1966 Big Car Steering Column

Discussion in 'The whoa and the sway.' started by 66wildcat, Aug 15, 2012.

  1. 66wildcat

    66wildcat Well-Known Member

    Does anybody know if a floor shift tilt column from a 66 Pontiac Bonneville will work in a 66 Wildcat?
    I would love to add a tilt to my car and have located one from a Bonneville.
    If anybody has any information, or a Hollander interchange manual, I would appreciate any help.
    Thanks!
     
  2. SpecialWagon65

    SpecialWagon65 Ted Nagel

    Is it column shift? Or floor? Cornering Lights? all make a difference :Brow:
     
  3. 66wildcat

    66wildcat Well-Known Member

    Mine & the column I am looking at are floor shift. Mine doesn't have cornering lights, I don't know about the column I'm looking at.
    I also saw a 66 Impala floor shift tilt column, but it doesn't say anything about cornering lights either.

    Thanks for the information. I didn't realize the cornering lights were an issue with the column!
     
  4. Nailhead

    Nailhead Gold Level Contributor

    Just checked my 1975 edition Hollander and there is no info on steering columns.
    John
     
  5. marxjunk

    marxjunk Well-Known Member

    the Buick dash is funky compared to the pontiac dash..it will interchange..66 didnt have cornering..on pontiacs...and in a pontiac column its just a spare wire, if you dont use it nothing happens

    you can make it work but it has a huge gap and looks rigged

    post a pic of your column in the car...a couple diff angles, i have a66 catalina tilt laying on the bench, we can compare and i can point it out..physically it will work, but cosmetically i would guess, lets see...
     
  6. 66wildcat

    66wildcat Well-Known Member

    Marxjunk,
    I would love to post a pic of mine, but it is MIA, stolen from my storage unit when it was broken into a couple of years ago.
    I have a parts car that has a column shift column, so I've been searching ebay recently and saw the Bonneville floor shift tilt column. I also found some 65-67 Impala columns, maybe they are closer?
    Thanks for the information, I really want to get it back to "original", so unless the Impala column is close enough, I'll continue my search for a Wildcat column. If this works, I'm trying to include a picture of the Impala column.
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    Thanks!
     
  7. JESUPERCAT

    JESUPERCAT No Slow Boat

    Steve I may have an extra tilt column in my stash of parts. I am not sure what they are worth but would be willing to negotiate with you if interested. This would be a 66 Wildcat tilt column.
    Let me know and I will try to find it.
     
  8. 66wildcat

    66wildcat Well-Known Member

    John,
    If it is a floor shift column, it really doesn't need to be a tilt column. That's just what I have found on Ebay when searching for other B-Body columns. I do like the idea of a tilt column though.
    Take a look at what you have and PM when when you get a chance. There is an Impala column on Ebay that is ending soon that I would try, if you don't have anything.
    Thanks!
     

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