Badart
Senior Member
Is there a collapsable steering column or shaft on a 65 Barracuda?
Nope.
Most ALL cars before 68 had what we call the impaling type.
My 65 formula s does not collapse never heard of any such thing on any early a bodies! In fact to move it you just unbolt the u that hold it to the frame and it will come down just a bit to get at wires and such. But it does not move about much at all. I have had to move mine to do wire work with ignition and speedometer dash lights ect. It is not so easy to pull out the dash for instance as the sterrring colum has to be let down to get at it all! it is all good handy work just gotta be patient and it gets done, but not allot of room to work with. I will soon be doing it again as I want to replace entire wiring system with a new set up kit! One of the final things to do on my restoration of 65 formula s. It is a driver, 318, front disc brakes, runs like a purring cat! Just drove it from Maryland to Chicago a few weeks ago! !8 mpg avg 65-70 mph all was lovely! People just double taken me passing them on the tollways!!! Ohio turnpike at the tollbooth I was asked what year make model by the toll lady as I was the talk of the radio, cops and all watching me come down the road!!! Gotta love being a different looking car than most ever see! Love my Barracuda biggest glass window ever made in an American car!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wow... something wrong there; I've never had a v8 mopar car get anything under 15 MPG; 8 MPG is about right for a 440... motorhome!
sounds like you need to do some major tuning