73 - 87 Column shift linkage, shift levers

[MikeB]

Originally Posted by TheOcho

When I was looking to buy a project truck, three-on-the-tree was a requirement.

Wish I could get mine to work properly. I completely went through the steering column last year, which helped quite a bit, but some of the parts are simply worn out, and are not available anywhere. The main part I really need is the "shift bowl", which is where the shift handle is connected. Even though I shimmed the bores to minimize wobble on the mast, the boss where the shift handle attaches was broken and repaired with epoxy by some previous owner. I reinforced it, but am not 100% comfortable that it will hold up.

And since the 250 six will soon be replaced by a new 355, the old Saginaw with 3.50 first gear would not handle the torque. Guess I could always install the gearset used for 350-equipped trucks, but I already have a TH350 ready to go. Now if I could just find a nice auto trans steering column to fit my 82!