Slick 60's

All - I am going automatic (C6) from a floor shift and want to know if there is a steering column from some donor that will work with the automatic also having the shift indicator (P-R-N-D-L) thingy. I will need linkage too - have no real clue what all i will need. I know of Ididit columns, but feel funny paying more for a column than i did the truck! I have seen lots of slicks with steering column upgrades but never really asked anyone what the donors were.

Any help appreciated - or point me to some other posts that I haven't found (needle in a haystack maybe?)

Mikey

Depends on the year of the truck.

4x4 or 2x4?

Need more info. Don't want to steer you wrong.

If you have a 65-66 2x4 manual column, I might be interested in taking it off your hands.

Sorry - should have provided that.

It is a 2 WD shortbed truck with 390 and power steering upgrade using later model PS box that bolted right in. Not sure if the column in there is orig or not - but i think it is. I dont have the orig steering wheel - got one of those small little ones which i am not even sure are legal anymore.

Still need the year of the truck.

If it has a 390 then I think it is a 65-66.

65 Shortbed 2WD.

A 'late '69-'72 power steering automatic transmission column is just the ticket for you.
You will need the shift rod ( '68-'79, any engine with a C-6) that goes from the bottom of the column to the transmission. Wiring is similar, and can be plug and play.
A '73 - '79 column will work, but doesn't look as authentic. '78 and '79 columns can be tilt, though. Wiring is a bit different, too, but not insurmountable.
You will need the firewall plate that the column is strapped to with a clamp. '69-'79 will work, must say power steering on the face.

You can easily install a 78-79 Ford Tilt with 4 way switch on the column and a borgeson joint connecting the column to the gear box. I like to shorten the outer column two inches and add a neutral start switch/backup light from a 66. The bottom of a 66 automatic column and shifter shaft welded to the 78-79 upper column works slick. After sawing off two inches from the steering shaft I grind it into a double D to fit the borgeson joint. I also use an oak (wood) lower shaft support instead of the Ford plastic one which is usually shot anyway. Top it off with a nice 14 inch wheel and your in business usually for less than 200 bucks.

William-in-St George wrote:You can easily install a 78-79 Ford Tilt with 4 way switch on the column and a borgeson joint connecting the column to the gear box. I like to shorten the outer column two inches and add a neutral start switch/backup light from a 66. The bottom of a 66 automatic column and shifter shaft welded to the 78-79 upper column works slick. After sawing off two inches from the steering shaft I grind it into a double D to fit the borgeson joint. I also use an oak (wood) lower shaft support instead of the Ford plastic one which is usually shot anyway. Top it off with a nice 14 inch wheel and your in business usually for less than 200 bucks.

Wow, that seems pretty extreme. Why don't you just bolt in the column using the stock coupling and install a 67-77 neutral safety switch. It is very easy and requires no welding, just drilling a couple of holes and cutting a slot in the outer tube. There is no reason to change the lower shift parts as they interchange directly using any 67-79 automatic shift rod. The only mod you need to do to put the tilt in is remove the old mount from your column and the new column and install your old one on the new one. And if you want a NSS just add one as I mentioned and for the 4 way flashers you just add a wire from the fuse panel to a flasher and to the white/red wire on the column. Hawkrod