'30-'31 Steering column support mount

[fritznbud]

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[48Ratfink]

If You do it correctly the first time You will save alot of headache! After 80 years most every possible improvement possible has been done. Let Us know what You decide.

[RonC]

Mount the support the way the Ford engineers designed it to be mounted. Your way will allow for a greater moment or twist at the connection and will warp your firewall the first time someone pulls on the wheel.

[john in illinois]

i do not understand the problem. If your gas tank/cowl bolts are worn out,put in new bolts. What year is the car? If it is a 30-31 the support bolts right on. If it is a 28-29 you need a 1/4" spacer and need to adapt the spacer to fit the holes in your car and the holes in the support.

John

[Bill Steiner]

I put mine on with no problem. I don't think I understand what problem you are having. Don't understand how you would mount it to the firewall. Bill

[Doug in NJ]

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Are you concerned that you may not be able to unscrew the existing bolts because of rust? That can certainly happen. When I took apart my car, it was real tough getting all those bolts out. I ended up wrecking about 4 of the caged nuts on that trim strip, and I had to use a hacksaw or Dremel on a couple of the bolts. Before deciding what to do, you can try to loosen the relevant bolts and see how it goes, before deciding to switch to plan B...

Doug

[48Ratfink]

I fully support it being Your car and doing it the way You want,I was just trying to save You more problems. It's not a Ford thing,,Heck I'm a tru blu street rodder at heart!!

[JoeWay]

Originally Posted by fritznbud

...I see no reason not to be able to mount this to the firewall. Looks like it would give good support as it fits midway up on the steering column. Does anyone see any problem with doing it this way? Thanks

You asked for comments; don't complain when you get 'em.

Do I understand correctly that you are thinking of installing the bracket (somehow) near the floor in front of the gas tank? If so, be aware that it will be so close to the frame mounting and so far from the steering wheel that it will not provide anywhere near enough support for the column. If you are that concerned about getting the dash rail bolts out, then leave the project until such time as you can "do it right."

The question is not whether it's a "non-Ford way" but whether it's a way that will work at all.

If I did it right, there should be two pdf files attached showing installation of the bracket.

Joe

[Rowdy]

Thanks Joe, those PDF's looked good, sure miss the old format. Now I am homesick. Rod

[Brentwood Bob]

nice work Joe. Bob

[James Rogers]

Originally Posted by fritznbud

Thats the deal, Doug. And there is no plans to tear the car apart...i.e. doing it right. I should have thought out my post before posting at all. It's better to keep my jerry rigging to myself from now on. So on to plan "B" and ill keep my non-Ford way of doing things hush-hush.

Well, you did ask. If you didn't want to hear the truth, why did you ask?