This is my steering column
which is made by
Ididit. It has a 5-position tilt adjustment in addition
to self-canceling turn signals, 4-way flashers, horn wiring, and an aluminum
dress-up kit as standard equipment. It uses a DD steering shaft and
has an industry standard 3-7/8" GM wiring connector. I got
the chromed column in place of the plain steel one that would need
painting and it's 32" long. They make them in almost any
length and will even custom make one for you if you want.
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In this shot you can see what's inside
under the steering wheel. All you need to do is by a wheel adapter
(depending on what type of steering wheel you are going to use) and bolt
it up. The self-canceling turn signals are visible here. Ididit
uses all new parts inside there columns which means this is not a
rebuild piece.
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This is the end that will be on the
engine side of the firewall. It has splines that mate with the stainless
U-joints made by
Borgeson. The other side of the U-joint excepts the DD
shaft.
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This is how you keep the steering
column from moving down next to the firewall. This is a swivel-base, floor-mount that
moves like an eyeball
to accept most angles that a column would have when mounted. It has three 1/4-20
bolts that thread into the bottom of the base to keep it secure. All you have to do is
drill clearance holes in the firewall and bolt it up. There are three
8-32 setscrews which enter from the side that hold the bottom of the column in place to make sure
it doesn't move. Along with the column drop, this should make for a very
solid steering column.
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Here you can see the inside of the
mount. It's a two piece design the swivels in any direction but is
limited to just how far of an angle it will produce. The paper cutout is
for laying out the hole pattern on the firewall. I put the paper over
the holes on the bases and used a pencil to produce the ghost images
that you see below.
Now I can transfer this pattern to the firewall and drill three holes which
should line-up when finished. I'll be installing all this later but first
let's mock-up the steering shaft now that the column is in place and
take a look at how it might look so I can work around it to make
headers.
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