ididit column in 1st gen camaro - install questions

[BuddyP]

Have a Ididit column. I see that the column shaft is smaller dia. than the stock shaft, therefore the stock camaro floor mount bracket now has slop. Is there a different bracket I need to get?

[Denvervet]

Did you get the right column? Installed mine and bolted right up.........with a different coupler for a new steer gear-

[MrQuick]

where did you buy it from buddy? yep, they sell an adapter bracket.....

[texasdvldog]

good info coming..suscribed!

[BuddyP]

Bought it from a guy on here, said it was for 68 camaro. It bolts up under the dash fine

[icemanrd19]

bump. what is everyone else doing? Im in this boat now.

[TheJDMan]

I had the same issue with the firewall bracket when I installed my new Ididit column and was pretty upset because it is advertised as a direct replacement for the stock column. Since I was not happy with Ididit for the misleading advertising, I was not in the mood to buy the pricey bracket they offer. So I just wrapped the column with a strip of old inner tube rubber which took up the slack and also acts like a vibration damper. At some point I may get the correct bracket from Ididit but the rubber wrap works great for the time being.

[icemanrd19]

that was exactly what i was thinking. If i would have known this didn't work i would have went with GM tilt. Direct replacement should be direct replacement not direction replacement but....

I was either going to add metal to the firewall bracket or once i have the position of the steering column wrap the column.

Possibly something like this. Get it thicker so it smashes really tight

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Master-Lock-E-O-3-8-in-x-5-16-in-x-10-ft-Black-High-Density-Rubber-Foam-Weatherstrip-Tape-R538H/100189634?MERCH=REC-_-PIPHorizontal1_rr-_-100090883-_-100189634-_-N

[TheJDMan]

That foam might work but I think you need a wider strip. I cut my strip 1" wide.

[BuddyP]

Yup I ended up wrapping the column with a flat piece of rubber I had laying in the shop. Worked good enough.

[icemanrd19]

Ended up ordering a 4 ply 2" intercooler coupler. Ill cut it to about a 1" and then slide it on. Nice clean solution for $5

[DJW32]

Is this the retro fit column for the 68?

[Alongfortheride]

I had the same exact problem. I called ididit and they sent me a plastic sleeve which slid on the column and made it the factory size.

[icemanrd19]

The 2" intercooler coupler worked fine. I just had to get longer screws to center the column so they pinched together