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Ididit steering column info

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Orig. Posting Date User Name Edit Date Msg No.
May-12-2008 07:57PM Meno   839538
May-11-2008 07:04PM Meno   839367
May-10-2008 06:59PM Meno   839215
May-09-2008 07:07PM Latka   839076
May-09-2008 05:13PM miniboo   839066
May-09-2008 05:12PM Craig   839064
May-09-2008 10:26AM Meno   839010
May-09-2008 10:21AM Nicholasupton   839008
May-09-2008 09:03AM Meno   838984
May-09-2008 08:52AM kerr   838982
May-09-2008 08:30AM Swift Justice   838977
May-09-2008 07:55AM Meno   838968
May-08-2008 07:32PM Craig Edited: May-09-2008 05:27AM   838897
May-08-2008 07:09PM Meno   838892
May-07-2008 01:41PM Meno   838686
May-07-2008 11:54AM Spitz   838673
May-07-2008 09:52AM Cranium   838656
May-07-2008 08:34AM Meno   838641
May-06-2008 08:15PM smurf   838565
May-06-2008 07:43PM Meno   838563
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Meno
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Posted: May-12-2008 07:57PM Reply
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Anyone?

 

 

Bueller?

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Nicolaus?

 

 

Beuller?

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Posted: May-09-2008 07:07PM Reply

8 inches too long?  Sounds like I could finally fit my knees under the steering wheel in a Mini for once!  

The tilt wheel is nice.  If nothing else it would make folding / unfolding myself a lot easier. 


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Posted: May-09-2008 05:13PM Reply
That looks smart as

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Posted: May-09-2008 05:12PM Reply

Nick,

How long is the finished column overall? 


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Posted: May-09-2008 10:26AM Reply

Nicolaus,

Did you change the wiring in the column or did you reuse the Lucas bits and pieces? What brand?  Do you have an after photo?

 

Mucho thanks,

 

Lance

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Posted: May-09-2008 10:21AM Reply
It was not to hard to set up once i figured out how to shorten the colunm as it wat about 8 inches too long.

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Posted: May-09-2008 09:03AM Reply

Amen, Kerr!  Hence the thread.

 

Someone already has done this though if I recall correctly.  Perhaps it wasn't this forum after all...but I'd swear it was.

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Posted: May-09-2008 08:52AM Reply
what we all need is for someone to install one of these into a mini, figure out all the tricks, and then teach is all how to do it (and post pictures of the final result so we can find out if it will look at all ok in a classic looking mini - not too large, not too "american" shaped, things like that). It would be GREAT to be able to tilt and extend the column in a mini, but I am too cheap and lazy to try and figure it all out by myself.

This kind of a thing seems like a real natural for our cars with their horrible driver ergonomics.

Norm

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Posted: May-09-2008 08:30AM Reply
I've seen Nick's modified steering column, it looks nice and is well done but I think he said it was a PITA to get it right.  Think it came from some GM vehicle.

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Posted: May-09-2008 07:55AM Reply

Thanks for that, Craig.

 

I'm still hoping whoever put one in their car replies to the post to see how that went and if pictures are available.

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Posted: May-08-2008 07:32PM
Edited:  May-09-2008 05:27AM 		Reply

I've got a Flaming River column in my '56 Ford pickup.  It's a great unit and comparable to the Ididit ones.  I would suggest that you get one on Ebay from one of the street rod suppliers that have "stores" there.  I saved about $120 on mine.  They have what they call a 1" Double D shaft end and sell many adapters and u-joints to match almost anything.  Not sure if they have one to fit the Mini rack, but they also do custom adapters.

Edited for grammar.


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Spitz listed the website.  I saw that someone had a picture one time here in the forum of one they installed in a Mini.  I was hoping to connect with that photo and hear how the install went.

In short, ididit is a less than creative name for a company that makes custom / replacement steering columns for all kinds of old cars.  They are beautiful to look at but I don't know if they are any good to use, especially in a Mini.  Some of them are stainless steel with tilt and telescope...quite the eye candy.

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Posted: May-07-2008 11:54AM Reply

http://www.ididitinc.com/

 

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Posted: May-07-2008 09:52AM Reply
I don't understand the question, and maybe I'm not the only one.

What is an "ididit" steering column?

Like... i-did-it?, or idiot?...

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Posted: May-07-2008 08:34AM Reply
Gracie for that, Smurf.

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it's nick upton in woodland ca.  I think user name is the same


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