Eaton's 818C Build -Quick Release Steering Wheel

[Mark Eaton]

The excessive curvature of the passenger window was very difficult. I had to stop its travel short because it would collide with the lock mechanism:



another view:



The driver side isn't as bad but does have some limited travel. It won't go down all the way for the same reason. Here they are all the way down.






The good news is that the motors seem to be strong and go up and down nicely. Also, I was pleasantly surprised with the quality of the inner liner.


I did minimal modifications to the doors to try to make things fit a little better but I don't really enjoy working with fiberglass so I settled for "good enough"

[Mark Eaton]

The doors open and close very well and they feel solid especially with the steel window tracts. I was a lot of effort but I think worth it.





On to the quick release steering wheel!

[MSumners]

Awesome. Great to see the updates !

[FFRWRX]

The excessive curvature of the passenger window was very difficult. I had to stop its travel short because it would collide with the lock mechanism...

Nice job there Mark. Makes you appreciate the quality of the F5 product, doesn't it?

A heck of a lot of work, but it really improves one of the areas that is real weak point in the design.

Rick

[Mark Eaton]

Nice job there Mark. Makes you appreciate the quality of the F5 product, doesn't it?

A heck of a lot of work, but it really improves one of the areas that is real weak point in the design.

Rick

I 100% agree, a lot of work but very happy i did it. And thank goodness it was a metal working/welding thing, I can weld all day long. I hate fiberglass work.

[Mark Eaton]

I installed a quick release steering wheel and was able to maintain the horn and self cancelling turn signal. I owe a debt of gratitude to Mike Camera as I completely copied his build thread on this one! This is an NRG steering wheel and assembly:

I drilled and tapped the black cylinder on the back of the NRG hub and installed the plastic OEM part which cancels the turn signal. I did wrap some tape around the NRG cylinder hub to make the fit more snug





I fabricated a connection to allow the horn to functionl

[mcamera]

Looking good Mark! I took several notes from AZpete and I'm happy to report that I've had no issues in 3 years.