Steering column conversion old to newer?
Le Mans Master
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From: Ann Arbor Michigan
Gary
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From: North Easton Mass
Here is a pic of a column after it was trimmed. You just have to cut 2.25" (a bit more according to Jim Shea's paper but this worked for me) off the end of the housing, taking care not to cut the wires or the dimmer rod.
Rick B.
Rick B.
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From: CORVETTE 77 385 C.I. TEXAS
77 bolts into earlier, remember the groups 68-77 & 78-82. The column change that is the issue was in 78.
If I had bought an earlier model, I would have changed columns in the 70s.
Le Mans Master
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From: Saginaw Michigan
The dash changed in 1978. That is one reason why the 1977 column is a one year only design. It should pretty much bolt right into a 1969-76 without much trouble. This is what I had figured on how you would have to modify the plastic shroud on a 1978-82 column by cutting it off to the indicated dimension.
Jim
Jim
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