I had set-up this box with parts like kit's and mounted on outside forwar=
d
frame rail. YES, you do have to bore or cut a hole in the inner fender to
have shaft get thru. Think now, box on OUTside of frame, Column on IN sid=
e
of frame, with the inner fender between them. I used a late column and us=
e
the orig style collapsable shaft that had u-joint on it and ends to fit
column and box splines. Out of an Impala or bigger truck or something and
you need a pitman arm off the Impala too that is straight. Seems you have=
to
grind out the wide spline inside it to pass over box splines as in diff s=
pot
than original was. I have an adjustable link and the flat metal steering =
arm
like in kits if anyone's interested. I can send pix of parts.=0D
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G. L. Perry=0D
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From: Carl & Becky Ham=0D
Date: Monday, May 20, 2002 01:04:24 AM=0D
To: NSurles@aol.com; oletrucks@autox.team.net=0D
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] 57 steering box help=0D
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Sonny:=0D
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The instructions I received with my conversion (some pictures included) d=
o =0D
not show the inner fender reinstalled, so I really can't answer at this =0D
point. As I said in my earlier message, I'm just getting started with the=
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conversion. Check with me in the next 30 days (after I'm done) and I can =
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give you a definate answer.=0D
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I bought my conversion kit from Chevy Duty, but since I haven't installed=
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it, I can't vouch for the accuracy or difficulty yet. Another vendor CPI =
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(www.classicperform.com) sells a similar conversion kit and if you go to =
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their on-line catalog, you can click on a tech article associated with th=
e =0D
parts that has some pretty good photos and instructions. They (CPI) also =
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sell the upscale priced power steering conversion using your original =0D
steering box and column. I can offer no advice on CPI as I have no person=
al =0D
experience, but I've seen several messages in the last 2 months from some=
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dissatisfied customers so beware and use your own best judgement.=0D
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Hope this helps,=0D
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Carl Ham=0D
'56 Chevy TF Stepside=0D
Pontiac, IL=0D
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>From: NSurles@aol.com=0D
>Reply-To: NSurles@aol.com=0D
>To: oletrucks@autox.team.net=0D
>Subject: Re: [oletrucks] 57 steering box help=0D
>Date: Sun, 19 May 2002 18:47:28 EDT=0D
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>Neal,=0D
>=0D
>This sounds like the way I want to go. Does this conversion require =0D
>cutting=0D
>the inner fender panel?=0D
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>Sonny=0D
>55 2nd=0D
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