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    If you want to have a column shifter, I suggest the Chevrolet/GMC van column with tilt. I use them in all 32 Ford builds. I do not like the shifter in the floor ... I am a big guy and the column shifter makes more room in the floor.





    The Chevrolet/GMC van tilt meets all of the requirements I have for a Hot Rod column.

    1) tilt
    2) turn signals
    3) shifter on the column
    4) small ... with NO key
    5) neutral start switch
    6) shift indicator ( P R N D L2 L1 )

    On the firewall side ... the column has splines that most every steering joint company makes joint to fit it.
    And it uses a standard Chevrolet spline in the steering wheel so there are LOTS of aftermarket steering wheels to choose from ( and the horn work )



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    In my roadster pickup, where there is limited interior space, we used a non-tilt, column shift '56 f-100 column. the total length is 32", 26" from toe board to steering wheel adaptor (uses a 3 bolt adaptor). Anything longer made it difficult to get in or out of cab.

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    Lurker and Deuce, what is the name brand wheel you are using?
    I like the flat zero dish type because my column is a bit too tall with the large "tulip bulb" on the Ididit column; I can't move the column down any more into the column drop because of the large blob of the "tulip". This means that I need to somehow move the drop down and back OR get a flat wheel. I like the flat wheel you both have.

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    Don, I got mine from Barry Lobeck's but Juliano's carries them also. However it came in a LaCarra box. It's 14" diameter, Leather wrapped and comes in several colors. It takes a 3 bolt adaptor. You can get several style horn buttons from different companies.

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    I have a Mullin's column in mine & want to switch to something else.
    I need a 1 3/4" dia column (have the billet floor mount, tach mount & column drop from other column)
    Does anyone make a 1 3/4" roadster aftermarket non-tilt in chrome or polished w/ turn signals & a horn?
    Someone told me an early Vette application might work.

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    Both Flaming River and ididit make an early Vette copy, non tilt with turn signal built in. I've got two 1 3/4 columns that are non-tilt, one is polished stainless from Lime Works, the other polished aluminum from Borgeson/Mullins, very clean designs with nicely shaped bells at the top, but no built in signal, but do have horn capability. I prefer to hide the signal set on these two cars, so the clean column is more to my liking.
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    Currently- I have an array of switches under my dash w/ the Hotronics timed set-up for turn signals. Hate it. Also a horn button & ignition all on a panel under the dash. I'd like self cancelling turn signals & a horn button so I can loose all this junk under the edge of the dash.
    Several make them w/ turn signals but I couldn't find one that would put the horn in the center of my wheel.
    I also saw a cool column drop that had the ignition switch on the side of it but I can't recall who makes it now. Got that CRS syndrome.

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