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Canadian72GMC · 09-26-2005, 09:20 AM

Got the 700r4 installed and working this weekend, but the van tilt column has major clearance issues between the neutral safety/back up light switch and the dash column support bracket. Is there a lower profile switch anyone has found that will work?

chickenwing · 09-26-2005, 12:21 PM

I have not done this mod. Yet. Reading up on it in the FAQ's there is a post about re-locating the switch to the original location. Well written post to complete with pics.
There it is! By Solver. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php3?t=147927

Bob Moore · 09-26-2005, 01:05 PM

Most people do relocate the N/S and Reverse Lamp switch down lower (as in original location) to avoid this problem. Also the wires fit that way. See the FAQ for a "how to" regarding the Van column retro fit.

Good luck - Bob

purple gas · 09-26-2005, 02:03 PM

I recently re-located my switch.. It ain't totally pretty, but all I used was a drill & a hack saw. I hack sawed teh large slot on the outer column. drilled the small holes for the mounting screws. drilled 3 or 4 small holes in the ends between the hack saw cuts and pryed the piece out to get the slot made, then drilled a hole big enough for the switch piece to fit into the inner tube part. to get the distance I measured from the top of the column to the switch location on my old one and transferd that distance to the van column.

Longhorn Man · 09-26-2005, 07:45 PM

I used a toggle switch.

Canadian72GMC · 09-26-2005, 11:28 PM

Thanks for the help, I didn't want to , but I guess I will pull the column and cut the tube to make it work. The 700 swap was simple. I should have done it long ago. It works really well. I used a suburban donor for all parts except the column. $400 canadian to get it all working. As I said, had I known how easy it would be, I would have done it long ago.

09-26-2005, 09:20 AM	#1
Canadian72GMC Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: north battleford, sk Posts: 30	What B/U light switch to use with van column... Got the 700r4 installed and working this weekend, but the van tilt column has major clearance issues between the neutral safety/back up light switch and the dash column support bracket. Is there a lower profile switch anyone has found that will work?

09-26-2005, 01:05 PM	#3
Bob Moore Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Tacoma WA Posts: 1,365	Most people do relocate the N/S and Reverse Lamp switch down lower (as in original location) to avoid this problem. Also the wires fit that way. See the FAQ for a "how to" regarding the Van column retro fit. Good luck - Bob __________________ 67 C-20 LWB, tilt, speed alert, vac, 454, T400 67 C-10 SWB, factory air with more to follow

09-26-2005, 02:03 PM	#4
purple gas Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: saskatoon, planet earth Posts: 694	I recently re-located my switch.. It ain't totally pretty, but all I used was a drill & a hack saw. I hack sawed teh large slot on the outer column. drilled the small holes for the mounting screws. drilled 3 or 4 small holes in the ends between the hack saw cuts and pryed the piece out to get the slot made, then drilled a hole big enough for the switch piece to fit into the inner tube part. to get the distance I measured from the top of the column to the switch location on my old one and transferd that distance to the van column. __________________ I got a bench seat baby, you don't have to sit over there.

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09-26-2005, 12:21 PM	#2
chickenwing Lovin' Life in Miss.! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Puckett, Mississippi Posts: 1,937	I have not done this mod. Yet. Reading up on it in the FAQ's there is a post about re-locating the switch to the original location. Well written post to complete with pics. There it is! By Solver. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php3?t=147927

09-26-2005, 07:45 PM	#5
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	I used a toggle switch.

09-26-2005, 11:28 PM	#6
Canadian72GMC Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: north battleford, sk Posts: 30	Thanks for the help, I didn't want to , but I guess I will pull the column and cut the tube to make it work. The 700 swap was simple. I should have done it long ago. It works really well. I used a suburban donor for all parts except the column. $400 canadian to get it all working. As I said, had I known how easy it would be, I would have done it long ago.



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