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PICKMUP · 01-15-2005, 01:28 PM

Round & splined sounds good, if you don't have to buy an extra $200 intermediate shaft. Many of the cheap model columns come with the "Double D" shaft that won't work.
My Flaming River columns are stainless and do come with the correct splined shaft, so you can use your stock intermediate shaft. Of course I think the tilt head assembly is much better built on the FR than the Ididit, FR looks more like our original columns and have nicer arms...but, I sell them, so that explains it too.
Here is an actual pic of the floor shift model. It is unpolished, but I get good results polishing on bench grinder and save $$$.

01-15-2005, 01:28 PM	#10
PICKMUP "Trucks with Class" Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: OLYMPIA, WA, USA Posts: 8,168	Round & splined sounds good, if you don't have to buy an extra $200 intermediate shaft. Many of the cheap model columns come with the "Double D" shaft that won't work. My Flaming River columns are stainless and do come with the correct splined shaft, so you can use your stock intermediate shaft. Of course I think the tilt head assembly is much better built on the FR than the Ididit, FR looks more like our original columns and have nicer arms...but, I sell them, so that explains it too. Here is an actual pic of the floor shift model. It is unpolished, but I get good results polishing on bench grinder and save $$$. Attached Images __________________ Email: frankeham@comcast.net Phone: 360-956-7170 Last edited by PICKMUP; 01-15-2005 at 01:32 PM. Reason: add pic