Which steering column mount?

[rbgray1]

CR67rep,

I did it with the body off and the cowl bar completely exposed, so it was a little easier for me.

However, it still should be no problem with the body on. Here would be my recommended steps.

1. completely remove factory angle bracket for column attachment with a cutoff wheel and carefully grind off weld from the cowl bar tubing being careful to not grind in to the tubing itself. Leave as much tubing material as possible.

2. Create two new 1.5 inch wide "straps" out of 3/16 CRS with a 1/4 hole that will be welded to the two cowl bar tubes. These straps will be "u-shaped" with 90 degree angles on each end the width of the inside of the two cowl bars. the amount of "drop" with the 90 bend is dependent on which steering column mount you purchased.

3. temporarily bolt your steering column mount to these new brackets and mount your steering column in the car, adjusting up and down as necessary to set correct angle for dashboard clearance etc.

4. Once dry fit is good, clamp the two straps on the cowl bar and weld the "straps" appropriately to the two cowl bars.

5. MOST IMPORTANT...you should have enough clearance above the cowl bar to slide a flat piece of sheet metal above the cowlbar and under the fiberglass cowl. This should alleviate any concerns with burning the fiberglass cowl. If you set your welder appropriately you should be able to conduct good heat penetration welds without heating the fiberglass cowl.

I'm sorry I'm not near my car for the next several days otherwise I would take pictures for you.