1973 Camaro Type LT

Steering System and Pedals(October 31, 2008)

This page documents the car's steering system, pedals and dash support restoration. Now that the car is painted and back home, I have begun assembly of the car. My plan is to install the steering system followed by the brake system. Once these items are in, the engine can go back into the car.

Restoring the steering system required me to strip, clean and paint the used tilt column I bought. I also took the steering shaft and rag joint apart and rebuilt them. For the rag joint, I replaced the rubber portion with a polyurethane one.
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Status photos as of 10/31/2008:

Here are pictures of the underdash braces before being stripped and coated with POR15.



Here is a close up of the top of the brake and clutch pedals before clean up and a coating of POR15

Here is the pedal assembly before clean up and a coating of POR15


Here are the pedals painted with POR15 and then assembled and ready to put in the car.


Here are pictures of the steering shaft rebuilding process. Originally, the shaft is kept together with melted plastic. I used roll pins to keep the shaft together. I used Eastwood Chassis Black paint to coat the shaft.


Here are pictures of the rag joint rebuilding process. I cleaned the original parts and painted them with POR15 grey. I also had to trim the polyurethane ragjoint to fit in the brackets.



Here are pictures of the rag joint reassembled and installed onto the steering shaft


Here are some before pictures of the tilt steering column


Here are some before pictures column stripped and ready for primer.


Here are some before pictures column in primer. I used Eastwood Eastwood Rust Encapsulator on the bottom portion and regular epoxy primer on the top half.


Here are some before pictures column painted. I used Eastwood semi gloss underhood black.


Here are all the components of the steering system ready for installation.	Here is a picture of the column, pedals and underdash supports installed. I have temporarily installed the grant steering wheel that came with the car. I did this so I can use the column. Eventually, I will replace this wheel with a new one and install it permanently.

Here are underhood shots of the column and the steering shaft installed.

The following photos show the installation of the Billet Specialties Steering Column Dress Up Kit. This kit replaces the Tilt Lever, Turn Signal lever and Hazard knob on the column. I also had to replace the lock cylinder because the original one in the column did not work so well.

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