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I had a 49 truck that I was in process of rodding and used a tilt-colum from later mid-size GM like Monte Carlo/Chevelle and the link too I think. I removed the solid tube from my orig box, cut off the long steering shaft. Found a seal to fit the 3/4" shaft and had the box machined out to fit the outside of seal so I could drive it in to box and then fastened a U-joint onto the box with pin and it clamped on rod too. Have to remove entire box/column to dismantle and take to machine shop. Oh, had to cut off the outer tube, does not come out no matter what the manual says and then I drove the end left in box out w/chisel!