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| | | | Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 256 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 256 | I am planning on converting my 49 suburban to an auto trans was looking for an auto column that will cool period correct in my truck found a guy on craigslist who has a powerglide column out of a 51 chevy car complete with wheeland linkage for pretty cheap im wondering if it will work in my truck or would it take to much fab work and is there a better column to look for to do this swap i dont care if its a tilt or not but not opposed to puttting a tilt in it if its cheap and easy enough Thanks | | | | | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 | assuming the steering boxes will be different, one workable possibility is to use the car column jacket on the truck box/shaft if the car mast jacket is removeable
Bill | | | | | Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 256 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 256 | Anyone else thought or seen this done?
Last edited by bigtony55; 11/08/2010 5:03 AM.
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 348 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 348 | i use a powerglide shifter 1954 car on the stock column i have a 54 powerglide trans for sale | | | | | Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 121 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 121 | i know people who have used 49-54 car front ends/steering colums on burbs to eliminate the solid axle and they all have had to notch the frame rail to clear the steering gear box.
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