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| | | | Joined: May 2003 Posts: 57 Member | | Member Joined: May 2003 Posts: 57 | After 2 years of false starts, I've got my 65 C10 long fleet stipped to and including the firewall, engine and trans out.The front clip has been disassembled for sanding/painting. The front end and frame have been mostly scraped. There's a 76 van auto column (non-tilt) heading in as soon as someone can help me get pointed in the right direction. My question is,can I swap out the longer original steering shaft or am I heading to the machine shop to do a proper cut and add job that will be SAFE?? I'm working towards a modernized daily driver that will look original to most and be fun to drive.
65 C10 292/700R4 long fleet...Gettin closer by the day.
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,384 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,384 | You can use a 67-72 truck steering shaft. Brian | | | | | Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,552 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,552 | Tom M:
If cutting and rewelding is required, you do not have to have it done in a machine shop. I recently did the power steering upgrade on my '66, C-10. This upgrade required the original steering shaft to be shortend approximately 1", however each application is different. I cut, prepped, welded, smoothed and painted my steering shaft in doing this upgrade. In doing so, I utilized a Miller wire-feed welder, making sure to get a full penetration weld. Another key is shaft alignment. A 6" long piece of angle iron and two clamps to secure the shaft pieces during welding.
Hopefully you will not have to cut and reweld you shaft, however if you do, it is not a difficult process. | | | | | Joined: May 2003 Posts: 57 Member | | Member Joined: May 2003 Posts: 57 | Brian and Tony, thanks for the replies. Since I had some time today, I decided to dive in and see what would happen. I was able to swap the shaft assembly from the old column into the 'new' 76 van column, adapt the under-dash bracket for the e-brake, and use a combination of pieces to install my original steering wheel ...no welding or cutting. Just jury-rigged right now,but WE'RE WINNING! :p
65 C10 292/700R4 long fleet...Gettin closer by the day.
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