[tfeverfred]

Youngster that info has got me trying to plan out my column to save some bucks. Will the 3/4" shaft that Speedway sells, #91632201, come with splines and if not, how hard is it to put splines in it? Is there a tool I'd need or what?

[Youngster]

the toeboard does give a little more room but most importantly it is a lot more comfortable. Auto makers have been using them since day 1.

Ron

[Youngster]

Fred...can't find the shaft you're talking about in Bill's catalog. What do you have in place now?

[tfeverfred]

Originally Posted by Youngster

Fred...can't find the shaft you're talking about in Bill's catalog. What do you have in place now?

Just a piece of steel tube from the hardware store. Here's a link to the Speedway tube.

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/p/3304...temNo=91632201

I drilled out the Grant wheel adapter to fit my tube and ran a bolt and nut through the adapter to secure it. It works for a temp fix only.

[Youngster]

It looks like there isn't any splines or threads on the end of that shaft. To have them done would be really spendy. A trip to the junk yard will get you a shaft for $5 to $10.

It would be a good idea to have the s-wheel adaptor before looking for the wheel center cone. When the column is assembled, you want the hub cover from the adaptor kit to be slightly larger than the wheel cone.

[tfeverfred]

Any ideas on columns that would be available in a junk yard and might work? A '40s column would be hard. Do you know of a modern column that would have the shaft I need?

Sorry for so many questions so late. I may have to bring this up again tomorrow.

[Youngster]

Your current set up is pretty ingenious, scarey as all get out, but ingenious!

[Youngster]

Any Gm column from the early '60's that had a floor shift will work. Another one to look at is a late '60's or early '70's Ford pick-up with a floor shift.

Ron

[tfeverfred]

Originally Posted by Youngster

Your current set up is pretty ingenious, scarey as all get out, but ingenious!

It's secured a lot more than it sounds. It's basicly like the Speedway shaft, but the wall thickness is a little thinner.

[tfeverfred]

Here's the column I plan on using, if I can't make my own. The price isn't too bad.

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/p/2042...g-Columns.html