A '36 cut down banjo wheel??? *DELETED*

Post deleted by flatlandman

 

The outside diameter is reduced by changing the rim.You can use the rim from a later wheel,carve away enough of the plastic to expose the steel core,weld the Banjo wheel spokes of the core of the later rim,and then build up the carved away sections with PC7 Epoxy.File,sand,and paint to suit.

 

Cool! Thanks Unkl Ian. I just found out myself too so I was going to delete the post to save space. I just had dig alittle harder.
Doesn't sound that hard...guess I'll find out.
In case, anybody was wondering, I asked what a cut down Banjo was and if it was sectioning the wheel for a smaller diameter. Now I know...

 

It might not be your style but I used a grant wood wheel. Drill out the rivets. Remove the wood. Cut out the spider and weld the ring to the spokes. Put the wood back on with br*** screws and you have a banjo wood wheel... cheap.

 

aparaently some 70's/80's mazda steering wheels were almost a dead ringer for the banjo style wheels?

*shrugs*

 

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some 70's/80's mazda steering wheels were almost a dead ringer for the banjo style wheels

[/ QUOTE ] Any chance they fit a late model GM column?

 

not sure..imagine some fiddlin required to get them to fit..they of course were smaller than original banjo wheels....have an article in an Aussie mag on the conversion somewhere...if you find and wanna use one ill do my best to dig it out....

cheers

MAIKI

 

I lost my photos of this during the great computer crash of 03 but I had a 37 wheel with no plastic left. I wanted a smaller wheel for my 33 ford pickup so I heated a length of 5/8ths cold roll steel and bent it around a 13-14" manhole cover and welded the gap shut. I welded 3 tabs to the inside of the new hoop and cut the old hoop off the 37 wheel. Welded the spokes to the tabs and voila! Small banjo wheel.
I slit a length of 5/8ths garden hose to cover the steel and went over that with a lace-up leather steering wheel cover. The cover was tacky and I'd prolly do that part differently if I do it again. Here's a little shot of the interior but you can't see much of the wheel..

 

I think concrete rebar would make a nice wheel for a Death Rod.