tilt steering

lobuck76 · Post by **lobuck76** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 10:25 am

I finally finished the tilt column install. There are some pic's in the gallery

http://www.fordification.com/galleries/ ... ?album=237

hardtailjohn · Post by **hardtailjohn** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 6:12 pm

Looks good, Lobuck!!!
John H.

lobuck76 · Post by **lobuck76** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 7:48 pm

Thanks John. More comfortable too!

67RED · Post by **67RED** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 8:48 pm

NICE job lobuck

GT-Racer · Post by **GT-Racer** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 9:54 pm

Looks great, whats the column out of?

lobuck76 · Post by **lobuck76** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 10:42 pm

'78 or '79 f150

Joe Kriston · Post by **Joe Kriston** » Sun Jul 03, 2005 11:41 pm

Lobuck,looks good...Would your original steering wheel work on that column,with the horn and turn signal guts and all?

Post by **FORDification** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 12:13 am

I KNEW I'd be able to use these pictures one of these days!

I was curious about this myself, since I really wanted to use an original wheel with my tilt column, so I tried this a little while ago. Unfortunately, the early wheel won't work. Not only is the tilt column's hub larger, the early wheel has protruding nubs that will hit the hub. You might be able to grind those nubs down to actually mount the wheel, but there's still the hub size difference, which would look pretty crappy IMO.

boots · Post by **boots** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 12:17 am

nice!!!!

lobuck76 · Post by **lobuck76** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 9:01 am

I'd like to find the factory sport steering wheel for it. There is usually one or two on ebay. best as I can tell they're bringing about 150.00, that's too rich for my blood.

Joe Kriston · Post by **Joe Kriston** » Mon Jul 04, 2005 10:14 am

Didn't the '71 have that more modern two-spoke steering wheel with the vinyl skin over the horn?...One little annoying thing about the original turn signal switch is you have to completely 'click' it in position to change lanes,something you probably remedied with the new column...As far as steering wheels,anything looks better than those bright,metalflake 'custom' ones...

spartman · Post by **spartman** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 9:43 am

Great job lobuck!!

OLEYELLERTRUCK · Post by **OLEYELLERTRUCK** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 2:52 pm

I have a factory for sport steering wheel for sale. The one I have does not have any provisions for a horn, as it is from a pass.car, but all else is the same.

heep70 · Post by **heep70** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 6:20 pm

lobuck76 · Post by **lobuck76** » Tue Jul 05, 2005 8:47 pm

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I have a factory for sport steering wheel for sale. The one I have does not have any provisions for a horn, as it is from a pass.car, but all else is the same.

I thought about one of those and hooking up a horn button of some sort.
Do they fit up ok on a truck column? Maybe PM me the details and we'll toss it around.

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