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Superb craftsmanship Mike!
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Thank you, Richard. It's available should anyone be interested.
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Another nice one Mike! Though I'm still partial to the 4 spoke for the 3 wheeler.
Do you have any mock-ups of a central hub trim ring/bolt for these? My only gripe with the design is that the center looks a tad unfinished with only three screws installed to attach the hub on the 3-wheeler.
I'm thinking either dummy screw heads for the unused holes, or a trim ring to cover the mounting holes, with a center dummy trim bolt ala classic Morgan Steering wheels.
Great craftsmanship on all your wheels - Bravo!
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Thanks guys. Crowbar: You will notice that I have made the center with six bolt holes for better balance. Three are functional and the others can get dummies as you suggested, or rivet heads like what I've been doing. There were some applications where for whatever reason, they did use a combination of screws and rivets; one that quickly comes to mind is Jaguar D-Type. I provided the dummy rivet heads to Blake and you can see how it looks on his beautiful M3W (his picture too):  I also have orders now where I'll be providing center caps in a number of styles; some just flat blanking plates and others will be shaped more like a horn surround with center emblem.
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that steering wheel looks absolutely stunning beyond compare!
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I love Blake's car...which is why I ordered the same colors!!! (my apologies Blake - but since I'm in Texas, I think your car will still be the nicest M3W in California  ) I say add three more dummy rivet heads to Blake's wheel, and then maybe a large center round-head dummy nut! I'm wondering how Blake feels about the size...it is a large wheel, and I wonder how it handles... Has anyone seen the "Brooklands" steering wheel that will be on the new limited edition Brooklands 3Wer? Is it the same as the one on the Trad. 6 cylinder Brooklands Edition? Mike's wheel with an engine turned dash ala the Ace would be sublime...
Last edited by Crowbar; 26/07/13 08:11 PM.
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I have only just now looked at this thread. This is a magnificent piece of work, well done  Jay: My apology. I just saw that you were asking about the 4/4 Sport, not M3W. I would need to know what the instrument locations are. I suspect something like a Walsall (Makers of the Les Leston wheels) might work well. Possibly even the Bluemel's design I posted above from TOK. The Walsall would fit your Moto-Lita boss with only some re-drilling of holes. Attached a photo of my dash layout....the standard one for later cars. Whilst I do like 4 spoke wheels it would have to be mounted with top spoke 45 degrees off the vertical to avoid hiding the rev counter. The TOK design is nice although it would need a larger boss...the Walsall (just up the road from me!) I cannot find on your website. Jay: I'm afraid changing the center of the TOK wheel to something as large as the Moto-Lita boss would destroy the look. The Walsall might be your best bet for something with an original look. While the ones used for the Plus 4 had smaller Centers, Walsall did make a larger center wheel, mostly for the Les Leston line. That can be seen here:  There is another four spoke that I make with a nine hole center that would mount directly to your boss. This version has a multi-layered spoke, but of course the two top ones can be left off and the rim can be more modest.  
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Wonderful work Mike and very unusual spoke design. That wood is superb. I'm at the factory at the moment discussing the Brooklands steering wheel. MMC are still working on the mods to the standard wheel hub (sadly not the Motolita one) to accept a horn push and the good news is that it will be available from Aero Racing for all Trads and not just exclusive to the Brooklands Roadsters!
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The Ghost steering wheel seen above was sold some time back and used for one drive. The M3W owner decided he didn't like the drive and sold his M3W but kept the wheel. I now have that same wheel for sale again. Please contact me at woodrims@gmail.com if interested.
Mike L.
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