i took a small block rod, cut it off a the required length, welded a bracket
to the cut off end ,to mount to dash.
rod cap to hold colum.
painted black. looks good.
Greg in Fla
56 short
-----Original Message-----
From: J Forbes <jforbes@primenet.com>
To: Old Trucks List <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 1:34 AM
Subject: [oletrucks] Steering column drop
>I think the original drop on a 55-59 is made of
>painted steel...and it's almost 2" if you don't
>install the rubber insulator between it and the
>column. You could probably do some minor cutting
>and welding to get it to exactly the right size, and
>fill in the shifter "hole" while you're at it.
>
>I built a tilt column using 1-3/4" exhaust tubing
>and a 68 Buick tilt column guts to put tilt in one
>of my 59s, the column looks much better than most
>tilt installations. The aftermarket (iditit, etc)
>columns look real nice too, but they're kind of
>pricey for someone who is good at tinkering with
>that stuff.
>
>Jim F
>59s in AZ
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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