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VasilAmi · Snailer Joined: 05 Nov 2012 Posts: 70 Location: Skopje

All my support from one cold garage to another :)
Happy new year

Ducksen · Moderator Joined: 14 Oct 2012 Posts: 105 Location: Zzee

Hee vasilami.

happy new year fomr my cold garage to you and good luck with the project. I'm almost finished Wink

can't wait to drive

Meeuw · Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2014 6:00 pm Post subject:

It's cold in the garage and to wet outside for welding the bonnet Crying or Very sad

So it's time for some work inside and to use my brains Laughing

A few years ago I bought a worn out steering wheel which was used on the Barbot (Quillery Viraflex 42cm). They ask a lot of Euro's for these steering wheels as good ones are hard to get. But there's one big problem: The material Quillery used desintegrates over time and so was mine (too far gone to restore)...

Buying another one is a recipe for a real negative cashflow so I decided to use my 3d skills so I can print a new one with the use of a 3D printer. Here are the results:

And after some rendering:

It is still a bit rough but after printing I will make a mould of the print, trim the corners and pour a new steering wheel in fiber reinforced epoxy....
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Meeuw · Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2014 6:29 pm Post subject:

Some extra pic's.....

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june · Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2014 1:49 pm Post subject:

Hello Meeuw

some years ago there was a discription how to repair such old steering whell in a german "old car" magazin. If you want I try to find out the articel, so you can try out a repair?

greetz June

you wrote:
A few years ago I bought a worn out steering wheel which was used on the Barbot (Quillery Viraflex 42cm). They ask a lot of Euro's for these steering wheels as good ones are hard to get. But there's one big problem: The material Quillery used desintegrates over time and so was mine (too far gone to restore)...
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Meeuw · Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2014 2:08 pm Post subject:

Hi June,

Maybe it is a good idea to post it on the forum? I think there are more snailers who like to read about it.

Mine is really too far beond repair. The material has become so brittle that it pulverises when you put it in your hands.
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Harley · Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2014 6:17 am Post subject:

Hi Meeuw!

That bonnet is really looking great Cool

It's fantastic that your rolling it out on the English wheel yourself..
It's impressive how much work would have gone into the original Barbot, it's no wonder that there have been no outstanding replicas...until now Very Happy

Harley
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Meeuw · Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2014 3:44 pm Post subject:

Thanks Harley for your kind words.... I really appreciate your comment...

It is indeed a lot of work to get the shape of the bonnet as it should be. I think there are more than a 80 hours of labour already spend on just cutting, shaping, forming and welding. Not to mention the hours of research and the rest of the car.... I can really say that Barbot was a brilliant engineer and the garage of Vinatier Senior did an excellent job in constructing the car!

Compared to the work of Olli I am glad to get these results as he (and some others here on the forum) are real masters of metalworking. But I will get there, eventually Wink

Here's a view from the back. I don't think someone has seen this picture in recent years.

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JoZeF · Grave Digger Joined: 25 May 2007 Posts: 1734

Those old steering wheels were made of powdered horn and bone in some glue type paste so obviously after 50 or 60 years they tend to have rotten a bit
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AZ · Snailer Joined: 11 Mar 2013 Posts: 48

Just a wild guess, maybe they were made from Celluloid or Nitrocellulose?
If it burns fiercely when lit, it could be an indication it is.

june · Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 10:09 pm Post subject:

Meeuw · Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 7:41 pm Post subject:

I don't know exactly what kind of material the steering wheel is made from but it is easy to pulverise it. There is some fiber-like-structure in the material.

I think it will be great to have some information about how to restore an interior. Maybe it is a good idea to make a how-to topic containing easy tips&tricks?

The info from Oltimer Markt can be a good startingpoint for that.... Thanks June Very Happy

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june · Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 8:42 pm Post subject:

Meeuw · Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 10:45 pm Post subject:

Hi June,

I lived in Berlin for a few years... Es ist kein problem alles zu ubersetzen...

I'll send you a PM. [PM send]
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Meeuw · Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 6:19 pm Post subject:

Welded the bonnet today...... We're halfway Laughing

The next big thing is to shapen the bonnet with a hammer and a dolly.... Lots of fun Rolling Eyes

but it will all look better after that...

Can't get any flatter than this...... And yes, I know I have to clean up the garage Embarassed

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