4oldcars So you are getting ready to do a steering column swap?man my truck had a 3 speed behind a 327.originally ,it was a 350 w/3speed on the column and one of the previous owner/butchers made it a floor shift ,anyway I pulled the 327and trans out then it took me a couple days to gather info and be convinced that the riveted original trans crossmember had to be removed, and then the steer column.