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Old 03-13-2012, 10:55 PM   #149
sdwolff98
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Gladewater Texas
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Re: 1964 GMC 3/4 ton build :D

Well finally getting somewhere closer to the interior setup lol. Started working on the steering column tonight and start in on the initial fitting in the truck. I bought a Ididit "Direct Fit" as they said column through summit. When I got the column it shore as heck was not a direct fit as they said ijits!!!! there were no provisions for the factory bolt assemblies on the column like my original setup. Well after looking and experimenting with several chevy columns of later makes I decided to stick with this tho the column wiper and bright controls would have been very nice lol. Am gonna make the besst of this and have come up with a few monds to the column to make it work better then their design Ideas.. At the tops of the column inside will drill two small 5/16 or slightly larger holes since I have some small jnuts that will slip in to the column housing without hitting the steering shaft inside and put some small bolts through this area plus a t clamp setup to keep the column from rotating on me while driving will do a very similar setup inside the engine compartment as well will take more pics as it progresses. I am working on getting the column exactly where I want it before I start drilling and putting things in permanent. Tommorrow will be putting the seat in the truck and getting the steering wheel and column lined up so it is correct then in tilt mode and not sticking off at an angle like I first had it lol......

here are some initial pics!
yeah the blue doesnt match my trucks color but hell was all I had at the time *chuckles*

Sean
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Work! Play! Work work work! Money to play with. 64 GMC, 66 burb 4x4, and now 64 1ton money pits......ahhh life is good. Upcoming move back to Texas Dallas bound we are this september!!!

1964 GMC I1500 2wd (my baby) 8.1 allison 6 spd conversion Aka Smurf http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=438342
2016 Ram Big Horn 4WD parts hauler
2010 Chevy HHR wife new car after the circled problem blew up!!!
1981 Ram D150 /6 auto Wife's sunday driver

Living outside Gladewater Texas now working in Longview at the hospital there

future project toys:
1966 Chevy K14 carryall aka Smurfette future project 283/auto overdrive http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=551867
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