1972 power steering gear box on a 67 with no dimple in the frame - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

jbristo67 · 07-29-2009, 01:09 AM

Some one wanted to see the other day that a power steering gear box would fit a 67 without shimming the box out or dimpling the frame. Here is mine

jbristo67 · 07-29-2009, 01:27 AM

Just wanted to post this because it was starting to come together

my67chevytruck · 07-29-2009, 07:44 AM

looking good.

jbristo67 · 07-29-2009, 11:18 PM

wow i thought this would get more attention than this as many times as this has been asked lately

*Dylan · 07-30-2009, 12:07 AM

Got my attention, do you know if the power steering pumps are any different from 68-72? Trucks looking good by the way.

ksbrktracer · 07-30-2009, 12:32 AM

Im just learnin about these trucks....Too me that looks like a 68 and newer frame if I am not mistaken.....because of the raised bosses where the box bolts on.......someone correct me if I am wrong..........but what do I know.....
One question tho........what headers are you running and how low below the frame do they hang........Thanks

68gmsee · 07-30-2009, 09:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ksbrktracer

Im just learnin about these trucks....Too me that looks like a 68 and newer frame if I am not mistaken.....because of the raised bosses where the box bolts on.......someone correct me if I am wrong..........but what do I know.....
One question tho........what headers are you running and how low below the frame do they hang........Thanks

That's what I was thinking, too. The 67s without p.s. supposedly have a straight frame with no dimple.

jbristo67 · 07-30-2009, 12:40 PM

It is a Straight frame there is no dimple. All frames have raised bosses like that. On 68 and newer there is a dimple in the frame where the bulge of the power steering box is.

jbristo67 · 07-30-2009, 12:44 PM

Here are my headers, they hang just below the frame. My truck is dropped 5/7 and they are about 5 inches off of the ground http://www.summitracing.com/parts/HED-69096/

jbristo67 · 07-30-2009, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 68gmsee

That's what I was thinking, too. The 67s without p.s. supposedly have a straight frame with no dimple.

There wasnt any power steering in 67. They had some funky looking power assist system

gregbr · 07-30-2009, 07:15 PM

My 67 4wd does NOT have any raised bosses for the bolts, it is completely flat. I will be figuring out how to add it this fall, too hot right now, but I have been working on a 3/8 spacer.

ksbrktracer · 07-30-2009, 08:00 PM

I bought the spacer for the box off of Captainfab off of this sight....very nice piece

Tx Firefighter · 07-30-2009, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jbristo67

It is a Straight frame there is no dimple. All frames have raised bosses like that. On 68 and newer there is a dimple in the frame where the bulge of the power steering box is.

Negative. Some early frames are dead flat without raised bosses.

jbristo67 · 07-30-2009, 08:27 PM

I didnt know that. My truck was 3870 off of the line so it was fairly early. I have never seen one that didnt have them

BAGNDRAGIT · 07-30-2009, 10:50 PM

not sure this counts but my '67 has the raised bosses. serial is 101626.

does that mean it was number 1,626 off the line?
or 101,626?

*project 67 sub* · 07-30-2009, 11:21 PM

my 67 burb has the raised bosses on the frame(original frame) and power steering.

vectorit · 07-30-2009, 11:59 PM

Here is my 68, with the non power steering mount.

jbristo67 · 07-31-2009, 12:05 AM

HOw weird why would they do that. Chevrolet is so random

**Classic Heartbeat** · 07-31-2009, 11:02 AM

The 4X4 chassis are different than the 2X4 chassis in 1967 and 1968. This is why you see the 4X4s without the raised areas for the steering gears. WES

jbristo67 · 07-31-2009, 02:03 PM

So, all two wheel drive trucks did have them.

**NC67Chev** · 01-05-2010, 09:28 PM

jbristo,

I'm in the middle of this upgrade on my 67. My frame has raised bosses, but of course no dimple. I've been going between dimpling the frame and using spacers. Can you tell me exactly what year power steering gear you used? I would like more than anything to be able to bolt it up with no modification. Thanks!

my67chevytruck · 01-05-2010, 10:15 PM

dont want to step on any toes, but we bolted up a '72 ps box on our 67 without the dimple.

GASWAGON · 01-05-2010, 10:48 PM

Mine has the raised pads but no dimple. The steering box I got from cpp doesn't fit. I would love to know how to do it with out modifying the frame.

msgross · 01-05-2010, 10:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GASWAGON

Mine has the raised pads but no dimple. The steering box I got from cpp doesn't fit. I would love to know how to do it with out modifying the frame.

I bought a kit like this... kinda like adding spacers with more strength...

http://www.brotherstrucks.com/prodin...number=PSC6066

GASWAGON · 01-05-2010, 11:02 PM

I saw that and was wondering if it would work. Have you installed it and had no issues?

07-29-2009, 01:09 AM	#1
jbristo67 resident oilfield trash Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Lubbock TX Posts: 1,465	1972 power steering gear box on a 67 with no dimple in the frame Some one wanted to see the other day that a power steering gear box would fit a 67 without shimming the box out or dimpling the frame. Here is mine __________________ 1967 SWB C10 396/400 factory air factory tach (sadly had to send to a new home) 1986 Honda 70 Fourtrax 1991 Chevrolet K5 blazer 2wd 1982 Mastercraft Pro Star 190 Stars and Stripes 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe 2011 Nissan Armada

07-29-2009, 01:27 AM	#2
jbristo67 resident oilfield trash Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Lubbock TX Posts: 1,465	Re: 1972 power steering gear box on a 67 with no dimple in the frame Just wanted to post this because it was starting to come together __________________ 1967 SWB C10 396/400 factory air factory tach (sadly had to send to a new home) 1986 Honda 70 Fourtrax 1991 Chevrolet K5 blazer 2wd 1982 Mastercraft Pro Star 190 Stars and Stripes 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe 2011 Nissan Armada

07-29-2009, 07:44 AM	#3
my67chevytruck Under Construction Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Midlothian,TX (DFW) Posts: 4,555	Re: 1972 power steering gear box on a 67 with no dimple in the frame looking good. __________________ Heath subscribe to the board here: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/payments.php http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=157669 FAQ how to's 1956 Chevy Apache 1967 C10 SWB FleetSide (under construction) 1969 K10 SWB FleetSide (Future Build) 1972 C10 SWB Stepside (Future Build) 56 chevy truck : http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2955823/1 67 truck build: http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=281357/1 69 k10: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=389470

07-29-2009, 11:18 PM	#4
jbristo67 resident oilfield trash Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Lubbock TX Posts: 1,465	Re: 1972 power steering gear box on a 67 with no dimple in the frame wow i thought this would get more attention than this as many times as this has been asked lately __________________ 1967 SWB C10 396/400 factory air factory tach (sadly had to send to a new home) 1986 Honda 70 Fourtrax 1991 Chevrolet K5 blazer 2wd 1982 Mastercraft Pro Star 190 Stars and Stripes 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe 2011 Nissan Armada

07-30-2009, 12:07 AM	#5
*Dylan Mean Buzzin' Half Dozen Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 1,081	Re: 1972 power steering gear box on a 67 with no dimple in the frame Got my attention, do you know if the power steering pumps are any different from 68-72? Trucks looking good by the way. __________________ "War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." MY TRUCK (Now for sale) 1967 C10 SWB *Dylan* IIMY?

07-30-2009, 12:32 AM	#6
ksbrktracer TNT-MOTORSPORTS Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: TULSA OKLAHOMA Posts: 2,692	Re: 1972 power steering gear box on a 67 with no dimple in the frame Im just learnin about these trucks....Too me that looks like a 68 and newer frame if I am not mistaken.....because of the raised bosses where the box bolts on.......someone correct me if I am wrong..........but what do I know..... One question tho........what headers are you running and how low below the frame do they hang........Thanks

07-30-2009, 12:40 PM	#8
jbristo67 resident oilfield trash Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Lubbock TX Posts: 1,465	Re: 1972 power steering gear box on a 67 with no dimple in the frame It is a Straight frame there is no dimple. All frames have raised bosses like that. On 68 and newer there is a dimple in the frame where the bulge of the power steering box is. __________________ 1967 SWB C10 396/400 factory air factory tach (sadly had to send to a new home) 1986 Honda 70 Fourtrax 1991 Chevrolet K5 blazer 2wd 1982 Mastercraft Pro Star 190 Stars and Stripes 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe 2011 Nissan Armada

07-30-2009, 12:44 PM	#9
jbristo67 resident oilfield trash Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Lubbock TX Posts: 1,465	Re: 1972 power steering gear box on a 67 with no dimple in the frame Here are my headers, they hang just below the frame. My truck is dropped 5/7 and they are about 5 inches off of the ground http://www.summitracing.com/parts/HED-69096/ __________________ 1967 SWB C10 396/400 factory air factory tach (sadly had to send to a new home) 1986 Honda 70 Fourtrax 1991 Chevrolet K5 blazer 2wd 1982 Mastercraft Pro Star 190 Stars and Stripes 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe 2011 Nissan Armada Last edited by jbristo67; 07-30-2009 at 12:51 PM.

07-30-2009, 07:15 PM	#11
gregbr Senoir Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Rock Hill, SC USA Posts: 1,214	Re: 1972 power steering gear box on a 67 with no dimple in the frame My 67 4wd does NOT have any raised bosses for the bolts, it is completely flat. I will be figuring out how to add it this fall, too hot right now, but I have been working on a 3/8 spacer. __________________ 67 Chevy, Small back glass, Factory 4WD, Factory Shortbed, Factory V8, Lifted 4" 70 GMC Sierra Grande, Factory Shortbed, Factory 402/400 turbo, Super Custom Interior. Numbers matching with SPID & Build Sheet. 68K Original Miles. Restored 2010 70 GMC Restoration Pictures http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...00&ppuser=4424

07-30-2009, 08:00 PM	#12
ksbrktracer TNT-MOTORSPORTS Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: TULSA OKLAHOMA Posts: 2,692	Re: 1972 power steering gear box on a 67 with no dimple in the frame I bought the spacer for the box off of Captainfab off of this sight....very nice piece

07-30-2009, 08:27 PM	#14
jbristo67 resident oilfield trash Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Lubbock TX Posts: 1,465	Re: 1972 power steering gear box on a 67 with no dimple in the frame I didnt know that. My truck was 3870 off of the line so it was fairly early. I have never seen one that didnt have them __________________ 1967 SWB C10 396/400 factory air factory tach (sadly had to send to a new home) 1986 Honda 70 Fourtrax 1991 Chevrolet K5 blazer 2wd 1982 Mastercraft Pro Star 190 Stars and Stripes 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe 2011 Nissan Armada

07-30-2009, 10:50 PM	#15
BAGNDRAGIT Just Not Low Enough! Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 525	Re: 1972 power steering gear box on a 67 with no dimple in the frame not sure this counts but my '67 has the raised bosses. serial is 101626. does that mean it was number 1,626 off the line? or 101,626? __________________ NEED ELECTRICAL HELP? ASK ME! 67-72 Full Wiring Diagrams Lots Of Info, TAKE A LOOK 1967 Chevy C-10 Shortbox Bagged 327 4spd Previous: 1971 Chevy C-10 Short Sep I6 Auto (Traded) 1973 Chevy C-20 THE REDNECK BATTLE TRUCK 2001 Chevy Silverado 2Dr 5.3L Shortbox. R.I.P. 1969 Volkswagen Bug This is my first meeting, I have a horsepower problem.

07-30-2009, 11:21 PM	#16
project 67 sub Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: san bernardino ca. everywhere Posts: 3,938	Re: 1972 power steering gear box on a 67 with no dimple in the frame my 67 burb has the raised bosses on the frame(original frame) and power steering.

07-30-2009, 11:59 PM	#17
vectorit What? Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 7,617	Re: 1972 power steering gear box on a 67 with no dimple in the frame Here is my 68, with the non power steering mount. Attached Images __________________ Chris 1968 K20 Suburban 1972 K10 LWB PU

07-31-2009, 12:05 AM	#18
jbristo67 resident oilfield trash Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Lubbock TX Posts: 1,465	Re: 1972 power steering gear box on a 67 with no dimple in the frame HOw weird why would they do that. Chevrolet is so random __________________ 1967 SWB C10 396/400 factory air factory tach (sadly had to send to a new home) 1986 Honda 70 Fourtrax 1991 Chevrolet K5 blazer 2wd 1982 Mastercraft Pro Star 190 Stars and Stripes 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe 2011 Nissan Armada



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07-31-2009, 11:02 AM	#19
Classic Heartbeat Project Junkie! Fishing Poor!! Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Olympia,Wa. 98512 Posts: 10,770	Re: 1972 power steering gear box on a 67 with no dimple in the frame The 4X4 chassis are different than the 2X4 chassis in 1967 and 1968. This is why you see the 4X4s without the raised areas for the steering gears. WES __________________ On-line catolog Classic Heartbeat Pickup Parts WEHEPP@comcast.net Call us Toll Free (888) 338-2502 Like Us on Facebook No appointment necessary. 72 BB Chevy Custom Deluxe / Custom Camper 67 I-6 (Soon to be 5.7 LS1) Panel 68 BB Chevy Short Bed 72 6.0 LQ9 Short Bed Chevy 4X4 Olympia's fastest growing truck parts supplier. Olympia's home for Wayward Chevys

07-31-2009, 02:03 PM	#20
jbristo67 resident oilfield trash Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Lubbock TX Posts: 1,465	Re: 1972 power steering gear box on a 67 with no dimple in the frame So, all two wheel drive trucks did have them. __________________ 1967 SWB C10 396/400 factory air factory tach (sadly had to send to a new home) 1986 Honda 70 Fourtrax 1991 Chevrolet K5 blazer 2wd 1982 Mastercraft Pro Star 190 Stars and Stripes 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe 2011 Nissan Armada Last edited by jbristo67; 07-31-2009 at 07:57 PM.

01-05-2010, 09:28 PM	#21
NC67Chev Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 698	Re: 1972 power steering gear box on a 67 with no dimple in the frame jbristo, I'm in the middle of this upgrade on my 67. My frame has raised bosses, but of course no dimple. I've been going between dimpling the frame and using spacers. Can you tell me exactly what year power steering gear you used? I would like more than anything to be able to bolt it up with no modification. Thanks! __________________ 1967 Chevy C-10, 250 L6, Powerglide, 3.73, SWB, Fleetside Upgrades: Power steering, Offset air cleaner, Rear Sport bumper, 3 point safety belts, HEI, -1/-2 springs, 16x5 wheels, McGaughy's disc brake conversion, Sway bar

01-05-2010, 10:15 PM	#22
my67chevytruck Under Construction Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Midlothian,TX (DFW) Posts: 4,555	Re: 1972 power steering gear box on a 67 with no dimple in the frame dont want to step on any toes, but we bolted up a '72 ps box on our 67 without the dimple. __________________ Heath subscribe to the board here: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/payments.php http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=157669 FAQ how to's 1956 Chevy Apache 1967 C10 SWB FleetSide (under construction) 1969 K10 SWB FleetSide (Future Build) 1972 C10 SWB Stepside (Future Build) 56 chevy truck : http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2955823/1 67 truck build: http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=281357/1 69 k10: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=389470

01-05-2010, 10:48 PM	#23
GASWAGON AMERICAN IRON ADDICT Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: MA Posts: 299	Re: 1972 power steering gear box on a 67 with no dimple in the frame Mine has the raised pads but no dimple. The steering box I got from cpp doesn't fit. I would love to know how to do it with out modifying the frame.

01-05-2010, 11:02 PM	#25
GASWAGON AMERICAN IRON ADDICT Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: MA Posts: 299	Re: 1972 power steering gear box on a 67 with no dimple in the frame I saw that and was wondering if it would work. Have you installed it and had no issues?

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