<VV> Steering me wrong

[Frank F Parker]

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> I have the Flaming River steering box ready to put in my 66 coupe. I have a 69 steering column, so I have the steering coupler mounted on the box. Those in the know are familiar with the grinding process I had to do on a brand new box to get the coupler on. So why does it rub on the frame? Shouldn't this be the same setup as a 69? And this is with two washers spacing the box out from the frame already.
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> http://vaxxine.com/tomspage/Box1.JPG
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> http://vaxxine.com/tomspage/Box2.JPG
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Tom,

I put in the FR box too and have a late 65 column, but I bought the 
optional Flaming River intermediate shaft that can collapse 3 inches for
a safety margin. It's coupler is not as big as your picture of the stock 
unit. I did have a small problem with an allen set screw that was too long 
and hit frame till I shortened it. It is not cheap but the FR shaft does 
add that margin of safety.

regards,

frank