cheapest way to convert to manual steering?

daredevil said
you think you can break the nipple welded solid on both ends? if you dont break the coluum pins it is no different than original. just not as pretty. look at race car steering shafts and you wont worry about a nipple extension. i will send you a pic of mine.. The flaming river extension is connected by a slip joint and allen set screws. how can a solid weld be weaker?

hey daredevil, a pic would be great! sorry if i misunderstood you, its kinda hard to picture this stuff in my head

and to the previous poster, yes, the car is a street/strip car that will not be getting babied on the street...driven hard and as much as possible, so id like the extra safety feature of a collapsible shaft in the knock on wood case of an accident