Pinto column.

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  1. PAINTANK

    PAINTANK Cometosis Obsessivus

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    I have access to a floorshift Pinto steering column in a flattened Pinto(tractorized by a hillbilly buddy of mine). Would it work in my Comet? It's tan but could be made black I suppose if I can use it.

    It's a free part too so, BONUS!
     
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    i doubt the colum will work

    you can probably use the floor shifter tho
     
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    If it's free, get it.
    Try it...
    If it works, let us know...
    If not, you haven't lost anything.
     
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    The Pinto is a column that mates to a rack & pinion steering setup, same as a Mustang II. It won't just bolt up to your steering box. Maybe you could combine them somehow and come up with something that will work for you. At least it's free.:dancing:
     
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    PAINTANK Cometosis Obsessivus

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    The car was smashed flat in a drunken tractor rampage. The shifter is dead but somehow the column looks fine and the wheel still turns so it's not bent. The lower edge of the wheel is 3 inches from the floorboard.
     
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    any chance you could get a pic of the car?


    i just want to see what the end result of a drunken tractor rampage looks like :)
     
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