Technical Horn contacts with old stock columns

Wondering if anyone has came across this before or solved this small but yet important issue, building a car I realize some small details get overlooked but one in particular thats been bugging me is retaining my stock wheel and column coupled to a modern steering box and being able to use the stock horn ring etc. On my 48 Plymouth like many old cars the horn wire is located inside the steering shaft and goes directly to the steering box. Anyone ever adapt a modern horn set up to an old column, i have an idea about using contact rings and an insulator of some sort but am always curious to see what others have done.

Thanks for your input and NO a horn button on the side of the column is not an option

 

Get the horn contractor from an early 50's Willys Jeep, CJ 2 or 3A. Run the wire down inside the steering shaft to just behind the dash where you can get to it. Slip a piece of plastic pipe that is a tight fit over the steering shaft and use a copper pipe union over the plastic pipe. Drill a hole in the shaft just above the copper fitting, run the wire through the hole and solder to the copper fitting. Drill a hole in the jacket so the Jeep horn contactor rubs on the copper fitting. Done I think early 50's Fords used the same set up IIRC.

 

I’ve got that for my 48 Plymouth.

 

Looks like the stock piece on my 49 chevy truck

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Thanks not what I was thinking but it will definitely do

 

Scotty T would you mind sending me a few pics, thanks

 

Sort but it’s not yet installed, I could take pics of the parts if you want me to tho

 

Have done many similar to what BJR said. I use a 1" copper sleeve on the shaft with thick shrinkon to insulate then drill the shaft and bring wire out and solder. Then insert a contact button into the column for wire connection.