<VV> Tele column

[Jim Houston]

I see your point... I guess it's no big thing to me, but I can see that 
it would definitely make a difference to some people! 

Jim

airvair at earthlink.net wrote:
> For me, with my body "configuration" and size, it's a big deal. The stock
> LM steering wheel position is about 2" too close to the dash, and as a
> result it sits too low. I have to do a kind of a leg limbada under the
> steering wheel in order to enter and exit the car. With a tele column car,
> I move the steering wheel towards me about 2" and then I don't have to do
> the leg limbada to get in and out. Sure, it never gets moved from that
> position, since I'm the only one driving the car. But for me, those 2"
> makes all the difference in the world. 
>
> One other case also makes a tele column desirable. The guy I swapped that
> '67 column (the one the Corvette guy was absolutely SURE he was going to
> get from me) to is a HUGE guy, and his wife is a little bit of a thing. So
> they DEFINATELY needed it.
>
> Hope this helps you understand, that for some people, it's a really
> desirable, sometimes necessary, option.
>
> -Mark
>
>
>   
>> [Original Message]
>> From: Jim Houston <jhouston001 at cfl.rr.com>
>> Subject: <VV> Tele column
>>
>> Personally, I don't see the big deal about having a telecolumn... so you 
>> can move it in and out, what? 6 inches?  Once it's set where you want 
>> it, why would you want to move it?  I had a telecolumn and I decided the 
>> effort required to install it wasn't worth the perceived benefits ('66 
>> into a '65), so I sold it at the Jax convention to (I assume) a Corvair 
>> guy...
>>
>> Jim Houston
>> '65 Corsa
>>
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