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 waltermitty
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| posted on January 6th, 2005 at 09:42 PM |
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steering column options?
Hi i wish to improve / update my oval column to a colapsable one. Whats the go . The oval is getting the German Looker treatment and later modle
columns with switches and things may be the go? What are the possibilities? Any sites with imfo . ?
Regards And thanks in anticipation. Mitcl
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malcolm
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| posted on January 6th, 2005 at 10:29 PM |
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steering column
flaming river make steering shafts ones a tube and the other is solid. you might be able to fit them in the original tube or have a look at their vw
replacement colums very nice most hot rod supplys will carry flaming river or Ididit.
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waltermitty
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| posted on January 13th, 2005 at 09:26 PM |
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Thanks malcolm . I really would like to use VW bits, cheap[ and aurthentic .M
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68AutoBug
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| posted on January 13th, 2005 at 09:50 PM |
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I'm pretty sure My Son used a collapsable steering column from a 1968> beetle in His 1956 oval Beetle....
He didn't use the late model wiper/blinker switches though He just used the regular blinker lever etc....
It was done many years ago... so I don't remember the details....
I suppose it would be neat to have the wiper/blinker/headlamp hi/lo etc levers on an early model beetle...
Imagine.. wipers/headlamp Hi/Lo etc all at your finger tips...
Lee
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| posted on January 14th, 2005 at 08:20 AM |
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I'm looking at using a later model collapsable column in my oval (sort of) bug. At the moment I am looking to just replace the steel spear with the
new column. Haven't done any measurements etc, so not sure of legths etc.
'Ah, whatever................'
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| posted on January 14th, 2005 at 09:54 AM |
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I used a '68 column in mine - plus the switches. It's a bit dodgy where I mounted it (i drilled holes under the dash) bat has worked okay for 15
years so far
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| posted on January 15th, 2005 at 02:41 PM |
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you can use a 76 golf one
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