im not sure whats supposed to be there. its a 63 truck not sure if column is original or not.there is a hole at the firewall that the column passes through. this hole is bigger than the column.there is a bracket. its one peice and has a bolt on either side bolting to the firewall. this bracket is smaller than the hole in the firewall but still not a snug fit. darn... this is hard to explain! haha
look at my horrible drawing for more details
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v619/theyownus/bad.jpg i can take some pics and post them tomorrow if the drawing dosent help. thanks for the response though