steering column swap out questions
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steering column swap out questions
My car currently has a non tilt steering column and the shifter is on the floor. i picked up a tilt column that has the shifter on it (the column)
Was wondering if anyone has done this swap out before, or if it will even work. Can I just take out the column shifter section or lever, and replace it with my so the lever isnt there? Will the plugs on the column plug into mine too? Any tips are appreciated, or if this wont work, let me know.
Thanks guys
Was wondering if anyone has done this swap out before, or if it will even work. Can I just take out the column shifter section or lever, and replace it with my so the lever isnt there? Will the plugs on the column plug into mine too? Any tips are appreciated, or if this wont work, let me know.
Thanks guys
A_Tame76- G3GM Member
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Re: steering column swap out questions
I know one way that works if you wanna do some ghetto ingenuity. It actually looks good too. Note that my experience with this is on a 63 Chevy truck, so it may be different somewhat.
The column is made from pot metal. The 63 I done this to had a factory 3 on the tree that was converted to 4 on the floor
. This was my cousin's & he didn't want a shifter just laying there, so we took the shifter off & cut out any raised surrounding areas so the column would be flat. Remember that the column will be taken apart so that you can access both inside & out of the repair area, very important! Next we took plain old Magnum Steel & smoothed over the hole. I'm sure now that a small sheet of fiberglass would have been much easier to work with. Once the filler of your choice is dry, you can sand & paint. If you done this correctly, no one will ever know the difference. The 63's column still looks good 10 years later if you want to know.
The column is made from pot metal. The 63 I done this to had a factory 3 on the tree that was converted to 4 on the floor
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Re: steering column swap out questions
yea jeff the plugs will work i just went from non tilt 3 speed manual on floor column to auto on column tilt column and it switched beautifully plugs and all
done just like rago described and cant even tell it was ever there
done just like rago described and cant even tell it was ever there
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1977 Chevelle SE x2
One Mild original
one Wild NON original
Anthony
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Re: steering column swap out questions
but I want to keep my shifter on the floor, but use the tilt column I just got, but eliminate the shifter that is on the column that i picked up. Does that make sense?
A_Tame76- G3GM Member
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Re: steering column swap out questions
YES, it makes sense brother thats exactly how my column is it was a tilt,auto on column and now is a floor shift will post some pics tomorrow if yo wanna see it
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1977 Chevelle SE x2
One Mild original
one Wild NON original
Anthony
Limey SE- Management
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Re: steering column swap out questions
yeah...Id like to see some pics. Im wondering if its as simple as pulling my column out, removing the shifter on the column I just picked up, then putting it the new tilt column in WITHOUT the shifter on it. Maybe I can take the body of my current one, put it on the new column where the shifter was?
A_Tame76- G3GM Member
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Re: steering column swap out questions
yea you can do that also, but just remove the lever and fill it with that magnum stuff rago spoke of
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1977 Chevelle SE x2
One Mild original
one Wild NON original
Anthony
Limey SE- Management
- Street Cred : 98
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