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Originally Posted by theastronaut
Thanks 65pickup! I used 36 grit on a 2" right angle pnumatic grinder to knock the top of the welds down nearly flush with the tube and shaft. Then I switched to 50 grit to finish off the weld and blend it out. Then sand it with 80 grit on a 6" DA sander to remove the grinding marks. The key is to just knock the top off the weld and not dig into the base metal around the weld.
It's a floor shift column (smooth bell, no shift rods) from a four speed floor shift 64-65-66 truck. I drove the blue '65 this past weekend and my arms are still cramped from wheel being so close to the seat!
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Thanks for the tips, I see what your doing now, just getting the wheel closer to the dash. I picked up a '69 floor shift column, nice clean shape but 2" to 3" longer than a '65. For a later time. Thanks again.