column swap - ignition switch?

[steverino66]

Swapping in an 83 column with a good ignition switch and key.
Would it be better to use this switch or keep the original in the dash?
I'm planning to remove the column shifter since I have B&M floor shifter in place. Is there a clean way to remove both the column shifter handle stub and lock cylinder if I decide to remove both?
Any suggestions appreciated.

[jchav62]

One advantage of having the key up on the column is the locking steering wheel. That and the original key switches on our trucks tend to wear and after a while you can turn the switch with anything. I'm still running the switch on the dash, with a later (I think mid-70's Buick) tilt column. It doesn't have the key switch on the column but it does still have the whole for the shifter in it. Van steering columns, I believe 70's and early 80's don't have the switch.