Anyone know how much money and trouble it'll be to re-build the steering
column on my 1978 Ninety-Eight?

Some loser stole it and broke open the steering column to start it. I
suppose there's a name for the technique, but pretty simple to do with a
big screwdriver. I can use a screwdriver too, but it'd be nice to get it
right. The key switch is frozen and the tranny is hard to get to "D" and
won't go past there.

Found it near a trailer park. (Go figure!) Still in good shape otherwise
with all my belongings still in it. Weird. Thought it'd be stripped and
smell of cigarettes and vomit.