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09-16-2015, 08:33 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Anderson Indiana
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power steering
Hi guys!
New to the forum, new to the c10 world. We bought a 66 lwb last fall that my late father was going to help me restore for my son to drive for his first veh. My father passed this spring so now it is up to me to see to it that it gets done. So far we have disassembled, sandblasted and powder coated frame, partially installed ride tech suspension, and have motor partially reassembled after machine work. It is a 250 L6 that does not have power steering. Was power steering an option for that year and what do I need to make it happen? It was also born with a three on the tree that the previous owner had removed and rigged a very crude floor shift in to. I would very much like to keep the column shift as I think it is very cool and was what I learned to drive on. I have looked endlessly on the internet trying to find the missing linkage from column to trans and whatever bracket goes onto trans to accommodate linkage. Would anyone have any suggestions on where to find such or possibly have a pattern of some sort that I could have duplicated. Thanks in advance Will post some pics as soon as I find time Joe |
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09-16-2015, 10:12 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Cape Cod, Ma.
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Re: power steering
First - Welcome to the forum
Power steering is fairly straight forward. I just added PS to my '66 GMC 2500. I purchased a 1968 PS bracket, pulleys, hoses and pump from a forum member. Unfortunately I have a less common motor. I purchased an adapter plate from a forum member Captain Fab. From AutoZone I ordered a reman 1978 GMC PS unit (quicker turning ratio), a replacement pressure hose and a reman PS pump. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=374519
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09-16-2015, 10:48 PM
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Join Date: May 2014
Location: SAN FRANCISCO
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Re: power steering
I'm going to just come out and say it... your son doesn't need power steering.
When I first got my truck I started shopping for PS and then found out the 292 parts are big $$ so I put it on hold. Now that I've been driving my truck for awhile I find that other than getting out of a parking spot when I've been caged in it's easy as can be. I've been driving a '64 Vette for 15 years without and the truck's steering is lighter. Btw, I live downtown San Francisco so lot's of parallel parking. So there you go my 2 cents...
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09-17-2015, 12:19 AM
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 Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
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Re: power steering
The power steering pump, brackets and pulleys are not easy to come by, but they do come available every so often. The places to look are ebay and here on the forum in both the '60-'66 classifieds and the '67-'72 classifieds. There are also aftermarket fabricated brackets available on ebay from Davis Speed
Let me know if you need the steering box adapter plate and the tube and flange.
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09-17-2015, 12:23 AM
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Location: Sidney,b.c.
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Re: power steering
230/250 p/s setups are more common then the one for a 292
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