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Offline ricci32

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Built my own butterfly steering wheel
« on: April 24, 2013, 04:55:58 PM »
 Since the FED i built is custom to fit me 5'8" #240  and 3' at the shoulders everything on my car is a little custom the chassis is 23"wide etc. I need a butterfly wheel that was comfortable and looked right with the car made a cardboard templet pickeup some 1/8 aluminium plate a good friend is a automotive machinest and has cnc machine take a look at what we made.
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Offline ricci32

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Re: Built my own butterfly steering wheel
« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2013, 04:59:37 PM »
The hand grips are multi colored lexan red and black laminated then edges buffed like a street rod knob.
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Offline ricci32

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Re: Built my own butterfly steering wheel
« Reply #2 on: April 24, 2013, 05:03:38 PM »
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Offline GlennLever

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Re: Built my own butterfly steering wheel
« Reply #3 on: April 24, 2013, 09:04:15 PM »
We have a fabricator on our hands.
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Offline ricci32

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Re: Built my own butterfly steering wheel
« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2013, 02:50:40 AM »
Not really a fabricator just enjoy making my own stuff. Racing dirt modifieds for 25 years you get used to repairing your own stuff im not used to working on a car that will stay nice. Thanks
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Re: Built my own butterfly steering wheel
« Reply #5 on: April 25, 2013, 06:07:34 AM »
Quote from: ricci32 on April 25, 2013, 02:50:40 AM
Not really a fabricator just enjoy making my own stuff. Racing dirt modifieds for 25 years you get used to repairing your own stuff im not used to working on a car that will stay nice. Thanks

Nice, no cussing allowed on this forum
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Re: Built my own butterfly steering wheel
« Reply #6 on: April 25, 2013, 08:42:30 AM »
Someday I would like to replace the billet handles on my butterfly for wooden ones. For the nostalgic effect.
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Re: Built my own butterfly steering wheel
« Reply #7 on: April 25, 2013, 09:03:45 AM »
looks good!  :D

Was planning on building one but I found one for free from a guy's shop in our building.  Couldn't pass that up
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Re: Built my own butterfly steering wheel
« Reply #8 on: April 25, 2013, 06:20:59 PM »
Looks good! How did ya hold the Butterfly still, to get your pattern?  ;)
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