Thank you both, I looked and you are indeed correct. I figured it must be something along these lines since the instrument panel appears to mold itself around the steering column. Thanks again, Tim Durrer --- Bill Watson <wwatson5@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > If you look under the hood of the car you will see > the steering column is a > little farther to the left than at the firewall > (looking toward the > firewall). > > Also note the engine is a little more toward the > passenger side and is not > in the centre of the car. > > Both were done to provide enough room for the > steering gear, with the wide > wheelwells needed for the wide tires taking up more > room, and, I beleive, > the torsion bars. > > Bill > Vancouver, BC > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tim Durrer" <tdkd99@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2006 7:14 AM > Subject: IML: Steering Column > > > > Hello All! > > > > I recently acquired a 1973 Imperial similar to the > > first car I owned as a teenager. > > > > In looking the car over I noticed the steering > column > > when sitting in the drivers seat appears to be > angled > > toward the left. Is this normal? I can't remember > if > > my first Imperial was like this or not. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Tim Durrer > > 1973 Imperial Lebaron > > Blue Sky > > > > > > > > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com > ----------------- > This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing > List. Please > reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your > response will be > shared with everyone. Private messages (and > attachments) for the > Administrators should be sent to > webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to > http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm