’64 power steering & P/B install using bone yard and parts truck parts

[ljackson]

The thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=374519 and others here helped us put P/S, P/B on my son's '64. While this thread uses an aftermarket pump and serp. Belt, we stayed with stock stuff. We have rebuilt the original 283 so there are no threaded holes in the heads. I used the P/S bracket from a pre 69 pick up from a bone yard. This bracket uses the two holes on the lower driver’s side of the block and front upper bolt of the motor mount. The 283 has a hub on the crank not a balancer. I could not find the crank pulleys at the bone yard. I got them from another member, Paul Duncan and son. They rebuild 67-72 trucks in Lubbock TX. They are a good source for parts. I am using the pump, steering box, front suspension and disc brakes from ’81 ½ ton GMC parts truck. I got the steering box adapter bracket from Captainfab. My son and I rebuilt the stock steering column. I cut the original shaft off 1 ¾” from the rag joint flange. The ¾” shaft fits inside the steering shaft from the ’81. I drilled a 5/16” hole through the shafts.
My son and I put the parts from an ’81 GMC under the 64 on the original cross member. Everything went pretty smooth. One thing to look out for, when drilling the holes out for the 9/16 U bolts, be sure to keep the bit from wandering toward the cross member. We had 2 holes that we had to wrench because we could not get a socket on them. We used the booster and MC from the ’81. We also reused all of the front brake hard lines. We disconnected the line going to the rear brakes at the union underneath the cab. The lines going to the front brakes will use the oval holes in the frame in front of the cross member. We used some new ¼” lines going to the back. 1, 51” long and 1, 12” line and 2 couplers. I bought a ¼ to 3/16 adapter but I did not need it. The original rear brake hose had a 3/16 double flare. The new hose that I got from O’reilly’s that was supposed to be a replacement for the ’64 had a ¼ fitting. The numbers are: Brake Best BH401640. The box also reads that this number replaces DOR BH36502 and RAY 36502.
The truck sits a little higher now in the front. I suppose due to the old rear springs sagging. We haven’t done the back yet. Also it turns tighter to the left than the right. Captainfab said the alignment should fix that.