47-55.1 What did you use for a bracket to mount your S10 steering column?

[hodag]

I am now ready to install a S10 Steering column with tilt in my 49 3600 cab, and wondered what everyone used for a bracket to hold the column to the dash? I made two strips of metal to extend the stock S10 set up, but that did not work. I saw someone welded an L bracket to the column and mounted to the dash. Well I am not a great welder so thought I would see what everyone did. The Picture below shows it with the S10 mount but it is way to deep. I want to mount to the other holes, just above it. Your pictures would be great to see. Thanks

[mr48chev]

Even by expanding that tiny photo I can't actually comprehend what you are saying.

When I had a late model column in my 48 (the column was late 70's early 80's Cutlass I think I used a muffler clamp to hang it from the dash. At least the U bolt from the muffler clamp and tossed the factory brackets in the scrap bin if I even took them out of the donor car. That wasn't fancy but at the time I was in a get it done mode and not a make it perfect mode.

The Idea behind how that S-10 bracket is made is that those aluminum pieces slide out of the bracket when the column collapses in a crash. You have probably already negated that feature anyhow.