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Message: [QUOTE="1killerz, post: 1346977, member: 24585"] [b]more questions: steering column[/b] Spent the weekend "shaving" the calipers to accommodate the rims, working on replacing the rear driver door lock and handle assembly (using a spare door I procured with Eleanor), and was evaluating the electronic situation. It is clear there can only be two paths (in my head anyway). Please tell me if I am wrong... :lame2: 1. Use the original steering wheel. The majority of the electrical components on the donor steering wheel do not have direct plugs, more like mounting points. I would love to use the original steering wheel, thusly avoiding...#2 2. Modify the donor steering wheel to install in place of the original. The mount holes are 2 inches shorter from the wheel on the donor versus stock. Additionally, the steering shaft is 6" shorter than the stock, so I would need to have a steering shaft fabricated to make up the difference. Oddly enough, number 2 sounds more reasonable in regards to ensuring reliability and functionality as : 1. I am not an electrician, nor electrical engineer. If something is to get FUBAR'd, it would be here and by my own hands 2. As we get older, we typically get fatter. Wouldn't 2" more of breathing room between my gut and the edge of the steering wheel after a late night 4th meal run make more sense? I don't know yet. Still weighing the two options. If anyone has a thought, please feel free to chime in...:hammer: [/QUOTE]

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