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**70C10Toejam** · 03-01-2009, 10:11 PM

That makes me cringe. I know you can make a shim out of plate steel, but not sure how thick, just enough to clear the bulge in the PS box. Alot of guys recommend using a torch to heat the frame and then beating a the frame to fit. That is really all the difference is from the factory. Just a little extra room is needed is all.

The concern over the shims is you are actually changing the PS box from its true location, may cause excess wear and some loss of turning radius. Don't know how true to life those are, but there is a concern.

There are some threads on the torch and hammer methods, might check FAQ.

eh...Lockdoc beat me.

03-01-2009, 10:11 PM	#3
70C10Toejam Hellasick Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Death Moans, IA Posts: 876	Re: power steering adapter for a 68 That makes me cringe. I know you can make a shim out of plate steel, but not sure how thick, just enough to clear the bulge in the PS box. Alot of guys recommend using a torch to heat the frame and then beating a the frame to fit. That is really all the difference is from the factory. Just a little extra room is needed is all. The concern over the shims is you are actually changing the PS box from its true location, may cause excess wear and some loss of turning radius. Don't know how true to life those are, but there is a concern. There are some threads on the torch and hammer methods, might check FAQ. eh...Lockdoc beat me. __________________ I keep two MAGNUMS in my desk. One's a gun, and I keep it loaded. The other's a bottle and it keeps ME loaded. I'm Tracer Bullet. (Calvin and Hobbes) This life was a test. It was only a test. If this had been an actual life, you would have received instructions on where to go and what to do. RED meat is not bad for you...FUZZY BLUE/GREEN MEAT is bad for you!!!!!!!!!!!!! BUILT FORD TOUGH WITH CHEVY STUFF--sticker at Goodguys Last edited by 70C10Toejam; 03-01-2009 at 10:11 PM.