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10-20-2003, 03:57 PM
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AKA "Hurricane Hank"
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Elk Point, South Dakota
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63 steering column
Hello everyone! I have a new problem with my steering column wiring. I ordered a new turn signal switch and was installing it last weekend. When I went to put it together, I discovered the switch was smaller than my old one and wouldn't mount up. I then took apart the column on a friends 66 GMC, but his is the same as mine. Is this a difference between Chevy & GMC? If so, would I be able to swap the mounting plate from a Chevy and make it work? Or am I better off swapping out the whole column for a newer style? Any help would be appreciated.
 Myron Hertel 63 GMC C10 Custom LWB 355/350 AT 84 Chevy C10 Custom Deluxe LWB 350/4-speed 99 Chevy Monte Carlo Z34 3.8L |
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10-21-2003, 12:58 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Santa Rosa, Ca
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If you haven't found out already, lots of Chevy stuff won't work on our GMC's!
You still running your 305 V6..........oh wait, the local parts house told me it doesn't exist. I must be mistaking it with a V8 ungghhh..... I finally gave up and went to Chevy drivetrain. Jim
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11-10-2003, 03:58 AM
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Location: L.A. California
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I tried rebuilding my '64 column. I got all new guts, and it still wasn't right. The thing turned like a stuck pig. Old columns never go back together the way they came from the factory.
I just swapped mine for an Ididit column. Night and day difference. They're worth the cash. Measure your entire length from steering wheel to box. A company called Classic Performance Products offers a kit w/ a bolt on intermediate shaft and rag joint. http://www.classicperform.com/ Make sure you get the right adapter for your harness. The '63 and '64 are different.
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11-17-2003, 01:34 AM
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AKA "Hurricane Hank"
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Elk Point, South Dakota
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thanks for the info Capn. I had considered an ididit column before, but just can't afford it. What about swapping in a column from a newer truck? A friend has been trying to talk me into it for a couple years, but I wouldn't give. Has anybody done this? Got any tips for me? Any help would be appreciated!
Myron
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