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Expert: - 9/6/2008


Question
I have a 1946 international which has been mounted onto an s10 chev chassis.
So the steering wheel and column is all mid 80's chevy and I want to put an old
steering wheel back ...can this be done ? Thx for your time.

Answer
The last one that I did like this I bought an adapter from one of the companies that sells after market steering wheels. The adapter did fit the steering column but I had to do a little machine work to the steering wheel to fit the adapter. Google "steering wheels" and you will come up with a list of companies that sell after market steering wheels and adapters. Good Luck.
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Expertise

All automotive including antique and collectible. However if the car has been modified I can only answer in general terms and maybe get you pointed in the right direction.

Experience

Automotive tech instructor. Syndicated auto columnist 1970's though the early 1990's. Syndicated auto radio talk show, Ask Brad About cars, CBS Radio 70's through 90's TV Show "Last Chance Garage" 1980's PBS-TV syndicated. Auto instructor for the following companies: Fram Autolyte Holly Carter AMF Ford Motor University Of Conn Blue Hills Technical School Sugar River Technical Center Grew up in a family garage in Needham Mass and turned wrenches from the age of 14.

Publications
Manchester Union Leader, Nashua Telegraph, Motor Service Magazine, Yankee Magazine, Popular Mechanics (Saturday Mechanic early 80's), Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and lots more.

Education/Credentials
More than I care to remember. Basically Franklin Technical Institute in Boston, Northeastern University, Fitchburg State Teachers College, Tufts University, and a lot of factory schools along the way.

Awards and Honors
Moto Award winner. And much more.

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