Steering column off-center
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Steering column off-center
I just picked up a '69 with a tilt column and the car is a bit of a mess, so I'll probably be posting a lot. I did a bit of searching and didn't find anything so I'm posting.
The steering column itself seems to be off center. Specifically, it points towards the passenger side a bit, so instead of the tilt function going straight up and down, it seems to point to the right a bit. The column doesn't appear to be rotated.
Any insight as to what that might be?
The steering column itself seems to be off center. Specifically, it points towards the passenger side a bit, so instead of the tilt function going straight up and down, it seems to point to the right a bit. The column doesn't appear to be rotated.
Any insight as to what that might be?
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Seriously? Ugh. Any way to straighten it?
Next you're going to tell me they installed the dashboard gauge panel slightly down on the left, which is the next thing that bothers me.
Next you're going to tell me they installed the dashboard gauge panel slightly down on the left, which is the next thing that bothers me.
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Yes! Very annoying! I just thought that was 50 years of wear.
Car isn't original, no worries there.
In this one you can see how the gauges aren't level.
This one shows how the vent / switch piece isn't installed properly, but also the weird bump on the console piece. I assumed this was all the work of Bubba.
This one shows how the vent / switch piece isn't installed properly, but also the weird bump on the console piece. I assumed this was all the work of Bubba.
