Guys, want to go keyless ... BUT

[sheck44]

Is it possible to eliminate the steering column locking mechanism ?? (69' Camaro)
If so, could someone please describe to me how

Thanks
Steve

[sweet motion]

I would contact the company Ididit- I put a steering column in my 69 Camaro from them and that was an option that I didn't use- i stayed with the key

[ULTM8Z]

Is it possible to eliminate the steering column locking mechanism ?? (69' Camaro)
If so, could someone please describe to me how

Thanks
Steve

I simply cut the teeth off the locking plate.

[minendrews68]

Look up "birdsandbowties" on the forum. His name is Jim. He built me a column for my '68 that no one else had done I bet he could help.

[jsreyno]

second Jim at birds and bowties. he goes out to swap meets, hunts parts, and builds these from scratch out of original parts. I have one in my chevelle and was highly impressed with his work. he can add or delete the key and locking mechanism, put a dimmer on the column, whatever you want. because he builds them up himself, he can build whatever you want. And he's priced reasonably, not to mention you're throwing money to an individual, not a big company.

[dontlifttoshift]

From IDIDIT's website, it seemed relevant here.


After serving in the Navy as a machinist, Ken went to work for Ford Motor Company in 1970. Over the years he continued to hold an interest and show a talent for machining trick parts for his own and his friends' rod projects. Life was predictable until 1983 when a fellow Ypsilanti Area Street Rods member asked him to machine a billet aluminum steering column.

Ken produced the first of many thousands of ididit columns shortly after and demand grew quickly. First one rodder wanted one, then a friend would see it and ask Ken to make one like it. By 1986 Ken and his son Scott were in a steadily growing business.

One day a man approached Ken and Scott's display, picked up one of the machined aluminum parts and asked who had made it. Ken replied, "I did." The man picked up another part and asked the same question, to which again he replied, "I did." After several repetitions, the man said, "For the last time, who made these parts?" Ken, his patience running short, told him, "For the last time I DID! I made everything on this table."

At that point the disbeliever looked Ken up and down and said, "No way. You're not smart enough to make stuff this nice."

Ken had had enough. He reached across the table, grabbed the offender by his lapels and yelled in the guys face - "Look here! #$%!# I DID IT ! ! ! !." The company now had a name.

Jane joined ididit in 1987 when the growth of the company demanded full time management and has held down the office since. Ken finally retired from Ford in January of 1994, forsaking the security of a job for a successful dream he and his talented family had carved for themselves.

Today the family - Ken, Jane, Scott, Kim, and their staff continues to offer products found in some of the finest street rods and specialty cars in the world today. They still believe that if you can't proudly say "I DID IT !" the ididit component should not be shipped

[chpr1972]

If you can find a steering column from a 68 with a 4 speed or console shift automatic you can either use the parts or whole column to replace the key assembly as the 68 still had the key on the dash and so column is clean