Date:         Sat, 10 Mar 2007 19:05:09 -0800
Reply-To:     BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: [Syncro] Working on possibility of adding tilt steering. Info
              needed.
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On 3/10/07, Scott Daniel - <ScottDaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>
> Well Ben , hope you get some useful answers to your questions,
>
> But sounds to me like you are breaking new ground here.
>
> Like we're waiting to hear from you how to do it !
>
> It can be done, for sure, ultimately.
>
> I wonder if an earlier than 90's Golf/Rabbit might have a more
> similar-to-vanagon steering column arrangement , considering that the
> vanagon steering column is an 80's era deal.
>
> Scott



Well, Scott, I've answered some of my questions. I went to a local VW shop
here called Tassi, Inc. They let me borrow a Vanagon column so I can make
some measurements. As I suspected, the Golf tilt column is about 6 inches
longer. It was also fortuitous that my buddy Cy showed up with his 91 GTI
with tilt steering. The bottom has a u-joint I had misplaced and forgot
about until I inspected Cy's GTI. The bad news is that adds even more
length.

The only thing I was unable to answer is how the bottom bracket is attached.
I looked over Cy's GTI but could only see some sort of bolt system at the
bottom. It looks like there is another bracket down there. Unfortunately, I
was did not a flashlight and ran out of daylight. If I can figure out
exactly how it goes together at that bracket, I should be able to determine
how much to shorten the shaft or possibly re-orient the column to fit.

I am not aware of any early Rabbit having tilt steering. I am already using
am early 90's Golf column as I mentioned in the previous post.

I'll report back here if I make any further progress.



Cheers,

BenT
www.vanagoncafe.com