66 Chevy Truck Steering Column

External Since: May 18, 2007 Posts: 1

I am putting a 700R4 automatic tranny into a 66 Chevy truck, and I am
wondering what Steering column I can pull from the junkyard would be
okay.
Some have said any 70's model trucks, and some have disagreed. Will
an 80's model work?
Any thoughts?

External Since: May 14, 2007 Posts: 14

On May 18, 3:45 pm, KMD <KMDaughe... RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote:
> I am putting a 700R4 automatic tranny into a 66 Chevy truck, and I am
> wondering what Steering column I can pull from the junkyard would be
> okay.
> Some have said any 70's model trucks, and some have disagreed. Will
> an 80's model work?
> Any thoughts?

Yes, leave the column alone and put in a floor shift.

IIRC you can use a THM350/400 type column and the only problem is
that the lowest gear selection is not accessible, which is mo problem.
That's what the Jaguar guys do.