Tareim 343 Report post Posted May 25, 2016 1 hour ago, Deacon said: How much extension are you looking to get? Keys! Racing make a wheel with a 20mm dish which may be an easier route? loses the airbag though which isn't good come MOT time Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deacon 1357 Report post Posted May 25, 2016 20 minutes ago, Tareim said: loses the airbag though which isn't good come MOT time No, it's an airbag wheel. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tareim 343 Report post Posted May 25, 2016 5 minutes ago, Deacon said: No, it's an airbag wheel. I've not seen that one, got a link? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S18 RSG 429 Report post Posted May 25, 2016 http://www.86worx.com/key-s-86-steering-wheel.html Shame it's so ugly really Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deacon 1357 Report post Posted May 25, 2016 Looks fine to me. 1 Ade reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanJ 374 Report post Posted May 26, 2016 I'm thinking about 50mm extension, I'm not a fan of the lettering on that Keys! wheel or that its not round. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deacon 1357 Report post Posted May 26, 2016 1 hour ago, DanJ said: I'm thinking about 50mm extension, I'm not a fan of the lettering on that Keys! wheel or that its not round. Will watch this with interest then as it's definitely something I'd like to do too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ade 517 Report post Posted May 26, 2016 Me three. 50mm would be spot on for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AJ124 118 Report post Posted May 27, 2016 I have a spare wheel, the bit i'm worried about is if the crappy casting will weld nicely? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanJ 374 Report post Posted May 27, 2016 That is a bit nasty looking. Having seen that pic I'd probably go for machining out all of the existing protruding boss and making a new extended one that bolts in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AJ124 118 Report post Posted June 1, 2016 These may help as well. I really need to whip my wheel off and see what is there. A solution would be very welcome by a lot of owners I think. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
long-gone 152 Report post Posted June 1, 2016 Do you lot have short arms or really long legs? 2 Rich and DanJ reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanJ 374 Report post Posted June 2, 2016 Do you lot have short arms or really long legs? Both long legged and short armed (6ft tall but 35" inside leg!) plus my preferred driving position is with the wheel nice and close. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanJ 374 Report post Posted June 2, 2016 These may help as well. I really need to whip my wheel off and see what is there. A solution would be very welcome by a lot of owners I think. I'm trying to source a spare wheel myself at the moment, if a few people are interested in the mod then I can get a bit of a group buy going on, it will bring the cost of the machined parts down considerably, 1offs are always expensive! 1 AJ124 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
long-gone 152 Report post Posted June 2, 2016 39 minutes ago, DanJ said: Both long legged and short armed (6ft tall but 35" inside leg!) plus my preferred driving position is with the wheel nice and close. Heh. I'm the opposite - 6'1" and 32" inside leg and my shirts have standard (34") sleeves. Driving position is perfect for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ade 517 Report post Posted June 2, 2016 I'm in the same boat. If I tilt the seat back to my desired position to give headroom wearing the helmet and have the seat in a comfortable position for my legs for fast driving, my wrists are nowhere near touching the top of the wheel which is my preferred position. I need to move it about 30mm towards me for it to be a nice fit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanJ 374 Report post Posted January 20, 2017 After much searching I finally found a relatively nearby bodyshop (Finishline in Graveley near Hitchin) who knows what they're doing to fix the damage from the Donny trackday.. I've been shocked at how bad the customer service has been in responding to requests for repair estimates at lots of places, god knows how they stay in business. I dropped the car off today and had a guided tour round by the owner Chris Bray, they've got a real mix of historic cars they're restoring - Mk1 Lotus Cortina, MGB with a 400HP V8 conversion, 1930's Bugatti etc etc, they clearly know what they're doing, are passionate about cars in general and have a long waiting list so I'll feel confident my car is in safe hands. Just the long wait until late February to get it back now. I'm taking the opportunity while the damage is repaired to get a few cosmetic bits tidied up as well and to lose the optional chrome trim parts the dealer I bought the car from had added, the centre of the fender garnish will be gunmetal grey to match the wheels which should look 10x better. The battery finally died a couple of weeks ago, I've replaced it with a 70Ah Bosch S4 battery, so much better than the standard Panasonic battery and as a bonus it has a blue top which matches the car nicely. Just need the weather to warm up a bit so work can continue on the Puma rally car and keep me occupied until the BRZ is back, we're rewiring and replumbing the whole thing from front to back and swapping the terrible current pedal box for a floor mount OBP item, its a nice piece of kit and much cheaper than the likes of AP/Alcon/Tilton etc, pic of the Puma below for those who haven't seen it yet. 4 Ade, Rich, Deacon and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted January 20, 2017 Just a thought, but you could have got your battery replaced under warranty with a 65Ah one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanJ 374 Report post Posted January 20, 2017 I'm going to try and get it swapped retrospectively and then sell it on, but as these things tend to do it went at the worst possible moment with work commitments etc and it was quicker and simpler to swap it out myself. Thankfully Eurocarparts have a pretty good January sale on so the dent in the wallet was much less than it would've been. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike 458 Report post Posted January 20, 2017 I've been meaning to message you to see how it was going in terms of getting it fixed, was/is it just mostly cosmetic as we were hoping? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanJ 374 Report post Posted January 20, 2017 Yeah, it looks like its mostly cosmetic, but will confirm for certain when they get it stripped. As well as what was visible from outside and with the bonnet up, bouncing across the grass on the way to the wall has cracked the plastic undertrays behind the metal sump cover. The bonnet itself looks okay and just needs rehanging on the hinges. Still getting them to respray so it blends well in to the new wing/bumper and its stone chip free again :-) 3 Ade, Keethos and Rich reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nicebiscuit 655 Report post Posted January 23, 2017 That Puma is gorgeous. I miss my standard car, but it's probably mainly iron oxide by now. Can't remember the last time I saw one that wasn't rotten... :-( Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanJ 374 Report post Posted January 24, 2017 Thanks, the standard cars are rust buckets! Thankfully the arches on this are fibreglass and there's no sound deadening to hold the moisture and then rot the panels. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keethos 842 Report post Posted January 26, 2017 Glad it's on the road to recovery, I'm sadly still waiting for a quote get mine done.....might have to start looking else where. Keep us posted dude! Sent from my EDI-AL10 using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanJ 374 Report post Posted January 26, 2017 Will do, I'm counting down the days until she's back in full health :-) Sounds like you're having similar trouble to me with ridiculously lax body shops! 1 Keethos reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
