I am a truck rookie and I have to admit a screw up on my part. I was not aware that the 67 and earlier frames were not clearanced for the 68 and up power steering boxes. I feel like an idiot but we have to move forward.
When I went to bolt up the new steering box, it became immediately obvious that I had a problem. If I would have researched this before hand I would have known but I didn't.
So the quick fix was a little heat and some gentle persuading with a 3 pound ball peen hammer. Then some sanding and a touch up with Eastwood's underhood black, which as it turns out is a perfect match to the semi gloss powder coat we used on the frame.
Then we finished up installing the rest of the new Moog pieces to freshen up the steering.
I feel like an idiot about the frame but after searching it on here, I found a few other guys that made the same mistake. So it looks like I'm in good company
Mike