1970FuryConv
Old Man with a Hat
As you can see from the pictures below, I installed the dash and steering column for my 1970 Fury convertible. It’s nice to have new paint, although Duplicolor is only an okay paint. Also it’s nice not to have the big holes in the center of the dash pad (See the 2 pics at the end). In addition on the plus side, the time delay relay light works, the speedometer doesn’t have water spots, all 3 floor level lights come on when the doors are opened, when the dimmer switch is in full up position, the flood lighting for the instrument panel comes on bright (I did away with my toggle switch to control it because I had the thumb wheel dimmer switch rebuilt), and all the lights and gauges seem to be working well.
My problem is that my steering column seems to be sitting a little too high with the 1970 shell and the 1969 dash pad. I’m sure that the shift indicator needle is centered in the dial, but it’s sitting too high so that it scrapes of across the top of the dial. Has anyone had to add spacers to lower their steering column? I reinstalled the factory studs. I don’t remember any spacers on them when I removed them. Still I may need to use some washers or some other kind of spacers. How far did you have to space it down in order to give appropriate clearance for the orange shift indicator needle not to scrape/bend as it goes across the dial? Thanks as always for your help.
My problem is that my steering column seems to be sitting a little too high with the 1970 shell and the 1969 dash pad. I’m sure that the shift indicator needle is centered in the dial, but it’s sitting too high so that it scrapes of across the top of the dial. Has anyone had to add spacers to lower their steering column? I reinstalled the factory studs. I don’t remember any spacers on them when I removed them. Still I may need to use some washers or some other kind of spacers. How far did you have to space it down in order to give appropriate clearance for the orange shift indicator needle not to scrape/bend as it goes across the dial? Thanks as always for your help.
