Chevy Duty has a kit to relocate your steering gear box to out side of
orginal fram part # 71-975. You must use 1/2 ton 73-77' 2wd chevy power gear
box, And a pitman GM pitman arm the has 5 to 5 1/2" center holes. Then of
course you can get the 73-77' GM rotors at a local part store. I have done
this conversion on a 2wd truck I used to have. It was worth the effort, go
for it...
Shawn
>From: WILHELM GORDON <gvwilhelm@home.com>
>Reply-To: WILHELM GORDON <gvwilhelm@home.com>
>To: oletrucks mailing list <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
>Subject: [oletrucks] Original straight axle with a SBC
>Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 18:44:03 -0600
>
>Hi list,
>
>I will shortly be installing a set of disk brakes on the original
>straight axle along with a duel master cylinder in my '51 GMC 1/2 ton.
>I also have a line on a nice 305 SBC/350TH that I would like to swap in.
>Does anyone out there have some experience with swapping in the small
>block Chev while still retaining the original straight axle? The first
>problem I see is interference between the steering box and the headers.
>
>Any ideas on how and where you relocate the steering box to clear the
>headers? Is there an alternate steering box which can be used? Is
>there a motor mount/ trans mount kit to accomplish this swap.
>
>Any information would be greatly appreciated!!
>
>Gordon
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