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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10
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Thanks a lot! Very happy with how the column turned out, once I figured out how to put it back together properly. Nice, tight, and smooth operation with no binding or weird noises. New turn signal switch, bearings, and grease and loctite in all the right places. It’s not an ididit, but at least I can say I did it ![]() If anyone is wondering, the lower mounting bracket that normally is on the outside of the firewall is now on the inside, I simply cut, flipped, and welded it back together at the proper angle and it attaches to the same mounting holes, but from the other side. Super happy with the way the comfort grip setup looks and the upper u-joint is tucked in about as far as I think it can go, now we’ll see if the steering shaft fits without rubbing anywhere ![]()
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I like the way your brain works! I've thought about modding a steering column like that before, but never got serious about it since I'm still running the stock gear box. Maybe I should upgrade to the No Limit R&P so I have an excuse to do this.
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Curious, still have the hole where the shift lever was? Looks good man, I will probably do same now with bracket thanks for the idea.
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The NL rack seems like it would have saved a ton of time until you realize that you would have been re-engineering everything else to get it to work well together like the PB stuff does.
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![]() I actually have been considering this shortening mod w/an old automatic van tilt I have had for y e a r s..... I figured it would be worth a shot so I could get a better angle to the PB placed R&P under-hood by getting it closer to the firewall while also getting it closer to the dash @ the same time on the inside. Appreciate sharing the parts/pieces related info for sure.
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Your motives echo mine, while trying to keep the steering shaft to two joints only... we’ll see if that works out. I had already moved the column closer to the dash, which just made the under hood angles that much worse. I think trying to keep the shifter mechanism would add a level of complexity, but these things are pretty simple once you’ve taken them apart and put them back together five or six times...
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I'm sure you already know this but just in case we have a member #70shortfleet that rebuilds these columns. His price was half the cost of an IDIDIT or FlamingRiver column and its OEM. I had to pick and choose my battles for time sake otherwise I would have rebuilt mine but since mine was 3 on the tree like gringo's here I figured this was my best option to gain tilt
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Been chipping away at installation of some parts: headers are in with new gaskets and hardware, steering shaft is in and clearing everything, fuel and brake hard lines are plumbed, and I spent some time building custom plug wires. I feel like it’s starting to come together and if I don’t manage to break anything important, this thing might just start soon
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...and since most of the things I needed to access under hood are complete, I hung the core support, fenders, and hood.
The All-American Billet hinges pretty much fell into place and work like a dream. They don’t open as wide as the stockers, but plenty to stick my head in and work on stuff. Also, plenty of clearance for the Hill’s inner fenders, as indicated by the closed pic with the template marked in sharpie. Overall, pretty satisfied...
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I've been waiting to see those hinges go on. I'm glad they are going to clear the Hill's fenders. Can't wait to see this thing on the road around here! When do you need to have it loadable for the move?
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23 May we hit the road, so I have but a few precious weeks. This is starting to feel like your thrash for Power Tour
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Which is starting again.
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Nice work! Are you going to run wire looms to keep the wires off the exhaust manifolds? 3 weeks to get it running so you can drive it onto the trailer!!!
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Yup, 3 weeks to go, and this isn’t the only iron in the fire ![]()
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Fingers are crossed for success..... Best of luck!
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Glad to see a positive review on installation of the hood hinges, I have a full size set arriving tomorrow.
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You're on the home stretch man! Everything is looking so clean.
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Thanks Scoti!
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Speaking of which, I sure have missed this face:
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In other news, I will need to do some body mount “adjustments” to get the body lines and trim looking like I want them to.
The “get more low” side of me says cut the bed mounts down, the “get more driveshaft clearance” side says shim the cab. I was already planning on pulling the bed one last time, so that’s probably gonna be the answer. Just means more cab floor surgery ![]()
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Ugh... That's the thing I'm fearing the most. My bed is higher than my cab too, so I bought all new body bushings for when I tear it apart again for paint.
With the front sheet metal mounted, it looks like you're almost done! Looks fantastic Chris! ![]()
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This alignment issue is with a brand new set of poly bushings; the fit was much better with the rubber pieces. I’m all but set on “body dropping” the bed mounts, since the cab and front clip are already aligned (and, ya know, never low enough ![]()
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