Hey red swinger,
The column needs to be dropped out of the way.
Please see Fern's restore thread on this site. It's under "Members restorations" Then go to "ABodyBetty's new Baby comes home".
I have redone lights, pulled inst. cluster, dropped column, its all on there with pictures circles and arrows! Also weird humor and helper dogs too!
Good Luck! Keep us in the loop!8)