Wheel In Motion

 

- John Lakey

1985 OPEL MONZA GSE 3.6 IRMSCHER

The last report detailed the Monza’s re-trimmed ‘FB’ Recaros, which now finally fit me. However, that meant that the standard steering wheel was too big and too far away. Simple, I thought – I’ll buy a steering wheel boss and fit an aftermarket wheel – I even had a red one on my garage wall that would do, in the short term at least. A trawl of German eBay revealed a number of Opel Monza steering wheel bosses for the standard Momo fitment that my spare steering wheel has. I ordered one for £46 plus postage and despatched it straight to Graham Booty’s workshop. Sorted.

He phoned a few days later. ‘Wheel boss doesn’t fit. What do you want me to do?’ ‘Erm, make it fit?’ I said. ‘That isn’t an option,’ he replied. ‘It’s very wrong.’ Back to the internet.