The steering column was something I
had to put in before I could finish the drivers side headers so when I
finished the passenger side, I bought the column, column shaft, U-joints
and most of the
supports that go along with it. I had to first determine how long of a
steering column to buy so I mocked it up. Here I am sitting in a fold-up
chair with a piece of electrical conduit for a column and a lid to a five gallon
container for a steering wheel. Now this fold-up chair is about the
right height believe it or not so it gave me the right placement for
determining the correct length of a column to buy.
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To start things off, this is a 3 1/2" column drop
made by
Billet
Specialties. This is what supports the front of the steering column
(near the driver). As you can see, it's hinged
so you can angle it to accommodate just about whatever you need. This unit bolts up with two
1/4-20 bolts to the underside of the dash.
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This is my dash extender that bolts to
the bottom of my dash. It's about 4" high and runs the full length
of the dash. The area you see recessed it where the steering column will
be going. This area will be cut out to make room for the column
drop.
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Here you can see where the column is
going to go. The blue tape on the firewall has been marked and is where
the column will go through after a 2" hole has been cut. The brake
pedal is in a good location right now but I might move it a little to
the left after the throttle pedal is installed so we'll have to see when
things are finished.
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I started with a 1" diameter
hole and then worked it out from there. I had pre-marked the area to be
cut with a marker and then I used an air grinder
with a carbide burr to finish it up.
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