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Old 04-24-2011, 08:54 AM   #3
derotoreut
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Re: Ididit but not yet. Need steering column help.

Nice build book and excellent details. The engine side firewall picture is helpful showing the factory clamp there. I still am not sure where to locate the column. Yours was probably dictated by the factory GM intermediate shaft. I have a 36" long DD shaft that has to be cut once I locate the column in the proper position. I just don't know where that is.

Also, did your wiring out of the column face up or down? Looks like yours faces downward. Is there a right or wrong with that? I assumed the wiring would go upward and be connected behind the gauge panel.

How does the clamp under the dash work? There is a clamp with two bolts that forces the column against a raised bump that will press into the column. Like I said it looks like that bump should fall into a detent or groove (that is not existing) on the column. Or is there a rubber mount that I am missing?
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