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6'1" and 210 lbs also. Want to mount a collapsible steering column and 3 pt belts...I break easy.
Rut
 
Rut sounds like we are SOL on using a collapsible column in a BE.
 
Jim,
I'll just cut mine in half and use a piece of PVC pipe to hold it together with super glue and hose clamps...that should be safe, no?
Rut
 
Jim_Gruber said:
Rut sounds like we are SOL on using a collapsible column in a BE.
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That kind of depends on how untouched you want the tub to remain. I've seen 2 different web pages in the last month that showed swapping in a collapsible column into an early Sprite. One used a later model Sprite/MG column and the other used what appeared to be a modified VW bug unit. Thanks to a browser meltdown I can't find the links again. The old VW column should be an easy modification and needs only 2 bolts at the top of the column for mounting. Of course there would be some cutting and welding needed but that shouldn't be too much work.

I'm planning on using some VW Super Beetle hardware because it incorporates u-joints on my BE.
 
Google is apparently not my friend at the moment. That is one of the pages I was looking for and couldn't find. I even tried a reverse search using a picture that I knew was associated with the page?

The VW Bug column might actually be a cleaner swap because of the way the lower portion of the collapsing column is restrained. It wouldn't need that large box structure added, just a bit of local reinforcement.
 
While this dies not appear to be that daunting of a project, I think additional cogitation is in order. Far easier to fabricate the mounting box and reuse a s
Spridget column that mates properly with the steering rack. He does not address how that got done. Or maybe it automagically connects to the rack.
 
I just need to go down to garage and see if I still have that column from a 68 Sprite
Or gave it away.
 
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