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Brainchild · 09-30-2004, 05:51 PM

So what will work in these trucks? Will the one from a 75 1 ton van work? It looks nearly the same,the turnsignal plug is the same.The van also uses the same doorhandles and armrests,(if that matters).

Also how much trouble is it to change it over?

TIA

Tx Firefighter · 09-30-2004, 06:00 PM

Very likely. I know for sure bigger stuff like Frito Lay trucks and mail trucks used the same column for many years later than our trucks did.

My column is out of an 82 motorhome. Straight in swap for an easy, cheap tilt.

Longhorn Man · 09-30-2004, 06:22 PM

As far as van tilts go, 72 - 81, and early 82's will come real close to bolting right in.

68w/sbc406 · 09-30-2004, 07:55 PM

my company has a 79 van that they are taking to the junk yard so i went to check it out........NO TILT

i was a little perturbed

Brainchild · 09-30-2004, 08:27 PM

Looks like I may pull this one out tomorrow and see if it will bolt up

purple gas · 10-10-2004, 10:13 PM

you may have to shorten your lower steering shaft.. If it's the colapsable kind,, take it out & smak the bottom part on a floor. I did it today, and it worked. ( some van columns are a bit longer than truck columns)

Longhorn Man · 10-10-2004, 10:39 PM

That's right, if you have a 67 or 68, then you'll need an intermidiate shaft off a 69 - 72...then smack it on the floor like Mr Gas said, and slap it in. You'll also need to relocate the neutral safety switch...or just by pass it. IMO you almost have to be an idiot to accidently start it in gear.

Brainchild · 10-10-2004, 11:25 PM

Well being te procrastinator that I am,I still haven't pulled the thing out yet

I'll do it I swear I will

09-30-2004, 05:51 PM	#1
Brainchild Still drivin' a Rat Rod Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Monett Missouri Posts: 4,925	Tilt interchangeablility So what will work in these trucks? Will the one from a 75 1 ton van work? It looks nearly the same,the turnsignal plug is the same.The van also uses the same doorhandles and armrests,(if that matters). Also how much trouble is it to change it over? TIA __________________ Rusty Member #13872 Instead of saying.....you are a discomfort in the back of my front.....one should be able to say...... you are a pain in the a$# 71 GMC LWB 49 Chevy 85 Chevy G20 Check out my website

09-30-2004, 07:55 PM	#4
68w/sbc406 Got Light Emitting Diode? Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Newberg, OR Posts: 2,485	my company has a 79 van that they are taking to the junk yard so i went to check it out........NO TILT i was a little perturbed __________________ 1968 1/2 ton 2wd lwb 6 lug disc and bags up front. Next c notch and rear bags '02 Chevy Silverado LT ext cab short bed 2WD 5/7 drop on 22's(the family car) 1993 Cherokee work ride/weekend wheeler

09-30-2004, 08:27 PM	#5
Brainchild Still drivin' a Rat Rod Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Monett Missouri Posts: 4,925	Looks like I may pull this one out tomorrow and see if it will bolt up __________________ Rusty Member #13872 Instead of saying.....you are a discomfort in the back of my front.....one should be able to say...... you are a pain in the a$# 71 GMC LWB 49 Chevy 85 Chevy G20 Check out my website

10-10-2004, 11:25 PM	#8
Brainchild Still drivin' a Rat Rod Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Monett Missouri Posts: 4,925	Well being te procrastinator that I am,I still haven't pulled the thing out yet I'll do it I swear I will __________________ Rusty Member #13872 Instead of saying.....you are a discomfort in the back of my front.....one should be able to say...... you are a pain in the a$# 71 GMC LWB 49 Chevy 85 Chevy G20 Check out my website

09-30-2004, 06:00 PM	#2
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	Very likely. I know for sure bigger stuff like Frito Lay trucks and mail trucks used the same column for many years later than our trucks did. My column is out of an 82 motorhome. Straight in swap for an easy, cheap tilt.

09-30-2004, 06:22 PM	#3
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	As far as van tilts go, 72 - 81, and early 82's will come real close to bolting right in.

10-10-2004, 10:13 PM	#6
purple gas Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: saskatoon, planet earth Posts: 694	you may have to shorten your lower steering shaft.. If it's the colapsable kind,, take it out & smak the bottom part on a floor. I did it today, and it worked. ( some van columns are a bit longer than truck columns)

10-10-2004, 10:39 PM	#7
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	That's right, if you have a 67 or 68, then you'll need an intermidiate shaft off a 69 - 72...then smack it on the floor like Mr Gas said, and slap it in. You'll also need to relocate the neutral safety switch...or just by pass it. IMO you almost have to be an idiot to accidently start it in gear.



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