My modified van tilt column
 

Finally remembered to take some pics of my tilt column that I installed a month or so ago. This is a mid 70's automatic van tilt column that I modified for my manual 4 speed truck. That involved shaving off the tilt shifter attachment point and removing the shift indicator housing and filling in both areas.

Here are some pics of the modification process.

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I cut a beer can up to fill in the various holes and used JB weld to secure them and fill in the areas.

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Then ground it smooth.

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And here is the finished product.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...lumntilt07.jpg

Not sure if I like the steering wheel - might change it down the road.

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Re: My modified van tilt column
 

Here's some more info. I added a Borgeson telescopic shaft (1" DD x 3/4" DD) to my 69 K20. I had previously added a Borgeson U-joint at the steering column.

Here is a pic of the u-joint which is 3/4" x 30 spline and 1" DD to fit the power steering box I'm using which is from about a 1978 Chevy 4x4.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...gboxujoint.jpg

and a pic of it at the steering column - the steering column was not secured to the firewall when I took the picture so ignore the block of wood that has the column wedged in place. That U-joint is 3/4" x 36 spline and 3/4" DD.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...lumnujoint.jpg

The telescopic shaft ended up being about 11 1/2" long.