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  1. Kiwi Kev
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    I have been fascinated with these things since I was a kid so I took a bunch of pictures at the CA Hot Rod Reunion to share. Maybe this will give a few ideas to fellow Hambers who are building dragsters. For such a simple part there sure are alot of variations. Some are really beautiful. I like the fact that they are hand crafted and built for speed!

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    No wooden grips.....

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    This is a nice addition to your injector scoop thread from last years chrr. You have a good eye for the small details that make vintage dragsters so special. Thanks!
     
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  4. Kiwi Kev
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    Anodised.....

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    I love this one with the swiveling handles.......

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    wow! those are cooooooool! Thanks Kev!
     
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    Curved handles........

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    A few different shapes.......

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  9. Kiwi Kev
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    Aluminum grips.....

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  10. Kiwi Kev
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    Feel free to add pics to this thread.

    Here are a few that are mine......

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  11. Spedley
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    Great thread!! Amazing all the different styles and ideas here... Nothing says dragster like a ****erfly steering wheel! Thanks KiwiKev!
     
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  12. Dynoroom
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    This is the ****erfly wheel we built for our Bonneville modified roadster. Rookie car & driver 2008.

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    Those are great pix . thanks
     
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    This thread is racer's ****.:):):)

    Ever stop and look at all the rear ends - most of them are chrome plated, and missing knacker plates!
     
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    damn it! now I want to build A dragster. thanks allot.
     
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    found one!
     
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  17. Da Tinman
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    Love the wheels, and that upholstered rearend is bad***!!
     
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  18. HEMI32
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    Kiwi Kev ... Cool thread! ... and you're not alone in your fascination ... I shot a dozen (or more) pics of ****erfly steering wheels / ****pits @ CHRR '08!

    Here's the only ****erfly wheel I didn't see in your batch of photos:

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    The Yeakel Plymouth Special dragster ****pit
     
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  19. Rich Venza
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    My '69 Woody car with it's original ****erfly wheel.
    If parts like these could only talk!!!
     

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    Killer thread Kev!
    Nothing like **** at work first thing in the morning :D
    Thanks.
    Brett
     
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  21. dragnut
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    Kev, great thread as usual. Here is a wheel I whipped up for my son's pedal car. I gathered a **** ton of pics of wheels for reference, and you aren't kiddin that there are a lot of different styles of old drag wheels out there. Good seein you at the Reunion by the way.
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    wheels... [​IMG] round spoke very early [​IMG] bent [​IMG] [​IMG]
     
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    Wow what a cool thread!
     
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  24. hog mtn dave
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    I was thinking the same thing. These shots make my ****pit look like do-do.
     
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    Ours, for the bellytank.
     

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  26. Dr Goggles
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    here's one I made for our bellytank......

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  27. Kiwi Kev
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    Sweet! Here's a funky one at a swap meet.....

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    I hope you bought it...You know that one has had some "OH ****S!!!" in it...

    -Abone.
     
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  29. Algon
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    Cool thread, any idea what that steering box came off of ?
     
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