1971 Dodge Demon Hemi install

So to continue the story this freaking steering column is giving us fits. It keeps doing this.......



thats right, the steering coupler shoes


kept coming out of the steering column shaft COUPLER! Every time we installed the column the coupler would come apart and the only thing we could think of was to remove the column and set it side by side with the column from the Demon. Don't you know the housing is exactly the same but the shaft is shorter by 1 inch! we tried adjusting the base to get more column but to no avail! So, I called HemiDenny and son of a ***** Denny tells me about the construction of the shaft. "Just hold the bottom of the shaft with vise grips and pull on the steering wheel until you get the length that you need! It worked, its in and I'm pissed it took HOURS to figure it out! I was so pissed that i didn't even take pictures! ............. The next time Don and I are in the garage we will finish the Duster.............


Ouch, I think I'll bookmark this one for my own. I'm anxious to see the Hemi in place :)