What steering column to use for 200 or 700 tranny in a 67? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

scrapmetalart · 01-11-2011, 06:15 PM

Going to put an overdrive auto in my 67. Has a 250 6 cyl & 3 speed now.
Whats the best factory column to look for?

**Clyde65** · 01-11-2011, 06:25 PM

look to CPP they have a 71/72 tilt auto for under $400 I believe. Yes it is chinese but it looks alot like the original that will set you back a smidge more than that for rebuild alone.

scrapmetalart · 01-11-2011, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Clyde65

look to CPP they have a 71/72 tilt auto for under $400 I believe. Yes it is chinese but it looks alot like the original that will set you back a smidge more than that for rebuild alone.

really dont want tilt or aftermarket. thanks

jorgensensc · 01-11-2011, 08:15 PM

The stock column will work fine. Just get the overdrive indicator from a vendor on here and replace the one on your column now. You may need to get a locker shift kit so the indicator will show the right gear your in. But you may be able to use your shift linkage you already have with some adjustments.
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scrapmetalart · 01-11-2011, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by jorgensensc

The stock column will work fine. Just get the overdrive indicator from a vendor on here and replace the one on your column now. You may need to get a locker shift kit so the indicator will show the right gear your in. But you may be able to use your shift linkage you already have with some adjustments.
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You are talking about a stock auto column? correct?

Thank you. I didnt know this was a possibility

68GMCCustom · 01-11-2011, 09:27 PM

I've heard that you can modify it for a 4speed automatic/overdrive...but 1st gear is tough or impossible to get to. Can't say for sure and I'm in the same boat...tho I'm considering just going with a floor shifter... for better gear control at the race track, for burnouts mainly.

Hubscrub · 01-11-2011, 09:59 PM

when i switched from my 3-speed i found a auto column in a junk 70 model i think, and i used the lokar cable shift linkage works but i can't get all the gears out of it just P N OD D, i have thought about trying to make my own linkage, i'm installing a lokar floor shifter in my wifes truck and just leaving the 3-speed column in the truck.

camaney · 01-11-2011, 10:43 PM

Did the same last month I use the stock column and the bracket on frame I just flip it so I could all the way down 1st. The neutral swith had to be moved a little also so I can get it stared in P.
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**John Fabris** · 01-11-2011, 11:23 PM

I have the Van tilt in my truck with the 700r4 and still have the original indicator (pnr321), and have the colunm adujusted such that overdrive is in 3(indicator), and if I need to go down to 1, the column will allow it, yet indicator will be off. Have had no issues.

**Boog** · 01-11-2011, 11:45 PM

I may be mistaken but it seems to me this came up in numerous other threads and someone is selling a plate with the OD detent spacing that replaces the original plate on the column. I don't recall the actuall name of the part or who sells it. Anyone have a blowup of an auto column?

scrapmetalart · 01-19-2011, 02:20 AM

Thanks. Ill find a stock auto column.

01-11-2011, 06:15 PM	#1
scrapmetalart Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DAYTON Posts: 505	What steering column to use for 200 or 700 tranny in a 67? Going to put an overdrive auto in my 67. Has a 250 6 cyl & 3 speed now. Whats the best factory column to look for? __________________ frontstreetcycle on Instagram

01-11-2011, 06:25 PM	#2
Clyde65 1965 Chevy C10, 2005 4.8L/4l60 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: DFW Texas Posts: 8,541	Re: What steering column to use for 200 or 700 tranny in a 67? look to CPP they have a 71/72 tilt auto for under $400 I believe. Yes it is chinese but it looks alot like the original that will set you back a smidge more than that for rebuild alone. __________________ Clyde65 Rebuild of Clyde http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...84#post8338184 69 Aristocrat Lo Liner build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...84#post7561684 *support our troops!*

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jorgensensc Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Cypress, Tx Posts: 4,005	Re: What steering column to use for 200 or 700 tranny in a 67? The stock column will work fine. Just get the overdrive indicator from a vendor on here and replace the one on your column now. You may need to get a locker shift kit so the indicator will show the right gear your in. But you may be able to use your shift linkage you already have with some adjustments. Posted via Mobile Device __________________ 1972 C20 Suburban- Big Blue Betty '56 Chevy Bel Air Sedan- Frame up Restoration -What would you attempt to achieve if you knew you could not fail?- -I Refuse To Tiptoe Through Life, Only To Arrive Safely At Death's Door- R.I.P. EAST SIDE LOW LIFE

01-11-2011, 09:27 PM	#6
68GMCCustom Truck and auto performance nut Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: McKinney,Texas Posts: 3,848	Re: What steering column to use for 200 or 700 tranny in a 67? I've heard that you can modify it for a 4speed automatic/overdrive...but 1st gear is tough or impossible to get to. Can't say for sure and I'm in the same boat...tho I'm considering just going with a floor shifter... for better gear control at the race track, for burnouts mainly. __________________ Kurt - '68 GMC short step - NIB '09 LY6 6.0L crate motor w/mods, NIB '12 crate 4L85e w/billet 3k stall Circle D, 3.73 posi 12 bolt, DynaTech f-swap headers, 3/4 drop, handling mods, etc. - my toy '72 Chevy LWB C-10 Highlander - 350/350 ps/pb/tilt/ac - not original but close '06 Chevy TrailBlazerSS - LS2/4L70e - little black hot rod SUV - my DD '18 Kia Sorento - wife's econo-driver '95 Chevy S10 - reg cab shortbed, LS, 4.3, auto... my '68's powertrain and chassis build -links broken A surprise phase - carb to efi -links broken

01-11-2011, 09:59 PM	#7
Hubscrub Cruzin Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: on the road Posts: 2,835	Re: What steering column to use for 200 or 700 tranny in a 67? when i switched from my 3-speed i found a auto column in a junk 70 model i think, and i used the lokar cable shift linkage works but i can't get all the gears out of it just P N OD D, i have thought about trying to make my own linkage, i'm installing a lokar floor shifter in my wifes truck and just leaving the 3-speed column in the truck. __________________ Lime Wife's 67https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...wZEMODaS2d94u8 Back to the Fifties 59 https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...NAeStpydfrcj_U Proverbs 3:5,6 "Thanks to the Interstate Highway System, it is now possible to travel across the country from coast to coast without seeing anything."Charles Kuralt In memory of our first baby daughter, daddy and mommy love you. Danica Grace 6/26/14 Last edited by Hubscrub; 01-11-2011 at 10:00 PM.

01-11-2011, 10:43 PM	#8
camaney Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: sacramento california Posts: 201	Re: What steering column to use for 200 or 700 tranny in a 67? Did the same last month I use the stock column and the bracket on frame I just flip it so I could all the way down 1st. The neutral swith had to be moved a little also so I can get it stared in P. Posted via Mobile Device

01-11-2011, 11:23 PM	#9
John Fabris TOTY 2006 Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Magalia CA USA Posts: 2,270	Re: What steering column to use for 200 or 700 tranny in a 67? I have the Van tilt in my truck with the 700r4 and still have the original indicator (pnr321), and have the colunm adujusted such that overdrive is in 3(indicator), and if I need to go down to 1, the column will allow it, yet indicator will be off. Have had no issues. __________________ John Fabris 67 C10 SWB

01-11-2011, 11:45 PM	#10
Boog laying low Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Searcy, Ark. USA Posts: 13,126	Re: What steering column to use for 200 or 700 tranny in a 67? I may be mistaken but it seems to me this came up in numerous other threads and someone is selling a plate with the OD detent spacing that replaces the original plate on the column. I don't recall the actuall name of the part or who sells it. Anyone have a blowup of an auto column? __________________ Boog 69 Chevy stepside, 358/T350, 4.11 posi, 4.5/4 drop, rallys, poboy driver primer is finer 91 Chevy sportside, Tahoe, Yukon & GMC Crewcab All GM..'nuff said. I stand for the flag and kneel at the cross

01-19-2011, 02:20 AM	#11
scrapmetalart Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DAYTON Posts: 505	Re: What steering column to use for 200 or 700 tranny in a 67? Thanks. Ill find a stock auto column. __________________ frontstreetcycle on Instagram



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