Just picked up a dragster last week and never seen these wheels before. Can anybody tell me who made them? Before and after clean & polish pictures.

No help on the wheels but I love the rail. More pics, please (even if it has a SBC in it ).
Nothing like an old school rail, IMHO.


Tim

Here are a few pics of the car. 180" wheelbase alcohol dragster, picked it up in New York. It was raced at Keystone Raceway by John Cimino with the Southern Slingshots. Ran 8.5-8.6 seconds in the 1/4, best of 8.41.Unfortunately the owner passed away last year and his son was selling the car. Nice family.

Sadly that is our future, our kids selling our junk.. nice rail

I wonder if they're installed inside-out.
Ordinarily that kind of wheel is dished on the outside.
Before you think I'm nuts, Missile VII ran rear wheels inside out for a while, so it's been done.

If I remember correctly, weld made similar style wheels.

Yes similar, but I have never seen a Weld wheel with raised webs before.

Very nice.
Are those 2 pc. valve covers? And am I crazy or is the pass. side script upside down?


Tim

One piece valve covers, with spacers under covers for clearance. Right side is upside down so both breathers are at the front of engine. Previous owners setup. Will be looking for new tall valve covers.Slots are not raised in wheels. They are beveled and polished.

They look a bit like Halibrands, have you taken them off to see if there is any name or number cast on them?

That's what I was thinking...

There is no mfg name on the backside, there is a tiny 5 digit number.

Backwards mounted M/T Pro 5's?

I do like the Crew Psychologist listed on the body shell No help on the rims. Going to gasser and rail meets I have never seen those before. Friend has magnezium bear claw 16xhuge top fuel rims. Going on a Henry J. Motor is a blown 392. Can't wait to see it on the street

ET Wheels makes a Dragmaster wheel that kinda look close to that.

Looks kind of like this American Racing wheel.

https://www.hubcap-tire-wheel.com/a...h-luster-polished-rev-custom-wheels-rims.html

I just stumbled across some ET Salt Flats on the "interwebs" - look almost exactly like that but being fronts the "fins" are a bit different.

Probably upside down to get the breather on the cover to the front of the motor. The rear breathers tend to allow oil to get out.

This is my thought too. Take one off and show us the other side.

They are not on backwards. The size 15 x 12 is stamped on the back along with a small part number 336807. Had DOT also stamped on back. Also, the valve stems are on the outside where they belong. I don't think you can see it has 2 valve stems, one in the factory location for street and a second one drilled by someone to locate the inner tube stem near the center of the wheel.