Van column swap

[whitewallslick]

Hi guys, I finally got a van tilt column for my '66. After mocking it up there's an issue; the "knuckle" of the intermediate shaft hits the inner fender. If I slide the column so the knuckle is closer to the firewall, it clears but the steering wheel ends up 1" from my chest when I'm in the drivers seat. Do any of you have pics of your tilt columns installed so I can see distance from the dash and also how the intermediate shaft clears the opening in the inner fender? Any help is appreciated.
Eric

[Chevy Fleetside]

These are all of the pictures I have from my van install. I can tell you that the measurement from the parking brake bracket to the bottom of the shift indicator is about 5 3/4"

[wild one]

I had the same interference problem when I swapped in my van tilt. I had to trim a little off of the inner fender - the point where the steering shaft passes through has a 90 degree bend with about a 3/4" lip of metal to strengthen/reinforce the panel. The knuckle hit this lip of metal - so I trimmed off enough to allow proper clearance yet maintain its rigidity. See the third picture above where Chevy Fleetside uses an aftermarket solid knuckle - the lip I had to clearance is clearly visible.