ididit column

[cathynkeith]

I got that stupid song in my head and edited the post

[cathynkeith]

Hit me baby one more time.....

Sombody needs to hit her up side the head

[390Nut]

Hit me baby one more time.....

Sombody needs to hit her up side the head

I think someone already did.

50% of what you are paying for when you buy an ididit or flaming river column is the name. if you GOTTA have it, it's gonna cost you lots just to say you've got an expensive shiny custom steering column.

They're made for the custom hotrod and roadster showcar crowd, not the restorer or driver crowd, and the price reflects that to a degree. BLING costs money.

[Calvin Gunter]

Ok got another e-mail from ididit today and the rest of the parts needed are, rag joint $90,female plug in for the truck harness $12,chrome shift indicator $100.So if I go with the painted column the total cost would be $840.89 which is pretty bad but it's what I want so I guess I just have to suck it up.But on a good note I already have a really nice Grant signature series steering wheel that I won at a car show so the only other thing to buy is the adapter for my wheel to their column,probably another $50.Oh well you wanna play ya gotta pay right.Still want to know more about the Flaming River column if anyone has installed one.TIA,Calvin

[Buckinthebowtie]

I put an ididit column in my '68 and I have to say that it almost coudn't have been easier! I wanted to used the stock column and mate it to the rack and pinion on the MII front end, but I don't know if I've ever seen a column that was worn out as badly as the stock one! I honestly don't think there's was a single usable piece left.
As far as price goes I think the fair way to look at it is what would a professional shop charge to rebuild the stock one? All the shops I've worked in have rate of $60 bucks an hour, plus parts, plus down time and all that. Everything is a trade off and you pay for it one way or the other.
I know many of us don't think like that because we do the work ourselves, but we're the minority. And even if you don't do much of your own work or aren't too handy, you should be able to put the ididit column in. I prefere the look of a stock column any day of the week, but I was under the gun and it sure made it quick and easy.
I don't think it would be too hard to retrofit a good junkyard column, Ford or Chevy for the budget minded that have the time.
See the April '07 issue of Classic Trucks for my ididit install.

[Leadfoot]

Im cheep, thats why I own a bump. so no way I'll wast my cash on some over priced junk. I like auto wrecker parts, and paint. paint makes every pc of junk I bolt to my truck look good.

[Calvin Gunter]

Well I got my new LMC catalog today and maybe Ididit ain't so bad after all.What looks to be a Ididit steering column has quite a bit of a mark up.Column-680.,rag joint-150. and dial-120.So I guess I'll use Ididit,740.00 versus 950.00.

[460 crew]

My brother just paid 644.00 to a seller on ebay shipped to his door with the rag joint and mounting bracket for our trucks already welded to it. It is an auto shift tilt steel ididit column. only prob is the shift lever on it has an inch shorter radius throw than the lever on his C6 arm so the tranny can't be shifted into 1st righ now. he was going to contact Ididit to see if they have another arm. Also the safety neutral switch bumps right into the pedal brackets under the dash and a little grinding was needed 4 it to clear but not bad.

Mooosman if your interested in seeing it in person PM me and we'll meet up sometime.