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Old 11-23-2018, 07:44 AM   #1
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Re: steering colum

I have several vehicles with tilt columns, but once set, I don't seem to change the position much.

Just my taste, but I also think a tilt column with an ignition switch looks a little odd in an old truck.

I used a straight column out of a fifties Cadillac and worked to get the ergonomics right so I wouldn't miss the tilt. I shaved the gear selector off the pot metal and put a 'column saver' bearing in to get the tube to the right length. I cut a double D in the shaft to take a common steering u joint.

I suppose if I counted the time I spent making it work at $10 an hour, and the parts and machining I could have bought an Ididit

Repurposed GM or one of the US made hot rod columns would be ok, but I'm not trusting my life to a Chinese column
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