This is a project I've been thinking about for quite a while. I've had a few Maxrob steering wheels, they were made in Australia and came in wood & a foam rim. The hardest part to find for them is the mini specific horn trim ring.



The boss uses a trim ring on top which has a hole to retain the Mk1 horn button. It was originally cast alloy



I made a crude model in Google sketchup and had it 3D printed. It needs a few holes drilled & the reliefs cut on the bottom edge for the spokes. Overall it looks pretty solid, but does need a bit of finishing work. It was enough for me to consider putting in a bit more time in the design stage to get something a bit closer to the original



Next up I downloaded Fusion360 and watched some YouTube videos and learnt a few tricks. This is the second prototype which will hopefully be more or less ready to bolt on when I get it back from printing. If anyone else has a need for one once I've finalised the design I'll be happy to get some more made up. I'm also considering making a non-horn version for Mk2/Leyland slightly shorter with a logo in the middle

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That's awesome Timmy, I have a woodgrain maxrob the same as yours pictured. I am not sure if I will use it yet as I don't have a Mini boss kit for it, although I am sure I could adapt it to something. Watching with interest!

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Pete...
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1968 Deluxe 1275
1969 Deluxe 'Scruby' 998 Waiting for a roof skin...

Thanks Pete!

I’ve found a few of the bosses in the last few years. I guess they would have made the same boss the whole way through mini production but the Mk2 and Leyland wouldn’t have needed the Mk1 horn button in the centre. I have got a boss for the two decent wheels I have now, once I figure out what I’m doing I might have a spare

What diameter and dish is yours? I’d really like a 14-15” with lower dish than mine. I find the 13” a bit small

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I believe it is a 13" , I'll grab a pic next time I am in the shed. I believe it has an early holden boss kit on it.

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Pete...
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1968 Deluxe 1275
1969 Deluxe 'Scruby' 998 Waiting for a roof skin...

Nice work on these Tim, and as you know I'm keen to grab one.

Nope, it's a 14" rim and I would guess the same dish as yours. For reference the Springalex is 13".

Pic Attached (if it works!)

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Pete...
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1968 Deluxe 1275
1969 Deluxe 'Scruby' 998 Waiting for a roof skin...

I got the piece back from printing before Christmas and it turned out pretty good. There’s still a few little areas to tweak, but I’m getting closer. The other part I’ll need to add is an earth wire from the horn screw to the boss to get the horn to work

Once I’ve finalised the design I’ll get a few printed out if anyone would be interested

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