Please help - Anybody have experience with a Flaming River steering column?

[turbogmc]

I had bought a Flaming River steering column for my 4 spd roadrunner since the last owner sold the original to a buddy of his. I had gotten the new u-joint that connects to the power steering pump stub shaft, and a big aluminum brace that they charged me $75.00 for that i am assuming is for bracing it under the dash. The problems i have are A). The brace doesn't fit for [Edited by Moparts - Family Friendly Site - Keep it clean]. It holds the column alot farther down than usual (like 2-3 inches too far) and i dont have any of the original bracing. I also think the new column is a smaller diameter so if i had the original stuff, it may be too loose. And B). the shaft is too long (at least 2-4 inches). Can i adjust this some how with a slip joint somewhere on the column or do i just carefully measure and cut off the excess. Any help is appreciated. Thanks, Bret

 

[moparleo]

You should be asking Flaming River these questions as they are the ones who build and sell them.

 

[turbogmc]

left message, no call back as of yet

 

[moparleo]

Here is their site: http://www.flamingriver.com/

 

[partsmonsta]

Flaming River has the worst tech dept on earth, as u have prob found out. Ididit makes columns also and may be a big help. But my suggestion is to just go back w the orig parts.Tuff to find, but they're out there. Our local boneyard has a 68 Satellite with a full automatic column, what do you need?

 

[turbogmc]

I guess i don't know. The car had nothing in it except the piece that bolt onto the firewall that the column slides through and what looks to be a longer bracket that from what i figure that looks to go on top of the column by the way the bolt holes line up. Other than that, no nuts, bolts or what i think would be the bottom part of that longer bracket. There may be more to it but i don't know what it is supposed to look like.