Steering wheel adapter needed...for an 1800 ES

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Ron - 16 Sep 2005 23:58 GMT

Anyone have a Grant 6 hole steering wheel adapter for a '73 ES they'd
like to get rid of?

I'm in need of one rather quickly
Ron/Champ 6

1963 8E5 Champ (Champ 6)
1962 Lark Daytona Convertible On eBay now...(Boomerang)
1995 VW Passat (Vanilla..yuk)
1994 Volvo 850 (Tilley)
1973 Volvo 1800 ES (Hyacinth Bucket)

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~^ beancounter ~^ - 17 Sep 2005 00:10 GMT

ron...why the "yuk" on the vw...is it
the color or is the car a pain in the
%$#...i am thinkin' of putting one of
my teanage drivers in one...(1st car & all)

thanx...

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Ron - 17 Sep 2005 00:15 GMT

Both..it's white with beige interior, and than F^&*ing VR6 is a royal
PITA to work on.
My 850 is breeze, but the piss-ant...what a pain..but fast

>ron...why the "yuk" on the vw...is it
>the color or is the car a pain in the
>%$#...i am thinkin' of putting one of
>my teanage drivers in one...(1st car & all)
>
>thanx...

Ron/Champ 6

1963 8E5 Champ (Champ 6)
1962 Lark Daytona Convertible On eBay now...(Boomerang)
1995 VW Passat (Vanilla..yuk)
1994 Volvo 850 (Tilley)
1973 Volvo 1800 ES (Hyacinth Bucket)

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~^ beancounter ~^ - 17 Sep 2005 00:21 GMT

ron...thats a drag to here...i guess i will stick to the
used mid 90's 940 "plan"...does vw still use a lot
of plastic parts in the interior? what about fastners, rattles
and the such...after, say 100,000 miles?...

the 850 is a nice volvo...is it a turbo?

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Ron - 17 Sep 2005 11:53 GMT

I really like the 850 better all ways around. The Passat does have a
lot of plastic, but it does seem to hold up better than Volvo's
plastic...and rattles are minimal...but all said, I can work on the
850, and just despise working on the poorly-designed-for-maintenance
VW. The 850 is not a turbo, and is hardly quick, but much more
reliable and comfortable. It has quirky ergonomics, and some
functions, like the windshield wipers, work opposite of VW's which can
be interesting at times. Parts for the 850 are more reasonable too.

>ron...thats a drag to here...i guess i will stick to the
>used mid 90's 940 "plan"...does vw still use a lot
>of plastic parts in the interior? what about fastners, rattles
>and the such...after, say 100,000 miles?...
>
>the 850 is a nice volvo...is it a turbo?

Ron/Champ 6

1963 8E5 Champ (Champ 6)
1962 Lark Daytona Convertible On eBay now...(Boomerang)
1995 VW Passat (Vanilla..yuk)
1994 Volvo 850 (Tilley)
1973 Volvo 1800 ES (Hyacinth Bucket)

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Buckshop LeFunk - 17 Sep 2005 13:46 GMT

How is your 1800 ES. I about to order one (1966) from a guy in Florida.
I lost the Ebay bid, but he is willing to sell direct.

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1999 E320 4-Matic

> Anyone have a Grant 6 hole steering wheel adapter for a '73 ES they'd
> like to get rid of?
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> 1994 Volvo 850 (Tilley)
> 1973 Volvo 1800 ES (Hyacinth Bucket)

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Ron - 17 Sep 2005 22:45 GMT

Well, I drove it 10' today...no 20'...maybe nothing. I went out of the
garage and back in!

The car is under restoration. I bought someone's disassembled project,
plus another disassembled car, plus a bunch of non-Volvo parts, and am
slowly rebuilding the thing.

Currently, it has new paint, I just started putting the glass back in
today, and soon, the interior and trim go on..then I can see how it
drives.

>How is your 1800 ES. I about to order one (1966) from a guy in Florida.
>I lost the Ebay bid, but he is willing to sell direct.
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>> 1994 Volvo 850 (Tilley)
>> 1973 Volvo 1800 ES (Hyacinth Bucket)

Ron/Champ 6

1963 8E5 Champ (Champ 6)
1995 VW Passat (Vanilla..yuk)
1994 Volvo 850 (Tilley)
1973 Volvo 1800 ES (Hyacinth Bucket)

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