Thread: 55/58 Chevy truck build

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I forgot to post these. Its the new 15 inch 55 Belair steering wheel. I think it will look nice with my transplanted 55 car dash.

Before the clearcoat was applied


After the clearcoat

beautiful! Just beautiful!!

Okay, out of interest, what is the standard diameter of those wheels and do you guys have a legal size that is the bare minimum one can use for a steering wheel like here in New Zealand ? That wheel looks absolutely brilliant too.

The original 55 steering wheel is 18 inches, the aftermarket one I bought is 15.

coming along nice bam . wont be long until that first ticket

Everything you show is awsome. There's the old saying jack of all trades but master of none. For you I think I'd better say jack-of-all-trades and have mastered them all.

Love that green Bam..

I don't think there is any standard size for steering wheels in the US, nor any regulation pertaining to.

N.Z. seems to have an abundance of regulations.
Have you ever read the Peter Pyramid? In essence, it states that any bureaucracy will grow and expand to the point which it can no longer perform the function for which it was originally created.

Bureaucrats must be kept carefully in check and their regulations carefully reviewed or they will regulate every aspect of our lives and deprive us of all liberty and freedom.

Originally Posted by firebird77clone

I don't think there is any standard size for steering wheels in the US, nor any regulation pertaining to..

Actually there are written standards for everything you can touch on an automobile here in the U.S., but "they" (legislators) don't see any need to enforce it. Here in MA, back in the 80's it was quite common to be pulled over for having a hot rod / muscle car / custom and having ride height and steering wheels measured. As well as headlight operation and aiming! The vehicle had to have fenders, mirrors, wipers, directional and a horn. If you failed the inspection, the car would be impounded and you were handed a hefty ticket and a court summons! Somewhere in the 90's - law "enforcement" no longer saw a need to enforce these laws as well as immigration / intoxication and many other topics.

In the early 70's I had just put the plates on my first Mustang. I barely got out of the driveway when a cop pulled me over to write me a ticket because the car hadn't yet received a safety inspection sticker. My paperwork and my father proved to the cop that I was legit and had 7 days to get a sticker! On one hand I'm glad we don't live like that anymore, but, it seems like anything goes now. I see so many cars at cruise nights that have no business on the road, crappy, scary assemblies are almost commonplace and we seem to have no controls in place at times.

That color really pops with the chrome accents. Nice work

Bam, that looks awesome! Nice work!

BAM : Its good to see your post, Great work !

I got a little painting done after the many, many, hours of block sanding.









I also got some goody's for the truck. I went with the Dakota Digital VHX 55-56 Belair gauges.

Beautiful work, the hours of block sanding have paid off and I love the color. Us green guys gotta stay together I have Speedhut gauges in my 53 but I think I'm going with Dakota's in my 71 Camaro, they look nice and are built about an hour from me.

Great work! Like Seth said looks like all the sanding really paid off.



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