F marked steering wheel (or am I dreaming?)
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F marked steering wheel (or am I dreaming?)
Just found this:
What do you think, faint F mark or screwdriver scar?
What do you think, faint F mark or screwdriver scar?
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Re: F marked steering wheel (or am I dreaming?)
Marks from the steering wheel puller.
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Re: F marked steering wheel (or am I dreaming?)
I see Jesus in there; call the Vatican.
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Re: F marked steering wheel (or am I dreaming?)
No, I am pretty sure that is the virgin Mary. They look pretty similar, they are related....
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Re: F marked steering wheel (or am I dreaming?)
Commentaires drôles. Je peux voir où vous pourriez penser qu'il est un "F" si .
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Si on a assez de vin .
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pas vouloir manquer de respect
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Sheller Globe scar.
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Re: F marked steering wheel (or am I dreaming?)
Hello;
No wine today!
Just thought this:
Looked like a faint stamped block F like these:
But I have to admire your french skills!
No wine today!
Just thought this:
Looked like a faint stamped block F like these:
But I have to admire your french skills!
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Re: F marked steering wheel (or am I dreaming?)
But you have to know some did actually see Jesus in a Jeep:
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You guys are awesome. I am laughing so hard. My co worker came into my office to see what was up.
Vous êtes super . Je riais si fort . Mon collègue de travail est venu dans mon bureau pour voir ce qui se passait .
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Re: F marked steering wheel (or am I dreaming?)
Hi Fabrizio.
Its official: You are suffering the F mark syndrome, that´s pretty common among GPW restorers. I have suffered it too
Its official: You are suffering the F mark syndrome, that´s pretty common among GPW restorers. I have suffered it too
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Re: F marked steering wheel (or am I dreaming?)
When I first got my 45, I thought several bolts had F on them. When I got my glasses out, some were AA and others were TR.
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Re: F marked steering wheel (or am I dreaming?)
I plead guilty gentlemen!
As a side question, are the spokes of the wheel supposed to be dead straight? I noticed mine were a little bent (while I was ruining my eyes staring with one eye close at the mirage )
As a side question, are the spokes of the wheel supposed to be dead straight? I noticed mine were a little bent (while I was ruining my eyes staring with one eye close at the mirage )
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Re: F marked steering wheel (or am I dreaming?)
Bent in which way - around the circle, or outwards, to form a 'dish' effect?
Some jeep steering wheels are more 'dished' than others, and it's not due to people pushing or pulling on them, in my opinion. I've got one wheel which is almost perfectly flat, and another that is so dished that, viewing it sideways, only the curved top of the nut and the horn button is visible.
Some jeep steering wheels are more 'dished' than others, and it's not due to people pushing or pulling on them, in my opinion. I've got one wheel which is almost perfectly flat, and another that is so dished that, viewing it sideways, only the curved top of the nut and the horn button is visible.
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