1971 Chevy Pickup - Project Get Shorty - Tech

Here's something to make note of before installing the column: These prongs are the neutral safety switch and the backup lights. It would be a good idea to get familiar with them; that way, wiring them up will be much easier.

Next, we dropped the column into place. By the way, ididit offers this column in chrome, polished, powdercoated, brushed, and more. I went with paintable steel, because I plan to paint the column to match the truck at some point in time.

When mounting the column, there are two brackets, this underdash mount and the floor mount we installed earlier.

Besides being a completely bolt-in deal, it's also hassle-free in the wiring department. Instead of splicing and dicing, simply unplug the factory underdash harness and plug in the ididit underdash harness.

From there, plug the ididit column harness into the ididit underdash harness.

With the column bolted in, it was time to install the turn signal lever, tilt lever, hazard knob, and shift knob. When positioning the column, the turn signal lever should be level.

It was then time to install the new Mooneyes steering wheel. First up, we slid the Grant Products metal sleeve over the column shaft and the mounting stud.

The horn wire slides into the plastic groove on the column and locks into place.

With the internals in order, we put the Grant adapter in position.