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Originally Posted by scherp69
Has anyone installed a Flaming River steering column into their car. I'm trying to mock mine up in my 68 Acadian (Nova) and the install kit they suggest doesn't come close to fitting. I took the stock mount off the stock column and might have to end up using it, but the only way to attach the bracket is to drill holes into the new column and run screws into it. If I knew they would hold that would be great, but that's a chance I'd rather not take. I've emailed Flaming River, but until I hear back from them, I thought I'd try here. I've attached some pics to show what I'm talking about. Any advice would be great. Thanks.
new steering column
bracket that comes with the install kit
the bracket that came with install kit is supposed to fit in here, but it doesn't. As you can see from the next picture, the stock bracket has three holes in it and attaches to a fairly big piece under the dash. It isn't just as easy as taking out the stock bracket under the dash and putting the new one in.
stock steering column with stock bracket
stock bracket off column
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I have mounted three of these columns in mid sixties Abodys. I did not use any mounting hardware from FR. All done with GMs mounts w/some minor mods. I make a insulator sleeve from close cell foam for the under dash brkt. and machine a bushing for the firewall brkt. from aluminum. No problems and one has over 25,000 miles since the install. My brackets look nothing like the one from your Arcadia. Basically a u bracket that bolts to the lower end of the dash support rods.
Mike Holleman