivory colored rope becomes too dirty looking.

 

Well that's a given!! If your hands are anything like mine, I'll guarantee it won't stay white very long. Sure looks good for now. Nice job
P.S. My 1st use of Smiles

 

Thanks Bob! I also thought about varnishing it, and maybe that would keep the dirt out.