Header fitment rant, Doug's
Holy crap.
You are aware that the later cars have shorter steering column jackets right? As in, just shorten the steering column outer tube and slide the end bearing further up.
This is the stock steering column in my Duster. Nevermind the the different bearing in the end, I didn't change the length of the outer steering column tube.
This is yours. See how it's at least twice as long? It's just a hollow tube. There's nothing in there. Shorten the outer tube by 3", slide the end bearing back up into the column tube, and gain and extra inch of clearance. No dimple needed.
This is exactly the kind of thing that comes up. The steering columns were not the same 67-76. How do make a header to fit every single factory version, let alone every single car that's been modified?
The only dimples I needed to put in the Doug's on my car were for the 1.12" torsion bars, and I certainly didn't expect Doug's to plan on that.
Holy crap.
You are aware that the later cars have shorter steering column jackets right? As in, just shorten the steering column outer tube and slide the end bearing further up.
This is the stock steering column in my Duster. Nevermind the the different bearing in the end, I didn't change the length of the outer steering column tube.
This is yours. See how it's at least twice as long? It's just a hollow tube. There's nothing in there. Shorten the outer tube by 3", slide the end bearing back up into the column tube, and gain and extra inch of clearance. No dimple needed.
This is exactly the kind of thing that comes up. The steering columns were not the same 67-76. How do make a header to fit every single factory version, let alone every single car that's been modified?
The only dimples I needed to put in the Doug's on my car were for the 1.12" torsion bars, and I certainly didn't expect Doug's to plan on that.
