It took me all afternoon but I think it came out ok. I used some sheet metal and a lot of mig wire but I think it looks pretty good for a lever that won't do anything. I don't have a clum switch to hook it to but its a start. I filled the little voids and will sand and paint it and the other one.
Well Done . An artist .
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Well Done . An artist .
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I agree with Tom, Nice job.
I was pretty surprised I was able to make it look kind of original. I started by cutting some thin sheet metal pieces in a shape that somewhat looked like a lever. Then I just welded them together and added weld where it need some and ground off everything that didn't look like the factory lever. Eventually the inner lever in it came out. It welded easily to the disc after I ground the broken one off. After I took that picture I smoothed it up some more then got out our Montgomery Ward engraver we have had since the 70's (still in its cardboard box btw) and roughed up the sides to look like it was knurled. I painted them both flat black because I don't know what color they are supposed to be and neither does anyone else in Texas, besides that's what I had handy.
Nice. Both of them on my sedan are broken off, but are intact on the roadster. They were plated, kind of like the door handles (on a sedan) I can take a picture if you want.
I have some pictures of them and the old one had some kind of plating on it but I couldn't figure out a way to reproduce it with anything I have available. I think they look pretty good black and matches the steering wheel. On the bakelite bell I glued up a small crack with superglue sanded it with some 600 grit and sprayed clear on it. Same with the piece the horn button goes in.New wheel & lever.jpg
I used Q Bond glue system by KTool . It has black and white reinforcing powders and fast super glues . Did couple years ago on cracked steering wheel hub . Check You tubes on two thumbs up for me .