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Re: 65 Corsa Convertible project

Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2015 9:13 pm
by rfw66
Sorry for the late reply........... I looked up steering wheels on Ebay. Cheap; but I like it.
It is on Seth Emerson's steering wheel adaptor.

Re: 65 Corsa Convertible project

Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2015 8:49 am
by rfw66
Thanks for the great replies and cudos on this build. It is 5 years in the making. Two knee replacements one shoulder a couple of funerals. Life gets in the way of our hobbies!
The steering wheel I found on Ebay, looking for a Grant adapter! Very cheep and free shipping. I had already purchased another wheel but when I found this wheel I couldn't resist. I purchased the seats after the steering wheel.
Don't forget that your 65-66 steering wheel slplines are smaller than all the others. I finally went with Seth Emerson's SW adapter. Money well spent!

Re: 65 Corsa Convertible project

Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 7:34 am
by russmcd
Thanks for the replies Bob! I am late responding because I never got any notifications the thread was updated. :dontknow:

I've been scouring Ebay and Google looking for it, but probably not in production anymore. There are other nice ones out there so I'll pick one of those.

Have already talked with Seth about the adapter and has given me good direction on what kind of wheel to look for, so I'll move forward once I get my car back.

Keep up the good work!

Russ

Re: 65 Corsa Convertible project

Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 7:58 pm
by rfw66
Thanks Russ!
I should be taking it down off the jack stands in the morning and finally driving it, with the interior mostly in (no back seat).
desperately needs tires.

Re: 65 Corsa Convertible project

Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 9:21 pm
by rfw66
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Hi all. Since my last post in April, I have the carpet and gauge cluster back in and have it off the jack stands!
Moving a bit slow, due to some health issues and getting my 68 ironed out as well.

Re: 65 Corsa Convertible project

Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 7:20 am
by cad-kid
Good update :tu:

Give us a photo of that steering wheel and seats :wave:

Re: 65 Corsa Convertible project

Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2015 9:22 pm
by rfw66
Here is a picture of the steering wheel and the seat.... finally!
Here are some pictures of the IROC Wheels I had repaired. It
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was not expensive and the results speak for themselves.

Re: 65 Corsa Convertible project

Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2015 9:28 pm
by russmcd
Looking good Bob!

Re: 65 Corsa Convertible project

Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2015 7:08 am
by cad-kid
Nice!

Re: 65 Corsa Convertible project

Posted: Sun Aug 09, 2015 7:56 am
by rfw66
Next..... 4 wheel alignment, then on to Bob's Upholstery in OKC. He has been around for 30 some years and his workmanship is is top notch!
He is so busy I had to schedule an appointment in September, to get a slot in his busy schedule! I cant wait, this will be the finishing touch to the car... Until I build the engine that I really want to put in it.
I will be consulting Tom Knoblauch at American Flat Six for "Big block", HP options, EFI and final drive ratio possibilities.

Re: 65 Corsa Convertible project

Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2016 7:36 pm
by rfw66
Well..........The Corsa is finally completed! however there remains a few minor adjustments to make it great !
Here are a few pictures that show up, upside down but if you click on them the open correctly...

Re: 65 Corsa Convertible project

Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2016 10:10 pm
by toytron
I'm envious [emoji2]

Ed Stevenson

Re: 65 Corsa Convertible project

Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2016 6:52 am
by russmcd
Outstanding Bob! That is a car to be proud of.

Re: 65 Corsa Convertible project

Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2016 7:59 am
by thewolfe
Nice car! I like everything but the seats and steering wheel - the red sticks out like a sore thumb. Now if they were black or gray to match the rest of the car it would be perfect. Just my opinion though.You have obviously put a lot of effort into this car and it shows. Now get out there and drive it!

Re: 65 Corsa Convertible project

Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2016 8:10 am
by SteveH
very very nice!!!

Re: 65 Corsa Convertible project

Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2016 4:03 pm
by xrotaryguy
Man, what a great looking car. I love the silver and black stripes!

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