Nicole

+928

Imo000

"First come, first staked!"

Rob Edwards

There's only 1 wood steering wheel that I would want on a 928, but not necessarily in this color:

axis of evil

Remove your front guards, wooden steering wheels look great on open wheelers.

j.kenzie@sbcglobal.net

Nice rootwood, Gary. I agree, that IS the correct wood wheel.
Dave

hernanca

Hacker,

The Nardi Deep Corn is a beautiful dished steering wheel.

The best objection I have ever heard against using such steering wheels is the safety issue Nicole pointed out on another steering wheel thread: the metal vs. padded center, but that does not stop a lot of folks from sporting some very nice looking Momo's (the 350mm Momo Tuner being my favorite). A mention was made (in that other thread) about our seat belts not having the safety lock-up feature common now - I did not know that, and plan to verify that.

Back to the Nardi wheel. There is the associated era to consider, but that does not mean it can't be made to work. We see wood trim on modern steering wheels all the time.

I would consider the following:

1. What color is the rest of your interior?
2. Depending on the answer to #1, do you plan to add matching (or close) wood trim accents to the rest of the interior?
3. Could you modify the Nardi steering wheel to:
a) distance it further from its strongly associated time period? (the black spokes does it some, I believe)
b) tie it in with the rest of the car? (wrap the spokes in interior matching leather?)

Nice to see the cars that have done something similar to what you are considering!

69gaugeman

Don't know where this came from. But without lock up the seat belt is just a fashion accessory.... In fact they now have explosive retractors now that actually reel in the seat belt to pull any slack (and presumably, you) back.

Dave928S

.. and they work like a charm in doing just that. I had a head on with a tree and I was held firmly in the seat. Inertia reels without them are useless ... and I've also proven that!

James Bailey

How did the tree get in the roadway ??

Alan

Jim - haven't you heard? Eucalyptus trees grow very quickly...

Alan

hernanca

Here is the thread:

https://rennlist.com/forums/928-foru...ing-wheel.html

I will defer to Nicole to explain (and hope she does). Post #6 has the following:

"Unlike newer cars, the 928 doesn't have automatic belt tensioners..."

However, I am not sure what is meant by "automatic belt tensioners". I just went out to both my 86.5's, and even with the battery disconnected, if I jerk hard on the belts coming from the retractor, at various lengths, they lock up. Front belts, driver and passenger, as well as back belts behave this way.

Charley B

I am posting this merely for the abuse it may inspire.

James Bailey

As long as it feels good to you ....wood in your car is O K ! was that what you wanted to inspire ??

Dave928S

Sliding down a steep slippery gravel road it was a choice between off a cliff, or head butt a tree ... I chose the tree. It was on the edge of the road ... I think that counts as being in the road/way.

You are a very Bad Santa.

They don't just lock to stop extension, they reel the belt in and tighten it, to remove the slack which allows you to develop forward velocity, relative to the seat, before being restrained by the belt.

69gaugeman

This may be what she is talking about. But unless you are holding the seat belt loose, you should never hit your head on the steering wheel. I suppose for a very small person with short arms, sitting very close to the wheel it might be a problem.