Lightweights have no seat back, per se, just a 50mm slab of foam covered in vinyl screwed to the bulkhead.
Mine seems roomy enough & surprisingly comfy: for comparison how far btwn centre of steering wheel (horn button) & top of cushion on your Series II (just for interest). This is a Series3 , I wasn't aware of different length columns.
Probably not - the worm on the business end is not a simple turning job, and the whole thing is heat treated.
I have an idea though that the late Series 1 steering assembly is somewhat shorter but otherwise identical, so that might be worth investigating.
The other thing that might be worth looking at is an aftermarket steering wheel.
John
JDNSW
1986 110 County 3.9 diesel
1970 2a 109 2.25 petrol
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It’s been many months since I seen the shaft but my thoughts at that time was to take an existing shaft with worm on the bottom end, shorten it and cut new splines at the top. I know there are places around that can cut splines.
More recently I’ve done the full swing and come to agree with an earlier poster, just learn to live with it and you will become accustomed to it...
Run the tape measure over my 1963 2A and the 1971 model.
The 63 has the shorter steering column by a significant amount.
Here are a couple of pics.
Cheers, Mick.
Added another pic that shows the dish in the wheel on a later 2A
Obviously the earlier models have more room behind the wheel.
1974 S3 88 Holden 186.
1971 S2A 88
1971 S2A 109 6 cyl. tray back.
1964 S2A 88 "Starfire Four" engine!
1972 S3 88 x 2
1959 S2 88 ARN 111-014
1959 S2 88 ARN 111-556
1988 Perentie 110 FFR ARN 48-728 steering now KLR PAS!
REMLR 88
1969 BSA Bantam B175
Not a good comparison - you need to take account of the different mounting of the wheel. While the actual column may be different, the key distance is to the plane of the wheel rim. The earlier wheel clamps onto the spline and hence has a longer section of the hub on the spline than the later wheel which fits on a taper with a nut on the end.
John
JDNSW
1986 110 County 3.9 diesel
1970 2a 109 2.25 petrol
After a long hiatus, I’ve done a bit more
Rivet-mania.
If ever there was a reason for cat murder, I reckon I’d get off with this...
looking like I’m getting close, except I ripped out all that dodgy wiring we put in. Going to start again. Blinkers are ex-Harley Davidson, finally found something you can use a HD for...
Believe it or not I’m still going...
grandson was driving it around the paddock for about an hour today, stinking hot day.
Temperature gauge was about 90. Is this too hot? I thought I’d heard it should sit at 75-80 degrees.
First question would be "How accurate is the gauge?". I seem to remember the thermostat is 75, so the actual operating e temperature would be above that I would not think 90 was too high on a hot day driving slowly, but I would check fan belt tension.
John
JDNSW
1986 110 County 3.9 diesel
1970 2a 109 2.25 petrol
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