[QUOTE=williammoore2]I had a 76 colum in my 78. I replaced the entire colum with a newer used one. I had the used one rebuilt by gmtilt.com. He did a good job for a fair price. So I have a blue one if ya want. It has everything on it and was in good shape I just replaced it cuz I wanted tilt. I found out it was froma  76 after I bought a new steering wheel for it and It would not work(4 spoke thing). The colums are fairly easy to replace just 4 bolts in the car and unscrew from the rag joint, Kinda a pain to get out from the rag joint but not too bad. Hope info helps. [/QUOTE] Thanks Will, I will keep that in mind. I am like you though, I have tilt in mine now and if I replace, I would like to put tilt back into it. It is a nice opition.

I dont beleive you will be able to find a wooden one. I think your best bet would be to get a new colum and wheel. Thats what I had to do. I just went ahead and had it rebuit since I did not want to have any issues because It was used. Good luck in your search.

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The '76 Corvette shared the same steering wheel as the Vega for that year only. I e-mailed Grant at one time and they do not make anything for the 1976 Corvette.

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Soooo, now the next question,,, where can I get a 74,75, or 77 steering column? Any ideas??

Oh and how much should I pay for it? What would be a good deal?

I would say check out ebay and such. I paid like 150 for a used one like this, had it rebuild for 270 including shipping. It looked great after rebuild. If you are michanically inclined you may be able to rebuild it yourself, But that was someting I just did not want to get involved with.

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There is an old post I posted back in July that has some info from suncountry that might help you out. The post is "1976 Steering Wheels?" Check it out!

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Thanks Aaron,

What year model columns will fit in a 76? I found a 78 but not sure if it will fit.

I checked with our steering column expert.  All 69 to 82 will bolt in.... BUT..  77 had a wiper switch in it so should be avoided.  Only 76 and newer had a dimmer switch in the column.  Earlier ones had it on the floor.  So a 78 to 82 is your easiest option.  They are available for about $150.00 or so, plus about $300 to rebuild, if needed.

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Larry

Thanks Larry!