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| | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 8 Member | | Member Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 8 | Just bought a 70 Chevy Shortbox Stepside with a 6cylinder and 3 on the tree. Would like to put V-8 with automatic in it someday.Right now I am wanting to know what year donor pickup do I need to find for Power Steering,Front Disks Brakes and also want to put a tilt steering wheel in. I know I need a different colunm for the auto transmission anyway but what years will transfer to this year pickup without alot of hassle. Some have told me just 67-72 and othersw say up to the earlier 80's will bolt right up. Anybody have any ideas for sure on this.  thanks | | | | | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 91 Member | | Member Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 91 | early chevy vans steering colunm will bolt right in same with all the trany linkage thats what i put in my 69 chevy all the holes will be on your frame for the trany linkage to bolt right on | | | 
#1844 02/09/2004 11:38 PM | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 | I have a '72 with all the stuff you are looking for. Find one of those and it should be a straightforward swap...
If I remember correctly '73 and later pickups have the ignition switch in the column, so that would complicate using a later steering column.
I have a '75 Chevy van that has the ignition in the dash, and the steering wheel and column look the same as my '72 pickup. But I've not measured anything to confirm they are the same.
Some years ago my brother put an early '70s Cadillac tilt column in his '67 C-10. It wasn't straight bolt-in, but wasn't a big deal either. He did have a locking column with in-dash ignition switch...
On the brakes and steering issues my understanding is that all the half-ton pickups are basically the same up through '87. So it should not matter much exactly what year you go with. But I've never done the conversion myself...
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It's true. I really don't do anything but browse the Internet looking for trouble... | | | | | Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 53 Member | | Member Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 53 | 1971 was the first year for disc brakes. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 85 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 85 | If you're set on an automatic conversion, you could also use a Hurst or B&M floor shifter and skip the PRNDL steering column.
Every 25 years I like to rebuild that 292 just for GP
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 12 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 12 | OldSub, you're correct about the '73 and newer trucks. My high school auto shop teacher had a '73, and I clearly remember the ignition switch being on the coulmn.
Did I say that out loud?
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