hey guys, thought i'd post a few pics of this custom steering wheel i made
using about 1 meter length of 8mm stainless steel chain and an old deteriorated steering wheel from an 84 firebird

i removed the foam from it with a knife, then cut the ring off with an angle grinder, i used the inside of the ring as a template for the chain, then cable tied every 2nd link to it and welded it together on one side

its very much illegal to drive with this on where i live, but i still think its cool to switch it if i take it out to a car show n shine

let me know what you think of it

 

Well.......Glad you are happy.

 

while I must say the fabrication skill's are good . the wheel may be considered cool "DOWN UNDER" . here in the states (by most) it would be considered "GHETTO" . not a slam , but not for me . good fabrication as I said before , but not for me . good luck .

 

nice fab work.
if you plan on keeping it, i think you should get it chromed or powdercoated.

 

Nice Work,But That's Got To Be Rough On The Hands.

 

Looks like you put it on the wrong side of the car.......

 

I always saw them made in about a 6" diameter....accomodated a driver wearing handcuffs.

LOW RI DER

 

its really quite smooth, would be rough on the hands in the summer if its left in the sun though...


upside down because Australia

 

Love it man.
But, then, I fully embrace the whole white trash stigma of these cars... If the military would let me, I'd grow my ****** back just for summer cruising with the t-tops out.

 

Not my cup of tea but to each their own... Looks like you did a great job of putting it together and it always makes me do a double take when I see a right hand drive thirdgen.

 

its ok guys, dont worry, i do have a wheel for it in near perfect condition
(the chain one wont actually see road use, i'd be in big trouble if the cops pulled me over)

 

In the states, chain steering wheels are associated with low riders...why is it illegal to have it..

 

Is that a right hand drive firebird ? Wtf I didn't even know they made them right hand drive

91' firebird .. 305 TBI .030 over , balanced bottom end , speed pro hyper flattops , 10.6:1 CR , all ARP rod bolts and main studs , melling HV oil pump , trick flow super 23 175cc heads, Howards HR 214/218@.050 .488/.495 lift on 114 LSA , full roller 1.6 RR = .520/.528 lift , summit dual plane intake port matched , shorty headers into 2.5" Y w full 3" flow master system and 3" cutout in front of axle , msd billet dizzy, 620cfm TBI , custom CAI , tubular adjustabke LCA pan hard , umi torque arm wonder bar , BMR trans cross member , COMP engineering SFC's, disc rear w 4.10's, drilled an slotted rotors, EBL flash , VRFPR, WBO2,

 

they are conversions done for countries who need Right hand drive vehicles

as far as i have ever read, the "stock" conversions done in the 80's and 90's were poorly executed, most enthusiast nowadays do their own conversions or have shops do it professionally for better results