1951 Ford F-1 and the Toyota P/S Conversion will it fit?
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09-16-2010, 06:00 PM
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1951 Ford F-1 and the Toyota P/S Conversion will it fit?
Hey all Man do I ever have a lot of questions!!! Heres another...Has anyone on this board fitted the 53-56 Toyota Power Steering Kit to a 1951 or 52? I have stock suspension, 3 spd column shift That I may or may not keep(t-5 maybe) and would really like to put this kit on....any info is appreciated!!
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09-17-2010, 01:18 AM
The Toyota box is similar in size, mounting location, and function to the OEM 1948-1960 box, so clearance issues are few. Using the 1953-1956 F-100 kit from a vendor like Mid-Fifty, Sacramento Vintage Ford, No Limit Engineering, and others, this bolt in swap can be done in as little as 4 hours. With small modifications the same kits can be used on the F-1 series trucks and the F-100 series from the 1957-1960 era trucks as well.
* The frame mounting holes on non-1953/1956 trucks will need to be redrilled to match the OEM 1953-1956 3-bolt mount pattern
* The drag link ball on the F-1 truck series steering arm will need to be replaced with the larger 1953-1956 ball
* The 1953-1956 drag link must be used on F-1 installations
* The frame mounting holes on non-1953/1956 trucks will need to be redrilled to match the OEM 1953-1956 3-bolt mount pattern
* The drag link ball on the F-1 truck series steering arm will need to be replaced with the larger 1953-1956 ball
* The 1953-1956 drag link must be used on F-1 installations
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09-17-2010, 06:03 AM
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09-17-2010, 12:16 PM
The column itself, yes. The shifter mechanism, probably not. It is necessary to shorten the column a couple inches at the bottom to make room for the u-joint and Toyo box. The pivot assembly for the column shifter is right at the bottom of the column on the part you'll need to cut off. It MIGHT be possible to reattach it farther up on the column, but I've not heard of anyone doing that. That would require also shortening the shifter tube and completely rebuilding the linkage. I'm dealing with the same predicament with my other project car right now. I very bady want to install a power steering gear (a similar but different Toyota box fits my car!) but it would require losing the automatic tranny column shifter for exactly the same reasons.
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