We tried really hard today to finish all the P/S stuff. It took a couple of hours of serious work but all the components shy the pump and hoses ( no motor yet) and new steering wheel are installed. The kit from Western Chassis required a lot more modifications than I had hoped for. The boxed frame in the gear box area on the '62 threw the first monkey wrench into the process then the rag joint with the kit was the small one (not Western Chassis fault) when my new gear box took the big one. Lots of grinding drilling and cutting to get it all just right. We moved on to the P/B conversion and quickly found it was going to require some extra fabrication to get the power booster and master cylinder clocked right to allow the linkage to line up. Then the rod to connect the pedal to the booster wasn't long enough. Turns out no one local has any 3/8-24 threaded rod so a trip to OKC is on the list. Fittings on the M/C are larger than the '62 brake line fittings so I'm now looking for reducer bushings and adapters. Started getting hot so we called it a day. No shade in the driveway. UPS delivered the new wood steering wheel after lunch, now waiting on the install kit (shipped separate). All in all a good day plus I now have more time in Alvin's bank. 🛠
Martin '62 Chevy C-10 Stepside Shortbed (Restomod in progress) '47 Chevy 3100 5 Window (long term project) ‘65 Chevy Biscayne (Emily) ‘39 Dodge Business Coupe (Clarence) “I fought the law and the law won" now I are a retired one! Support those brave men/women who stand the "Thin Blue Line"! Hug a cop! USAF 1965-1969 Weather Observation Tech (I got paid to look at the clouds)
