Oh yeah, my favorite old Ford pickup columns that came out of trucks with a floor shift also don't have an ignition switch cobbling up the smooth appearance of the column.... No wiring in the column other then the horn and the directionals and no trash on the column, either. The wiring comes out way down on the bottom. I get them out of a local yard for about $30.00. Usually takes a light sanding with 400 sandpaper, a steering wheel, and adapter to make them hot rod ready. Like Uncle Bob, I prefer fabbing my own column drop then weld and mold it to the column.

To figure your column length, sit in the car and position the steering wheel where you want it and have someone measure the distance from the hub to the floor, then add a couple inches or whatever works best for your car to the overall length for it to protrude the floor...