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#1517509 09/15/2023 12:58 PM
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i have a 1939 chevy 1.5 ton flatbed truck with a sb 350 and a muncie 465 4 speed . any ideas for power steering ? the truck has 20 inch wheels and 7200 pounds dry weight . straight axle all rebuilt with disc brakes ,not a lot of room left in the engine compartment . very hard to park . thank you for looking

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Saginaw(Delphi now) units work well outside the frame.

Ed Pruss
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'37 GMC T-18 w/ DD 4-53T, RTO-610, 6231 aux., '95 GMC running gear, full disc brakes, power steering, 22.5 wheels and tires.
'47 GMC 1 ton w/ 302, NP-540, 4wd, full width Blazer front axle.
'54 GMC 630 w/ 503 gasser, 5 speed, ex fire truck, shortened WB 4', install 8' bed.
'55 GMC 370 w/270, 420 4 speed, grain, dump bed truck from ND. Works OK.
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An older Toyota Land Cruiser steering box bears a strong resemblance to a stovebolt gear. It takes some adapting, but Land Cruiser power steering has been added to a lot of old Chevy trucks for many years.


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Enclosed are some more pictures in response to Manymile’s question.

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Last edited by Gdads51; 11/16/2023 9:07 PM. Reason: move and merge with original thread by member manymiles

'37 GMC T-18 w/ DD 4-53T, RTO-610, 6231 aux., '95 GMC running gear, full disc brakes, power steering, 22.5 wheels and tires.
'47 GMC 1 ton w/ 302, NP-540, 4wd, full width Blazer front axle.
'54 GMC 630 w/ 503 gasser, 5 speed, ex fire truck, shortened WB 4', install 8' bed.
'55 GMC 370 w/270, 420 4 speed, grain, dump bed truck from ND. Works OK.

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