I'm new to this site and would really appreciate some help so I can get unstuck.
I've come upon a setback on my 52 pickup truck project. I put a late 70's v8 350 into my 52 truck and the stock steering box is only about a 1/2 inch off the exhaust manifold on the drivers side. So putting any sort of header is impossible.
I want to keep the original manual steering links to the wheels and all, but realize I need to relocate a newer, smaller steering box. I was going to use Borgeson u-joints and a new column to angle everything down to where I need it, but I have no idea what new steering box to use. They all seem to have pitman arm outputs on the bottom instead of on the side.
I'm fine with having to fabricate a new mounting plate for the box to the frame, and a new pitman arm, but that's about all the fabrication I want to do. Is this possible? Am I required to put in a whole new front end with power steering (ugh, the hours).
Any help would be appreciated, especially with what type of new box to get.
