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steering column / steering wheel
Can somebody tell me what tilt steering column this is? is this a factory steering wheel, or aftermarket with "chevy truck" glued to the horn button?
I have glued the chevy truck emblem on the horn button straight since this old picture lol. ![]() ![]()
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Re: steering column / steering wheel
The column looks mid 70's early 80's four speed truck as there is no sign of a shift handle on it.
I've seen those wheels before but can't remember what model they came on.
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Re: steering column / steering wheel
It might also be a van steering column 1970's era. The colum in my 59 truck is not a tilt but has the 4 way flasher in the same location. It came out of a 71 chevy truck with manual transmission....steering wheel looks like it might be from a lt camaro or trans am....Like mr48chevy said...I seen it before but just cant seem to remember
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Re: steering column / steering wheel
could be 70 ;s chevelle or caprice
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Re: steering column / steering wheel
Mid 70's but would have to measure overall length to determine van, motorhome, truck or car
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Re: steering column / steering wheel
The no key may be a Van column that someone has smoothed the shift handle out on or swapped the shift collar out on too. It's a rather clean looking column for a tilt out of a later model (meaning 70's/80's).
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Re: steering column / steering wheel
The turn and tilt knobs indicate mid-late 70's but those are easily swapped onto a later one, but most people would have left them. My guess is van with the auto cup shaved
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Re: steering column / steering wheel
Not trying to be Capt Obvious, but that does look like a 70's Chevy van tilt...
Does anyone have info on rebuilding them (I lucked ino one for $50 last weekend ![]() |
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Re: steering column / steering wheel
When I was taking mine apart to get the lock out so I could get it keyed I googled and found a site that had complete dis and reassembly instructions with pics. I looked in my archives and could not find the link, but googled GM tilt steering colum repairs and a bunch of site and youtube videos popped up.
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Re: steering column / steering wheel
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More info than you want here. https://www.google.com/search?q=tilt...sm=93&ie=UTF-8
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Founding member of the too many projects, too little time and money club. My ongoing truck projects: 48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six. 71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant. 77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around. Last edited by mr48chev; 11-19-2013 at 07:16 PM. |
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Re: steering column / steering wheel
Thanks guys- sorry for the thread-stealing, but hope the info helps!!!
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Re: steering column / steering wheel
Biggest killer of tilt wheels, they are designed for rotational stress not lateral. Install a grab bar on the A pillar...
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Re: steering column / steering wheel
Thanks for the input guys. I don't know which column it is, but I think it is an unmodified column from an 80s car, based on what the fella who built the truck 10 years ago could remember.
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Re: steering column / steering wheel
I'm pretty sure that you have a van tilt- especially since there's no ignition key in the column.
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