how not to fix your mates steering column

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Has it been used to slide over another steering shaft at all? (the shaft inside seems to be much bigger).
eg if someone wanted a HZ column in a HG.

no agro..it was in a wb ute body that is on an hx chassis he has purchased as a project that he has been putting back together..he is almost finished when he came across this problem that i couldnt nut out over the phone so he bought the offending item up....when i saw it i went.... :eek::eek:..and then
late this afternoon he rang me and said that the column i sold him would not fit...it was too long..he has sent me some pics but they are at work on my email..i shall post them tomorrow before i reveal why it would not fit...and why that one was so damaged..