[C1] steering Column install
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Racer
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From: Hagerstown Md.
steering Column install
I am going to install the body on the frame, all driveline is in the frame. What process is involved in getting the steering Column in???? Can it be dropped in after the body is sitting on the frame??? There is no interior in the car, and it has headers on the motor.
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I agree. I had no problems installing my steering column with the body on. Not sure why you would install like suggested ???
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- In 56 they made the hole bigger on the firewall and covered it with a plate (plate has to go on the column first before you install the column) - so you can get a better angle to get the column in - then the plate covers the huge hole / It is much easier to get the columns in with body off the frame- also the columns are shorter than 53 54 55
- The only exception is if the motor is out of the car - if the motor is out - the column comes thru the grill oval and core support and be installed with the body on the frame.
- on a 56 up with the motor in the car - the LH exhaust manifold has to come off and the LH generator if it has one on the left side - its not about doing things the hard way - it is actually easier and cleaner - its about what's needed to do in order..... I just installed a column in a 54 and we are dropping th body on the 6th - hope this helps - Chris TiN Restorations
Last edited by csherman; Jul 1, 2023 at 01:51 PM.
Le Mans Master
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Correct. I substituted a '62 steering unit in my '57 to take advantage of the shorter column (2") and it was very difficult to get in and out with the body on. The exchange of the column was in concert with a complete rewiring of the car. The '57 column has to enter and exit through a hole in the dash, which gives you no ability to flex the column upward.
Burning Brakes
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Here's a prior thread, some repetition, but not all.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...n-removal.html
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...n-removal.html
