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Bondoman · 07-01-2002, 03:20 PM

Hello everyone, I am glad i found this board there is alot of helpfull info here. I just bought a 68 chevy C10 short/step bed 350 auto, after a couple years of looking. I would like to run a few questions by everyone.

1. I have searched back posts and it appears to convert to power steering all i need is gearbox, rag joint and pitman arm from 79 or below, Right?

2. Same for power brakes. Plan to leave drum brakes on for now?

3. Steering column, are there any other columns that will fit close. looking for a newer column with tilt and ignition on column?

4. I have disassembled the truck starting to strip now. I am priming with spray cans as i go. question is when i am ready for final primer coats I will remove the can primer then what should i do to bare metal? ?Use some of the rust stuff or viniger or just reprime with a good primer?

Thanks for any help

Cyco Path · 07-01-2002, 04:29 PM

Sorry I don't have the info you are looking for but I am a fellow Alabamian (from the Gulf Coast) and I wanted to say:

ROLL TIDE!

Btw, Been to Dreamland lately?

Bondoman · 07-01-2002, 05:58 PM

ROLL TIDE

No not lately. The old man passed on and different managment now. They are messing it up.

Rod · 07-01-2002, 06:02 PM

Welcome to the 67-72 message boards.

**Bowtie468** · 07-01-2002, 06:14 PM

L.S.U.

hehe Welcome aboard Bondoman !!!

Cyco Path · 07-01-2002, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Bondoman
No not lately. The old man passed on and different managment now. They are messing it up. [/B]

Damn, that's a shame. I visit the Mobile store occassionally. My mouth waters when I think about it. Hmm, it's watering right now. Now I want a slab...

70c10 · 07-02-2002, 01:12 PM

WELCOME ABOARD!

*Randy70C-10* · 07-02-2002, 01:23 PM

Welcome to the board!

You'll have to remove the spray can primer before the final primer coat to do it right. I always use white vinegar on any bare metal before priming.

mikej71 · 07-02-2002, 01:35 PM

Welcome to the board!
Can I ask why you want to go to a column mounted ignition switch? If you just want to add a tilt, check out a late 70s(?) van tilt. Only minor mods to make it fit, and it looks original.

Low69CST · 07-02-2002, 01:55 PM

Welcome to the board.

For the power brakes, theres a rod that attaches to your break pedel you need to change. Theres also a bracket with a pivot inside it that you need to get out of a junk yard. Other than that just get a new booster and master cylinder from napa. If you change to discs then you'll need to change your porportioning valve too.

Gordo · 07-02-2002, 02:01 PM

Welcome from Connecticut! This place is great!

Bondoman · 07-02-2002, 03:03 PM

thanks for the info everyone. To the ingnition on column thing I plan to totally redo interior custom. If my idea works out there will be no access to the old ignition.

Alexis · 07-02-2002, 04:30 PM

Welcome from california

speeddemon · 07-02-2002, 05:29 PM

Welcome from SC

eminentbass · 07-02-2002, 07:09 PM

welcome from canada

you'll have to strip off the spray bomb and then depending on how long you leave it bare metal I would use a conversion coating it kills any rust that has developed on the surface and then spray epoxy primer directly onto that and you will have an almost rust proof surface.

*Fast68Chevy* · 07-02-2002, 08:28 PM

best way to do disc conversion
is to get hold of a 71-up truck and take entire engine cradle suspensin assembly and put it under your truck, i prefer 73-up hoses since pass through frame rails and are longer and less $$, but thats up to you, and you iwl be rerouting new brake lines because 71 up hoses and lines run up front of cradle instead of behind cradle on drum trucks,
use a late 68-72 p/s pitman arm and any p/s box without the ram slave cylinder linkage type steering, late 68-79, can use 80-up box if you use metric thread O-ring style hoses,,
sway bar from 64-87 also works,
boosters for drum differ form disc, prop valves werent invented til 71, are just distribution blocks prior to 71, technically you wil be adding on a 71-up proportioning combination- valve not replacing it with a later one*

columns from vans are 90% direct fit, anything else will take mods to make work,. not the case in 73-up trucks though,

you sure you wanna tackle all the wiring mods to make dash ignition go away ? ??

welcome to the forum,

good luck

07-01-2002, 03:20 PM	#1
Bondoman Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama Posts: 22	Hello ; New member Hello everyone, I am glad i found this board there is alot of helpfull info here. I just bought a 68 chevy C10 short/step bed 350 auto, after a couple years of looking. I would like to run a few questions by everyone. 1. I have searched back posts and it appears to convert to power steering all i need is gearbox, rag joint and pitman arm from 79 or below, Right? 2. Same for power brakes. Plan to leave drum brakes on for now? 3. Steering column, are there any other columns that will fit close. looking for a newer column with tilt and ignition on column? 4. I have disassembled the truck starting to strip now. I am priming with spray cans as i go. question is when i am ready for final primer coats I will remove the can primer then what should i do to bare metal? ?Use some of the rust stuff or viniger or just reprime with a good primer? Thanks for any help

07-01-2002, 04:29 PM	#2
Cyco Path Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Robertsdale, AL, USA Posts: 77	Off Topic Sorry I don't have the info you are looking for but I am a fellow Alabamian (from the Gulf Coast) and I wanted to say: ROLL TIDE! Btw, Been to Dreamland lately? __________________ Looking for '67 to replace the '68 I sold. Robertsdale, AL

07-01-2002, 06:02 PM	#4
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07-01-2002, 06:14 PM	#5
Bowtie468 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Cecilia, Louisiana Posts: 1,638	L.S.U. hehe Welcome aboard Bondoman !!! __________________ Chris click here to see my buildpage http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=394656 ---------------------------------- 1979 C10 Silverado Big10 SWB Factory 454/400 Cardinal Red/Santa Fe Tan (original paint) 1969 Camaro X44 LS swap 1968 C10 SWB Fleetside (SOLD) 468BBC MultiPort TPI / Dynamic EFI P4 Black/Black 1963 Nova SS convertible (SOLD) 194 I6/ PowerGlide

07-02-2002, 01:12 PM	#7
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07-01-2002, 05:58 PM	#3
Bondoman Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama Posts: 22	ROLL TIDE No not lately. The old man passed on and different managment now. They are messing it up.

07-02-2002, 01:23 PM	#8
Randy70C-10 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Virginia Beach, Va. U.S.A. Posts: 15,320	Welcome to the board! You'll have to remove the spray can primer before the final primer coat to do it right. I always use white vinegar on any bare metal before priming.

07-02-2002, 01:35 PM	#9
mikej71 Unregistered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Houston, TX USA Posts: 538	Welcome to the board! Can I ask why you want to go to a column mounted ignition switch? If you just want to add a tilt, check out a late 70s(?) van tilt. Only minor mods to make it fit, and it looks original. __________________ 71 SWB Stepside SB400/TH350

07-02-2002, 01:55 PM	#10
Low69CST Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Frankfort, Kentucky, USA Posts: 2,163	Welcome to the board. For the power brakes, theres a rod that attaches to your break pedel you need to change. Theres also a bracket with a pivot inside it that you need to get out of a junk yard. Other than that just get a new booster and master cylinder from napa. If you change to discs then you'll need to change your porportioning valve too. __________________ '69 CST Short fleetside Lowered, 400 small block, 700R4, 4 wheel disc brakes, front sway bar & rear camaro sway bar (in progress) '87 V10 4x4 Short Fleetside Quad Suspension and Dual Tanks

07-02-2002, 02:01 PM	#11
Gordo Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Killingworth, CT. USA Posts: 3,378	Welcome from Connecticut! This place is great! __________________ 1971 C10 swb stepside 350/700R4/3.73posi (retired as of 4/22/03) 1998 S10 short bed 2002 S10 Blazer 1942 Oldsmobile 1958 Massey Harris Pony 1951 Wife Killingworth, Connecticut May those who love us, love us, any of those who do not love us, may God turn their hearts. And if God is unable to turn their hearts, may he turn their ankles so we may know them by their limping. A man who works with his hands is a laborer; a man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman; but a man who works with his hands and his brain and his heart is an artist.

07-02-2002, 03:03 PM	#12
Bondoman Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama Posts: 22	thanks for the info everyone. To the ingnition on column thing I plan to totally redo interior custom. If my idea works out there will be no access to the old ignition.

07-02-2002, 04:30 PM	#13
Alexis Member since 2000 Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Mountain View Ca / Mexico Posts: 7,879	Welcome from california

07-02-2002, 05:29 PM	#14
speeddemon Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: lexington,South Carolina Posts: 158	Welcome from SC __________________ 69-C10 LWB 71- fleetside shortbed It's a shame stupidity isn't painful Never play leapfrog with a unicorn

07-02-2002, 07:09 PM	#15
eminentbass Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: saskatoon saskatchewan Canada Posts: 38	welcome from canada you'll have to strip off the spray bomb and then depending on how long you leave it bare metal I would use a conversion coating it kills any rust that has developed on the surface and then spray epoxy primer directly onto that and you will have an almost rust proof surface. __________________ 68 gmc 70 chev

07-02-2002, 08:28 PM	#16
Fast68Chevy Account Suspended Join Date: May 2000 Location: IL Posts: 0	best way to do disc conversion is to get hold of a 71-up truck and take entire engine cradle suspensin assembly and put it under your truck, i prefer 73-up hoses since pass through frame rails and are longer and less $$, but thats up to you, and you iwl be rerouting new brake lines because 71 up hoses and lines run up front of cradle instead of behind cradle on drum trucks, use a late 68-72 p/s pitman arm and any p/s box without the ram slave cylinder linkage type steering, late 68-79, can use 80-up box if you use metric thread O-ring style hoses,, sway bar from 64-87 also works, boosters for drum differ form disc, prop valves werent invented til 71, are just distribution blocks prior to 71, technically you wil be adding on a 71-up proportioning combination- valve not replacing it with a later one* columns from vans are 90% direct fit, anything else will take mods to make work,. not the case in 73-up trucks though, you sure you wanna tackle all the wiring mods to make dash ignition go away ? ?? welcome to the forum, good luck



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