Replacing steering column on 66 Dart - questions

Yeah...I'm replacing a 66 column with another 66 column -- automatic shift on the tree. And the new one has a seal...my old one was not sealed well. I know the 63 and 64 automatics were push-button -- I used to have a 63 valiant signet 200 convert automatic with push-button...and the front grill emblem looked a lot like your avatar picture (coincidence?). Thanks for the info on the tie rods.
My avatar is actually a '66 Barracuda grille emblem that only came on the real early production cars. I have one of the first built that year....maybe the earliest still around? Who knows? but in 30 years of looking, I haven't found one built before this one. Near as I can tell, the "V" emblem was superceded by the fish in early Oct '65 in both plants.