Hey guys I'm new to this forum, I have a red, black, and silver 1983 Camaro Z28 with a stock 305 sbc that has the 600cfm quadrajet, a 5 speed manual which I believe is a T5, and 3.73 gears with either posi or limited slip. The person I bought the car from had changed the steering column and it was never put together the right way. The wiper switch is bad but I have a new one and the ignition switch is bypassed with a push button start. If anyone has a schematics to show where all of the different rods, switches, and harnesses are supposed to be. Thanks in advance.

 

82 and 83 Thirdgens need a column from another 82-83,... other years are not compatible due to the specific Wiper motor / wiper switch used those years. It's possible that the replacement column the PO used was not the correct 'vintage'.

I do not know if the 82-83 wiper switch can be installed into an 84-89 column properly. I ASSUME that it would fit - but do not KNOW that !

Pretty sure the ignition box at the base of the column is similar from all 82-92's. ( manual ignition boxes OR non tilt boxes are mounted backwards from auto OR tilt - but that's for another thread ! ) I'm guessing that the push button was something custom that the PO did because he wanted too, not because he had to.

 

Thank you for this input, now with the push button, he put that in because...to be completely honest he didn't know what he was doing when it came to the column swap out. From what I can tell the column isn't even complete and the button was put in due to his not knowing what he was doing, which is fine considering I actually like having the push button. Now have you any idea if I can just get a universal GM column online and have it work as long as its the right length and spline?

 

I don't know that, but; I do have a factory steering column from an 83Z Stick. It's a non-Tilt column,... not sure if it has cruise control or not. If your interested than just send me a PM with your ZIP code and I'll W/B with more info.