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    replacing the heater control levers

    Wish I had that link before starting. Thanks for the help. Would've taken all of the guess-work out of it. The problem ended up being a boogered up hole. Looks like someone tried to force it out at some point, which caused the screw to dig into the hole it went into on the dash. In turn...
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    New guy with power steering Questions

    I've started that conversion myself on my '62. The only problem that I ran into was drilling the hole in the frame that is closest to the front end. Not sure what type of frame you have but mine is a box. If the frame is boxed, then you'll have to buy a couple of new bolts since the ones that...
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    replacing the heater control levers

    I've got a '62 and am trying to replace the broken heater levers with new steel ones. Other than taking out the 2 screws in the top of the face of the panel and unscrew the support arm that attached so the bottom of the assembly, what do I need to do????? Feels like something is still...
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    power steering pump brackets - 283

    thanks thanks for all the suggestions guys. Unfortunately for me, there wasn't an engine in the donor pickup and it's pretty evident that the engine had a long water pump. The good part is that the steering box is in. Waiting for the salvage yard to open on Monday to try to find my SBC SWP...
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    power steering pump brackets - 283

    Newbie here. I'm in the process of installing power steering in my '62 using Chevy Duty's conversion kit. I'm using part off an '80 Cheyenne C10. The gear box is in but I'm debating where to install the power steering pump. The engine is a 283 that I was told was out of a 70's car (was in...
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