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I need steering column ID help please. #938599 02/26/11 09:59 PM 02/26/11 09:59 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,679 Mansfield,Ohio moparrulzzz OP top fuel
moparrulzzz OP top fuel Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,679 Mansfield,Ohio	I am switching from a column shift to floor shift (power)steering in my '68 Coronet. Went to the columbus swap meet today and was emphatically told this column I bought was for a 68-69 B Body for power steering. I got home and the column is 3 inches shorter than mine. Can someone pls tell me what I have here. The breakaways are pot metal on this one and mine are plastic.

Re: I need steering column ID help please. [Re: moparrulzzz] #938600 02/27/11 02:57 AM 02/27/11 02:57 AM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 18,678 Fresno, CA Jim_Lusk I Live Here
Jim_Lusk I Live Here Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 18,678 Fresno, CA	It may be from an A-body, but all you have to do is swap the shaft. I installed a B-body (67 Charger) column in my old 67 Barracuda because it was what I had at the time.

Re: I need steering column ID help please. [Re: Jim_Lusk] #938601 02/27/11 11:03 AM 02/27/11 11:03 AM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,679 Mansfield,Ohio moparrulzzz OP top fuel
moparrulzzz OP top fuel Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,679 Mansfield,Ohio	"A" body. Thats nice! Can anyone verify this is a "A" body column. If I pull the clip on top that holds the bearings will the inner shaft slide right out?

Re: I need steering column ID help please. [Re: moparrulzzz] #938602 02/27/11 11:13 AM 02/27/11 11:13 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 75,043 U.S.S.A. JohnRR I Win
JohnRR I Win Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 75,043 U.S.S.A.	It's not a 68 column , see how your column has the rectangular hole near the bottom , that is for your reverse light switch. so yes you got screwed , let me guess , you TOLD the guy what you were looking for instead of ASKING what it came out of ?

Re: I need steering column ID help please. [Re: JohnRR] #938603 02/27/11 11:34 AM 02/27/11 11:34 AM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,679 Mansfield,Ohio moparrulzzz OP top fuel
moparrulzzz OP top fuel Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,679 Mansfield,Ohio	He told me it came out of a '69 B Body with power steering/4 speed car. Do you have any idea what it is actually from? What really sucks is while I was at the swap buying this POS I had a guy respond to my wanted ad with pics of a NICE '68 column that I need for $40 bucks less than I paid for this! If I could ID it I may just sell this and get the '68 column! Thnx

Re: I need steering column ID help please. [Re: moparrulzzz] #938604 02/27/11 11:38 AM 02/27/11 11:38 AM
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 1,894 Mira Loma, CA 69B3GT top fuel
69B3GT top fuel Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 1,894 Mira Loma, CA	From what I can see, it looks alot like the floor shift column in my dart

Re: I need steering column ID help please. [Re: 69B3GT] #938605 02/27/11 11:42 AM 02/27/11 11:42 AM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,679 Mansfield,Ohio moparrulzzz OP top fuel
moparrulzzz OP top fuel Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,679 Mansfield,Ohio	Quote: From what I can see, it looks alot like the floor shift column in my dart What year? 69? Power or Manual?...THNX!! Last edited by moparrulzzz; 02/27/11 11:45 AM.

Re: I need steering column ID help please. [Re: moparrulzzz] #938606 02/27/11 12:18 PM 02/27/11 12:18 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 21,442 It's a dry heat gtx6970 Too Many Posts
gtx6970 Too Many Posts Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 21,442 It's a dry heat	the bottom column is a 1967 column , sorry it's not going to work in a 68-69 car as far as I know 1967 is the only year the locking collar with the square headed screw in it,, is 1967 only. Even the upper shells are different from other years.

Re: I need steering column ID help please. [Re: gtx6970] #938607 02/27/11 01:22 PM 02/27/11 01:22 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 75,043 U.S.S.A. JohnRR I Win
JohnRR I Win Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 75,043 U.S.S.A.	Quote: the bottom column is a 1967 column , sorry it's not going to work in a 68-69 car as far as I know 1967 is the only year the locking collar with the square headed screw in it,, is 1967 only. Even the upper shells are different from other years. Good to know that bill , looking at the pictures again the outer jacket appears to be a larger diameter ..

Re: I need steering column ID help please. [Re: moparrulzzz] #938608 02/27/11 01:24 PM 02/27/11 01:24 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 75,043 U.S.S.A. JohnRR I Win
JohnRR I Win Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 75,043 U.S.S.A.	Quote: Quote: From what I can see, it looks alot like the floor shift column in my dart What year? 69? Power or Manual?...THNX!! Thats a power steering column , you should just buy the one that you were contacted about and sell this one for whatever you can and be done with it . Of course get pictures FIRST ...

Re: I need steering column ID help please. [Re: JohnRR] #938609 02/27/11 03:08 PM 02/27/11 03:08 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,679 Mansfield,Ohio moparrulzzz OP top fuel
moparrulzzz OP top fuel Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,679 Mansfield,Ohio	Thnx guys...'67 B Body Power Steering column! THNX!!!!

Re: I need steering column ID help please. [Re: moparrulzzz] #938610 02/27/11 07:00 PM 02/27/11 07:00 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,679 Mansfield,Ohio moparrulzzz OP top fuel
moparrulzzz OP top fuel Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,679 Mansfield,Ohio	Can anyone verify this column is a '67 B Body. Had potential buyer tell me that it is not a '67 B Body Column/power. He said his '67 Belvedere power/column shifter is 7-8 inches longer below the column tube!!

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