Tuff Wheel / manual steering

That carbon dash is awesome!!

Thanks! It’s a custom overlay from Detroit Muscle Technology (DMT). I worked with the owner Jim to make a pattern for the lower overlay which they now offer. I don’t think he’s doing the lowers in carbon anymore, but I’m sure you could work something out with him if you really wanted one.

Looks very cool..! So, what was the fabrication process to shorten the crush can to get to a body length..?

Probably about what you would expect, I used the ribs on the E-body can as a guide to keep my cuts straight and just cut a section out and then welded the can back together. I made reference marks so I didn’t rotate the steering wheel mounting studs compared to the splines on the other side. And I tacked it in place and went slow TIG welding it back together, checking that the ends remained parallel as I went.

It’s actually not A-body length either. I took measurements based on my seating position and put the wheel where I wanted it.