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Originally Posted by MalibuKasey
Ya but the ones you buy NEVER have your level of detail for under 200K
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Shoot, I'd take $200k for it when finished!! I think you got a little fat-fingered with the keyboard there!
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Originally Posted by 65Pickup
WOW, did you just take a pic further up the rod. I'm amazed how you and Frizzle etc make your welds disappear. Brilliant!! I always have flat spots, or dips what is your secret to the roundness, looks like it was in a lathe?
Also was this a '69 or '72 column, and this is why the shortening? I have one and noticed they are too long, if this is the fix I better pay attention. Thanks for the great instruction.
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Thanks 65pickup! I used 36 grit on a 2" right angle pnumatic grinder to knock the top of the welds down nearly flush with the tube and shaft. Then I switched to 50 grit to finish off the weld and blend it out. Then sand it with 80 grit on a 6" DA sander to remove the grinding marks. The key is to just knock the top off the weld and not dig into the base metal around the weld.
It's a floor shift column (smooth bell, no shift rods) from a four speed floor shift 64-65-66 truck. I drove the blue '65 this past weekend and my arms are still cramped from wheel being so close to the seat!