New on forum, steering column 73 Tbird

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Dragonsrage

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1973
Hi,
My name is Marcus, I am from the Netherlands. I've got my 73 Thunderbirds for 2-3 years now.
Been busy with lots of technical repairs due to bad maintenance from the last owner just to keep it on the road.

But now i've come to a problem thats not an easy fix.. its a bit of an understatement, because i can even find and parts...

The shift bowl of my tilt steering column broke. Nowhere to be found an aftermarket part.

Ive found 1 other similar column (Continental mark 3/4), but in worse condition than mine.

Tried a static (Ford LTD wagon, i believe it came from) column, but its way to short...

Maybe someone here knows what i can do to get my Thunderbird on the road again? Its been way to long since i took her for a nice cruise, and I am getting a bit desperate.
 
Welcome to the forum! I see your dilemma... might want to try a few bone-yards here in the states. That would probably require a lot of phone calls. Not sure if any other model years other than the '72-'76 BigBirds will fit your '73! I would give you mine but you would have to buy the car and with packaging, forwarding, shipping, etc. this may be cost prohibitive! BEST OF LUCK in your search
 
@ Devil dog, the 1 on the picture is for a fixed column. Not for a tilt column. Neither my Ebay nor Google searches have led me to the right part.
 
Try car-part.com, you’ll need to put in a US zip code to use the locator. I found a couple columns at yards which would atleast give you a contact to see if they would sell just the piece you need. My zip is 14701 if you don’t know any others to try
 
@ Devil dog, the 1 on the picture is for a fixed column. Not for a tilt column. Neither my Ebay nor Google searches have led me to the right part.
try jegs.com Might be easier finding and buying the whole column then finding the bowl
 
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