Just by dimensions, both steering column, the old one and the power steering column all the same length size with the joint location the same - everything should fit… But spending some time with the file and the vice (making an unnecessary spacer) and I knew I got something wrong! I was just trying to fix the problem at the wrong end. I don’t need a spacer in the front. I need more room in the back!
those templates are rough guides but definitely not something to count on. There are no measurements understandably whatsoever and everything was welded together by Luigi and Giuseppe. Maybe it was Friday - they’re all different! Measurements really wouldn’t help except measure from the dashboard down to the steering column (before you take the original one apart) and trim the ass end until the power steering unit fits! And it will fit!
I try to avoid sharp corners in my cutting because they would act as stress risers… the force to move the front wheels is still the same just the force to move the steering wheel is lowered..