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Old Jun 11, 2020 | 01:42 AM
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2017 camaro steering wheel into a 1989

Every one told me it can’t be done well here it is!

2 pieces of plastic bonded and molded and formed

Test fit before alcantara

Completed

Installed

Start of forming plastic

Center cut and beveled, mounted using large center nut and clip, as well as using the grant adapter. New extended wires for horn.
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Old Jun 11, 2020 | 07:08 PM
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Re: 2017 camaro steering wheel into a 1989

This is why their cars a basic and they lust after your unique one. Great fab work!
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Old Jun 13, 2020 | 01:02 AM
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Thanks it was a fun project.
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Old Jun 16, 2020 | 12:00 PM
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Looks good. Where did you get the plastic?
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Old Jun 16, 2020 | 05:07 PM
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Re: 2017 camaro steering wheel into a 1989

How did you get it to mount?The hole was too big on the steering wheel for me.
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Old Jun 16, 2020 | 06:08 PM
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Re: 2017 camaro steering wheel into a 1989

The plastic iv had from other projects iv done. As far as mounting I took off the aluminum splines on the front to make it flush. Rabbited the inner part of the steering wheel. So I can put the nut and retainer back on. And kept the grant steering wheel adapter on and used the 3 mounting holes to mount it as well
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Old Jan 25, 2021 | 11:04 AM
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The plastic iv had from other projects iv done. As far as mounting I took off the aluminum splines on the front to make it flush. Rabbited the inner part of the steering wheel. So I can put the nut and retainer back on. And kept the grant steering wheel adapter on and used the 3 mounting holes to mount it as well

Do you have anymore pics of how the mount works? I want to do this on my 91 but was told the mounting shaft on my column will not work at all.
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Old Jan 25, 2021 | 03:14 PM
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So this is the part that mounts to our shaft. It’s a grant steering wheel adapter. This part gets mounter to the new steering wheel with newly drilled holes. Then the large nut gets bolted on with the clip. As you will see in my last picture of the progress. Horn clip goes on and grounded so the new button is still operational.
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Old Jan 25, 2021 | 05:34 PM
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Re: 2017 camaro steering wheel into a 1989

I got that part but the back of the newer wheel has a stub on the back side. I assume you removed that so that the Grant adapter could sit flush to the back side of the new wheel. Do you have pics of the mods don to the inner part of the new wheel
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Old Jan 25, 2021 | 07:20 PM
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Correct that part I cut off and grinded it flat. Then used a router rabbit bit to thin it out and make a perfectly level surface to mount to.
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Old Jan 25, 2021 | 07:42 PM
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Re: 2017 camaro steering wheel into a 1989

Thank you. I am going to do tis with a new wheel. I just want to make sure it will work ad be safe. It was just tough trying to see the details from the first few pics you posted. I wanted to make sure there the shaft was sticking out enough to get the nut back on and secured.
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Old Jan 25, 2021 | 08:55 PM
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yup it works just fine still have mine on, another reason i routed it out. i did need to get 3 new bolts and washers to mount it, the ones it came with were to short. Good luck.
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