Is there anyone out there who has done this? I gotta find a way to get more right knee room under the wheel. It's making me more nuts then I already am. Help!
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The DeTomaso Longchamp has a tilt steering column from a same period Lincoln Continental. This may be retrofitted to a Pantera if you're bold.
quote:Is there anyone out there who has done this? I gotta find a way to get more right knee room under the wheel. It's making me more nuts then I already am. Help!
Before you go to all that trouble, what diameter wheel are you now using? Smaller wheel=more room. You also could go to the 'D' shaped wheel that is made by some wheel companies; flattened on the bottom=more room. Changing the column means you also get to re-wire the ignition, the horn, turn signals, high beam switch. I'd spend serious time looking at wheel options first.
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Larry
George Bagdesarian in San Diego has a GM tilt column in his Pantera! I don't know what he took it from. I'll try to reach him and see if I can get some details.
mike
mike
Didn't Grant Steering wheels make a univeral one?
I figure that really all that needs to be done is to offset the steering wheel mount at the dash mounting about 1-1/2" to the drivers left. I've got a 13" Lecarra wheel already. Maybe moving the wheel closer to the dash would help too. The problem with that is the Lecarra adaptor is cast, not machined and won't take to slicing and dicing kindly and it's like the "horse of a different color", "there's only one of 'em, and 'ee's it!".
I figure that really all that needs to be done is to offset the steering wheel mount at the dash mounting about 1-1/2" to the drivers left. I've got a 13" Lecarra wheel already. Maybe moving the wheel closer to the dash would help too. The problem with that is the Lecarra adaptor is cast, not machined and won't take to slicing and dicing kindly and it's like the "horse of a different color", "there's only one of 'em, and 'ee's it!".
Doug, And everybody else too. Larry Finch LF-TP showed me this. Cut the lower corner off your brake pedal. This has made a huge difference in driving comfort. You don't have to hold your ankle and foot "just right" to move it around. If you don't have yours cut. Do it now 
It costs nothing. Just protect your eyes, when I cUt mine I had to go the optomitrist to get a piece of meatl out of my eye. Thanks Larry! 
It costs nothing. Just protect your eyes, when I cUt mine I had to go the optomitrist to get a piece of meatl out of my eye. Thanks Larry! Attachments
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Thanks for the tip. I'll wear goggles when I do mine.
You use your feet?? Heck I just reach down with my hand to work the gas. It is too cramped to get my feet in there.
this might work depending on shoe size; loosen the 4 bolts 2 hex/ 2 shcap holding the column to the bottom of the dash, the front 2 the most , place a 1/4 inch shim [washers ] here . retighten bolts . this brings the wheel up @ 1/2 inch but eats up some toe room by the pedals.the ujoints dont seem to mind the different angles.
LMAO 
DeTom!
markIV, sounds like your shimming the column down? were are you placing the shims?
Mark 6808
DeTom!markIV, sounds like your shimming the column down? were are you placing the shims?
Mark 6808
the shims go under the front two bolts [closest to the pedals] this in turn raises the steering wheel @1/2 inch about the max before the steering column housing interferes with the dash . may also depend on type of gage cluster. my car is 4280.
Thanks markIV, I'm already at the column, I'll give it a try.
Regards Mark 6808
Regards Mark 6808
The real problem is that the steering column is not centered properly in the original desin. It needs to be moved about 1-1/2" towards the door.
If you do that, then it is offset in relationship to the instrumet panel.
I'll try the shimming trick. That would be great if it worked.
If you do that, then it is offset in relationship to the instrumet panel.
I'll try the shimming trick. That would be great if it worked.