One last one and I'll shut up.

This pic shows where the 27" long column ends up.
Alignment with the Vega cross steer box is very good and there is room to build inside the frame headers.
granted the 455 Buicks #7 exhaust port can be a little tight, but it's not too bad a deal.

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Incidentally, Henry's adaptation/conversion of a tilt column is one of the classiest ones I've seen.

Regardless of when it was done....