Steering Column Swap By Jeffrey A. LaBonte Ever want a tilt-column for your '70 and newer AMX or JAVELIN? Well, the columns from '70-'81 Camaros and Firebirds bolt in with only minimal modifications. All you need to do is get yourself a column and strip it of the following items. Remove the firewall plate from the new column. These usually just bolt on, but some are brazed. A few swipes with a chisel and off it will come. Remove the dash yoke, just four bolts. Once you have all the external parts off, you can do the hardest step. The shaft must be shortened about two and a half inches. To do this, you just drill out the two plastic safety pins located about halfway down the shaft and slide the two halves together. Redrill the two holes and replace them with a small wooden dowel or a plastic bolt. Now you are ready to do the actual swap. Remove your old column from your car and change the yoke and plate onto your new column. Install it into your car and plug all the wiring harness' into it. A helpful hint, before you take your old column out, make sure your front wheels are pointed straight ahead and all wiring is unplugged from it. The rest is easy. Replace the steering wheel and you are ready to go! If you own an older model (68-69) with the old style column, the steps are still basically the same except the tilt column from an older f-body with the same kind of column is required.