Drip rail woes

[RedBeard_83]

I like the wheel a LOT. I wanted the wood but this one was a gift. I figured if I wanted to, down the road, I can swap them. The “grip” is replaceable.
I had an old grant on there and it served a long life and needed to go. The hub on these are 10000 times better than the cheap grant ones.

eBay has the replacement rings for less than $60 and the hubs are cheaper and so are the steering wheels themselves , so I'll probably order that way to save a few bucks , go figure forever sharp has an eBay store lol

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[eskimomann209]

eBay has the replacement rings for less than $60 and the hubs are cheaper and so are the steering wheels themselves , so I'll probably order that way to save a few bucks , go figure forever sharp has an eBay store lol

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I actually got the hub for 20 bucks off Offer Up. And the wheel was about 119 on amazon.

 

[RedBeard_83]

I actually got the hub for 20 bucks off Offer Up. And the wheel was about 119 on amazon.

Good score ! Can't find anything on OfferUp for squarebodies around here

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[80BrownK10]

I like my factory steering wheel. It says Chevrolet!

 

[Jerry phillion]

As far as the mounting screw problem, I think Eskimo man 209 ,
has the right idea. If it was me, I'd paint the mounting section
black like he did, but I would also paint screws black. The screws
Would be less noticeable.

Note! Black goes with any color.

 

[RedBeard_83]

As far as the mounting screw problem, I think Eskimo man 209 ,
has the right idea. If it was me, I'd paint the mounting section
black like he did, but I would also paint screws black. The screws
Would be less noticeable.

Note! Black goes with any color.

Yea that's what I ended up doing , my truck is a rat rod style with the patina though so I didn't paint them as it would stand out too much , just cleaned them up but I did paint the screw heads a flat black , but I might have to go up another size in screw cause a few of them didn't secure properly sorry for small pic I'm not a vip member

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[eskimomann209]

Yea that's what I ended up doing , my truck is a rat rod style with the patina though so I didn't paint them as it would stand out too much , just cleaned them up but I did paint the screw heads a flat black , but I might have to go up another size in screw cause a few of them didn't secure properly sorry for small pic I'm not a vip member

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Looks good.

 

[RedBeard_83]

Looks good.

Thanks bud [emoji106]

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[hoagster]

I just took mine off, since the cab is going to the blaster! Here's a couple of pictures of the original screws. As you can see 7mm wrench and the screw head has the #2 on it! Hope this helps others.

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[Raybo135]

I just took mine off, since the cab is going to the blaster! Here's a couple of pictures of the original screws. As you can see 7mm wrench and the screw head has the #2 on it! Hope this helps others.

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I didn't think they used that damn commie metric on these old SquareBodies! ! !

 

[eskimomann209]

I just took mine off, since the cab is going to the blaster! Here's a couple of pictures of the original screws. As you can see 7mm wrench and the screw head has the #2 on it! Hope this helps others.

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SIR!!! That is not how you measure a screw! Measure UNDER the head please and thank you!

 

[hoagster]

I didn't think they used that damn commie metric on these old SquareBodies! ! !

Don't know what to tell you, these drip rails have never been off in my life time I started driving in this truck as a teenager and I'm 60 and as far as how to measure a screw if you guy's can't figure out the size from that picture you need help finding the right size!!

 

[eskimomann209]

Can it be figured out? Yes. It’s a small screw and is really of no consequence here. But in some applications adding the head makes it unusable. Asking for a 1 1/2” screw when you needed a 1 3/8” can also make you go thru the body.

let’s set good examples for our future wrenchers