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sloans265
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 Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 12:28 am Post subject: Empi GT wheel fitment |
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Tonite I realized that the splines on the steering shaft in my '59 ragtop are bigger than those on my Empi Gt wheel. What can be done to remedy this. Change out the steering shaft. Would this mean I'd have to change out column also. Any input is appreciated!
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toyvergnugen
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| I ran into this problem with a stock steering wheel and the early shaft. I wasn't awre that the splines still matched up. They line up there are just fewer adjustment splines. I think this should also apply to the Empi wheel. I would try it gently and make sure it is centered, but don't force it. |
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EMPIFLAKE
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Gt's where for 61 on I beleive any way Im not 100% But your colum is longer what you need to do is find a 62 and later colum and shaft and turn signal switch. Whats nice about the later switch is it helps blend in to the back of the gt's hub!! wthout it it just looks stuped and outta place!! Now the thing Im not 100% on is if theirs a problem with the later shaft and you steering box. But really I think it will work!!  But really at least run the later switch it looks bad without it!!! |
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sloans265
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| Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 4:31 pm Post subject: |
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| EMPIFLAKE wrote: |
| Gt's where for 61 on I beleive any way Im not 100% But your colum is longer what you need to do is find a 62 and later colum and shaft and turn signal switch. Whats nice about the later switch is it helps blend in to the back of the gt's hub!! wthout it it just looks stuped and outta place!! Now the thing Im not 100% on is if theirs a problem with the later shaft and you steering box. But really I think it will work!! But really at least run the later switch it looks bad without it!!! |
Thats what I was thinking I was gonna have to do. Problem now is finding said parts since theres not even any parts cars in the area 
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my65vert
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what year do you need sloan?
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I'm starting to get little wafts of bus stink coming from the north. Something about the unique scent of drivers seat padding when it's glued together with mouse piss and shit that really gets me going... and I'm smelling it! Oh yeah! Time to start loading up the equipment. |
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sloans265
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| what year do you need sloan? |
would guess maybe 62-65. I guess I would just have to foigure out the difference in the wiring of the TS switch. What ya got Mike?
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my65vert
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I look through my stuff and see what I got. unfortunetly I recently threw away a complete column from a 65.
I can probably come up with one this week.
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sloans265
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Let me know. I'll be looking around here. I know a '60's baja'd vert showed up at a local yard but will have to see what year it is.
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| Let me know. I'll be looking around here. I know a '60's baja'd vert showed up at a local yard but will have to see what year it is. |
cool. is it fixable?
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sloans265
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| Let me know. I'll be looking around here. I know a '60's baja'd vert showed up at a local yard but will have to see what year it is. |
cool. is it fixable? |
If it was worth anything it would already be in my yard.
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