Adding Power Steering on 68 Questions

[chevykevy]

I have read a few threads concering the addition of power steering to 67 and 68 Chevys without the dimple in the frame to allow the radius of a power gear box to fit . Some folks say that if I space out the gear box with bushing material or washers, 1/2 inch, that it will work just fine. Others however, say that I will cause a bad case of bump-steer. I thought that as long as I adjusted the pitman arm the necessary number of teeth to make up for the the 1/2 to the left movement, as well as set the toe with the collars on the inner and outer tie rods, that there wouldn't be a problem. Does anyone have any suggestions or experience with the problem, to shed light on it for me, before I invest time and money in the project?
Thanks

[gr8scott51]

I thought only 67 didn't have the dimple. I converted my 68 with no problems. It was already dimpled. The dimple is easy. WES at Classic Heartbeat has a 'how to' in his panel buildup.

good luck, Scott

[glock35ipsc]

I just bolted my power steering gear box on my 68 tonight. Donor truck was a 72. I had to notch the bumper bracket a little, and trim the lip off of the lower rad support bracket (I think, if I remember right). Other than that, it bolted right up.

The 68 frame has the mounting holes "bumped out" about 1/2" or so from the rest of the frame, so the gear box does not bolt flat to the frame. The bump helps it to stand-off the frame.

67's may be different, but this is how my 68 is.