Not all the play was eliminated in the steering so I checked the rack. It was fine. Took the column apart and it was worn near to breaking at the tilt swivel. Did some investigation and it turns out the Chinese columns are terrible, and I had the worst one. The one made by Helix. More info here...
https://www.lvvta.org.nz/documents/i...ng_Columns.pdf
I am in the process of installing the (better) column i bought for my 69. It’s not chrome so I’m painting it to match. We’ll see how it turns out.