steering column upgrade
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steering column upgrade
good morn to all,,after getting my 77 p/s box in the truck ,,decided on putting the column in the 65,,well there i go thinking,,not a bolt on,,but simple enough,,drill out the 4 welds holding the old column brascket on and the same on the new column,,swap ,,4 tack welds on the mig and tada,,when i get the wiring color to color figured out ill post itwanna keep the 65 connectors in case i ever swap whole harness,,reason for the swap is the t/s switch was bad as well as the horn button,,,monday gonna put the 77 beams in and get a little close to getting the chassis done,,only get sn hout for lnch and an hour after work so its slow,,guess u could say this is my no-budget build,,when done ill have a good set of 65 beams ,steering box,tie rods,drums etc,,brakes are bad ,,if anyone needs let me know
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little update
got the parts i needed off a 77 100,,bed doors fenders for a friend and sold the locked up motor,,and bad trans with what was left sold it for 250,,made 7 bucksjust need to win the lotto to finish,,,any ideas on how to do the fuel tank,,gonna try and possibly make brackets and mouts and put the side tank form the 77 under the bed,,may try and put original against front of bed and make a lip on tool box to cover it ,,,one more question,,,will 79 3/4 f250 power brake booster work with the f100 master cyl,,parts book shows diff numbers,,,,will the booster[had a 460]be to much for the 300-6 ,,[too much vaccuum?]
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From: SE Tenn. USA
Feul tank relocate
I have a 65 wide bed and I installed the tank out of an 86.It was a pain to do but I wanted rid of the firebomb.It's hard to believe but the 19 gallon tank tucks snugly into the 65 frame.If you combine the 86 crossmembers and the 65's and a lot ofcutting and welding it will fit.There won't be more than aninch clearance anywhere.I cut out the fill door and some flat sheetmetal from the donor and stitched it in.I had to notch the bed inside to clear the fill tube.Then you notice the parking brake is onthat side and have to reverse all that.Is it worth it?Was for me but alot more work than putting a tank in theback where the spare tire went.
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