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I am investigating converting my 67 to PS. Its 3 on the tree and of late the linkage in the column continues to get worse, so I will have to at least fix that. At this point I would like to go to PS. I have read a couple of articles and starting hunting a Bendix 66 unit, but now we are in the 1k range to find one. I looked into the Saginaw option and the boxes are available but from what I read I will need a column from a 73-77 that was also a 3 on the tree, which are also tough to locate.
With the costs and headaches I am now seeing I am really starting to wonder if just moving to automatic instead would eliminate this whole dang deal. For those of you that have changed to PS on these trucks, what did you use to do it and how difficult was it ?
Also if I went the other route and went to automatic I realize that means a radiator change and a column and trans but which is worse at this point swapping to newer style PS setup or just moving to an automatic ?
And have you been able to find any of the discussion threads here already going down that path?
I think most of them have been for four-wheel-drive trucks, but I’m sure there have been some number of two-wheel conversions also.
Yes I have seen some of the threads this is where I learned about the Bendix box etc. I was able to possibly locate a steering column for 3 speed with power steering from a 73 truck which should work with the Saginaw box
Truck is 2wd
saw the stuff for EPS for 4x4 trucks but the 2wd trucks dont leave any space between the column and the box..... guessing will have to keep looking for the newer column to try and make this work of the ever elusive Bendix unit.
The Bendix box is a direct replacement for the manual box. It will not effect the column position. The Saginaw box (is the better box) creates all kinds of problems with the column.
yeah seems the only way fwd is Bendix or replacing the column with 73-77 and also the box. I asked about the kit at every place I could find and they all say no dice without changing the column. I found a place that has the Bendix box but without a core its about 800 plus shipping or the other option is finding a 73-77 column and the saginaw box. the EPS deal is cool but not really an option for the 67.
When I converted to the Saginaw box on my 66 F250 I cut the column 3 times to get the wheel down far enough down. The only reason this was possible was the 4 on the floor. If you have a 3 on the tree or automatic, you really have limited options. AS far as the Bendix PS box goes, they don't make them anymore, they were weak and didn't last long without a rebuild. I would do what you can to get the Saginaw box in there if PS is the only way.
Texan67
I am in the middle of a PS conversion and AT C6 swap on my 67 F100! I decided to go with an IDIDIT column with a Saginaw kit. Some one suggested a Bendix but many others had mentioned they are pricey & hard to come by. Of course I bit off more than I can chew so at a crawl right now... Rewiring the whole truck, 73' C6 required late model motor perch swap (got one from a 74 w/ps), had to chisel out the cross member so the 73 C6 would fit, new speedo cable, new harmonic balancer w/3grove pulley for AC,PS,Alt. To sum it up am tired and broke now... :-) But still going...
I added the pic below of my old 3sd vs the ididit column. Maybe
you will find this helpful.
Rocktroll...
Last edited by Rocktroll; Oct 23, 2022 at 10:42 PM.
Texan67
I am in the middle of a PS conversion and AT C6 swap on my 67 F100! I decided to go with an IDIDIT column with a Saginaw kit. Some one suggest a Bendix but many others had mentioned they are pricing & hard to come by. Of course I bit of more than I can chew so at a craw right now... Rewiring the whole truck, 73' C6 required late model motor perch swap (got one from a 74 w/ps), had to chisel out the cross member so the 73 C6 would fit, new speedo cable, new harmonic balancer w/3grove pulley for AC,PS,Alt. To sum it up am tired and broke now... :-) But still going...
I added the pic below of my old 3sd vs the ididit column. Maybe
you will find this helpful.
Rocktroll...
That sure looks like the ticket. Was it hard to get and expensive?
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Dl&sigt=xdhGo7tzJjD e&sigi=OcwHISEsDQ0Q&age=1411871102&fr2=p%3As%2Cv%3 Av&fr=yhs-Lkry-SF01&hsimp=yhs-SF01&hspart=Lkry&tt=b&guccounter=1. That is a huge link. In the video, it uses a kit. You would have to figure most of it out because I have never seen a build thread before. Because of the location of the steering gear on a 2wd, I think it would probably be installed similar to this. A 4wd truck like my 72 f250, it is much simpler. I just finished mine but I have not put up a thread yet.
