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01-15-2017, 12:06 PM
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I need more room in the cab !!!
i'm 6,4 350# what can i do to get more steering wheel to belly room other than steering wheel LOL ? I KNOW LOSE WEIGHT ! lol
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01-15-2017, 12:11 PM
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Re: I need more room in the cab !!!
Do a search for shortening the steering column, one post had where you could collapse the shaft and move the column about 4" closer to the dash.
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01-15-2017, 12:30 PM
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Re: I need more room in the cab !!!
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01-15-2017, 12:37 PM
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Re: I need more room in the cab !!!
Use a small diameter flat steering wheel on a shortened tilt steering column. Wear dark color T-shirts so the dirty place on your belly doesn't show..
 I weigh almost that much but 4" shorter.
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01-15-2017, 01:01 PM
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Re: I need more room in the cab !!!
This kinda interests me. There have been a few times that I wished I had more room, usually in the winter. Is there a thread out there where someone shows the steps?
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01-15-2017, 01:17 PM
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Re: I need more room in the cab !!!
Previous owner (very good dude) was a big guy . And also a fabricator . He got a few more inches this way .
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01-15-2017, 01:26 PM
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Re: I need more room in the cab !!!
^^^^^^^^Took a bit for me to notice the mod there.
That looks really cool, but the same result could be had modifying the seat(s) with a lot less effort and no metal work. For the OP, have a look at Finnegan's garage on youtube. This guy had his C10 cab extended to give more room. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy-7EDKbYiE -klb
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01-15-2017, 01:46 PM
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Re: I need more room in the cab !!!
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01-15-2017, 01:47 PM
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Re: I need more room in the cab !!!
where can i get a short tilt column ?
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01-15-2017, 01:55 PM
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I spy lol sorry . Posting from phone and zoomed in one was upside down ... but that's the gist of it .
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01-15-2017, 02:01 PM
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Re: I need more room in the cab !!!
Have a look at this thread. In there they discuss a method to do what you want:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=361372 -klb
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01-15-2017, 02:07 PM
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Re: I need more room in the cab !!!
This thread is old but shows how to shorten a steering column. As has already been said, a tilt wheel and smaller diameter steering wheel will help as well.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=191143
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Re: I need more room in the cab !!!
I'm 6' 5" and go around 265... I fit in my 1972 GMC with a stock wheel and bench seat just fine...
But I grew up in these trucks for 40 years and am used to fitting in them.  Gary
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01-15-2017, 02:16 PM
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Re: I need more room in the cab !!!
so im 6' and 340lbs so i can feel your pain in some way. I moved the tank to under the bed, made my own seat brackets for the stock bench, and bought a new tilt steering column which by far made the biggest difference. With the new column, i had to redo the D-Shaft and moved the steering shaft about 3 to 4 inches towards the dash, along with the tilt and small steering wheel, lots of room.
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01-15-2017, 02:21 PM
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Re: I need more room in the cab !!!
i need a tilt..where can i get a shorter 1 than stock that fit like oem ?
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01-15-2017, 02:28 PM
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Re: I need more room in the cab !!!
What I did was install buckets from a Blazer of that period. I then purchased a tilt from a van and did the swap of neutral switch and installed.
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01-15-2017, 02:34 PM
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