GT6 M Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Quick inquiry, what the diff between a pre 77 Spitty,and a post 77 om Spitty steering wheel boss,!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieB Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Early Spit uses Herald type column, later uses TR7. Or are you after dimensions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypoid53 Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 TR7 type on the left, earlier spitfire/herald motolita B45 boss on the right.The TR7 type has pins to cancel the indicators and is obviously much shallower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6 M Posted November 30, 2010 Author Share Posted November 30, 2010 thanks ladds, what im after is this, got me eye on a Prototipo wheel, but the boss is only done for 77 on spittys, and as mine is a 72 GT im kersnookered noo, :-/ :-/so will revert back to mMarcus Tinkerous mode, and make some spokes, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveKent Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 why don't you use a cheap boss to suit the spit column, then turn up an adaptor. i've done it a couple of times now, got a thin mountney boss, and i've fitted an alfa/momo wheel with one adaptor, and now have a mx5 momo wheel on a new adaptor. that way you can set the wheel exactly the right distance from the stalks, and at a suitable arm position too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRidout Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Guys,On this subject I have a Steering Wheel (6 hole) but no boss for an early spit... any recommendation on where to get a 6 hole boss?RegardsJR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieB Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 If Momo boss kits are not available now they were untill recently. The bolt pattern is the same as Mountney M range, Sparco, OMP & many others so you should be able to find a boss to fit.Try the guy selling this wheel:http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/13-5-triumph-wooden-steering-wheel-polished-boss-/220691166202?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item336237f3faJR, there are two styles of 6 hole boss, the Mountney style as shown in the pictures above, available everywhere (eg Merlin Motorsport) & the much smaller Momo style that Marcus is after that fits the wheel in my link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6 M Posted November 30, 2010 Author Share Posted November 30, 2010 http://thumbs1.ebaystatic.com/m/mm8Sj_OaqAQQ6tkJyXWB6qQ/140.jpgthis is the one, but no boss to fit it to GT, its actually not a momo, but says its a Prototipo wheel, 39£ free postage, cant give you ladds the link to it, as cant seem to find it, but type in steering wheels are us, prototipo wheel,and it will come up, then you have a better look,.rgds Marcus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 is it the small 6 hole wheel? like the momo? if so i contacted this guy and asked him for a boss without steering wheel. I think he charged me £35 inc postage. I now have a momo wheel on my mk3 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SPORTS-BLACK-RED-STITCH-STEERING-WHEEL-SPITFIRE-GT6-/230551713523?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item35adf3f6f3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6 M Posted November 30, 2010 Author Share Posted November 30, 2010 thanks Tim, will have to check this out, as its not actually a Momo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 796 wrote:thanks Tim, will have to check this out, as its not actually a Momo.dosen't matter that it isn't a momo. Most after market wheels are the small diametre 6 hole and are all the same. I'd lay money on the one you want fitting this boss. Can you post a larger pic of the wheel you want and i'll have another look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainzy Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 hypoid53 wrote:TR7 type on the left, earlier spitfire/herald motolita B45 boss on the right.The TR7 type has pins to cancel the indicators and is obviously much shallower.B45 is actually for the later Spitfires, B20H is for the early ones. That's why it has 2 holes Both are pretty deep when you get them from Motolita though, and if you use the B45 boss with a later column shroud you have to do some grinding to get it to fit. Quite annoying really. Here's what it looks like before taking a dremel to the shroud:http://triumphspitfire.rickbaines.com/changing-steering-wheels-on-a-1977-78-spitfire/Early Spitfires came with the thinner steering column, and Herald type column surround. Then around 1977 they briefly changed to a thicker column with the later shroud, but at first this was with a different boss. It was alloy and had pins for self cancelling indicators, and the wheel itself mounted to the boss with this square shaped locator. Finally, Triumph started using a 9 hole moto-lita compatible boss but a lot shallower than the moto-llita ones you can get these days, which is the one shown in hypoid53's photo on the left.If anyone has the late Triumph 9 hole boss going spare, PM me as I could do with one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6 M Posted November 30, 2010 Author Share Posted November 30, 2010 here it is Tim, or others who may can help,http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PROTOTIPO-STEERING-WHEEL-MOMO-WINDOW-STICKER-/170564259281?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item27b66c0dd1reason im after one is the wheel ihave now, touches me knees, cos these darn seats are too high, So if cant get boss, that is some thing similar to original depth, then im going to take the spokes out of an old wheel, and bolt them into a Mountney wheel i got which is 13/5, as opposed to 14.5 inches, Marcus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieB Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Not cheap but here you go:http://www.motorsportworld.co.uk/detprod.asp?productcode=1211511.7800&PID=221521 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 796 wrote:here it is Tim, or others who may can help,http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PROTOTIPO-STEERING-WHEEL-MOMO-WINDOW-STICKER-/170564259281?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item27b66c0dd1reason im after one is the wheel ihave now, touches me knees, cos these darn seats are too high, So if cant get boss, that is some thing similar to original depth, then im going to take the spokes out of an old wheel, and bolt them into a Mountney wheel i got which is 13/5, as opposed to 14.5 inches, Marcus The boss in the link i posted earlier will fit. I am so sure that if you buy one and it dosen't i'll buy it off you at twice the price!!!Go for it Marcus!!PS Why not have a look at ebay for a used genuine momo wheel. The quality of the momo is far better than most wheels that you can buy (in my opinion!) I won my momo "race" for £18 delivered! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 15 hrs togo and £20! This is 320mm diametre so a little smaller than the one your lookin athttp://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Momo-Millennium-Steering-wheel-/260698270067?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3cb2d3e973 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 need a little more room? What about a flat bottom wheelhttp://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MOMO-Steering-Wheel-/150526589504?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item230c157a40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrapman Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 I've gopt one that look slike this for salehttp://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PEUGEOT-309-GOODWOOD-WOODEN-MOMO-STEERING-WHEEL-205-TVR-/180574597461?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2a0b15b155But not for that price!CheersColin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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