eflexter
Eddie Flexter
Thanks to previous posts who showed how to do it, I just spent about 15 minutes time and raised the steering wheel about 1.5 inches.
On the later cars (or maybe all?) the steering wheel is so low that:
1. you can't see the tach or charge meter
2. I can barely fit my legs under it.
I simply removed the bottom steering column cover (3 screws). Then dropped the forward-most mounting bolts for the column. I inserted 3 fender washers between the column bracket and the mount, and reassembled everything.
Basically dropping the forward bolt raises the wheel. The column pivots on the center main bolts. Down in front = up in back. There were no modifications required for the cover at all. In fact it fits BETTER than it did before. Seems like it was actually meant to fit this way.
Now I can see all the guages, and I have room to spare between the wheel and my legs. Makes getting in/out of the car easier too.
Thanks for the excellent advice!!
On the later cars (or maybe all?) the steering wheel is so low that:
1. you can't see the tach or charge meter
2. I can barely fit my legs under it.
I simply removed the bottom steering column cover (3 screws). Then dropped the forward-most mounting bolts for the column. I inserted 3 fender washers between the column bracket and the mount, and reassembled everything.
Basically dropping the forward bolt raises the wheel. The column pivots on the center main bolts. Down in front = up in back. There were no modifications required for the cover at all. In fact it fits BETTER than it did before. Seems like it was actually meant to fit this way.
Now I can see all the guages, and I have room to spare between the wheel and my legs. Makes getting in/out of the car easier too.
Thanks for the excellent advice!!