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mr48chev · 07-12-2015, 01:24 PM

What I was thinking was just using the shaft out of the later column and not the whole column. I don't have a junk early steering gear to cut up and play with at the moment though.

I've got the column out of a 4 speed 70 model Pickup that I wrecked that I plan on using in my 48. clean with no clutter and a small top end with no shift handle and no key. It does have a steering shaft setup that may be an issue because it has a Ujoint just below the end of the column and that connects to the shaft that runs to the rag joint so I will no doubt have to do some mods to the setup to get it to work.

07-12-2015, 01:24 PM	#4
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,329	Re: Pics of stock steering What I was thinking was just using the shaft out of the later column and not the whole column. I don't have a junk early steering gear to cut up and play with at the moment though. I've got the column out of a 4 speed 70 model Pickup that I wrecked that I plan on using in my 48. clean with no clutter and a small top end with no shift handle and no key. It does have a steering shaft setup that may be an issue because it has a Ujoint just below the end of the column and that connects to the shaft that runs to the rag joint so I will no doubt have to do some mods to the setup to get it to work. __________________ Founding member of the too many projects, too little time and money club. My ongoing truck projects: 48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six. 71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant. 77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around.