Alright guys, thanks for following along with this one. I've been making some progress in my effort to get this truck safely road worthy.
I got the new knuckle bearing set for the drivers side installed and everything went in no problem. Knuckle re-assembled -
Brake drum and hub all re-assembled -
Now here is a pic of what I will be installing into this truck in the near future -
This is a Dana 44 and 14 bolt set from about 1976. My gearing and differential options will be greatly expanded with these axles. Parts cost should be way lower too.
I also started my power steering conversion. The steering box is mounted to the frame with Capt. Fab's adapter plate. The provided 2wd frame template works well with the 4wd frame to get the steering box located in the right spot.
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Interestingly I will be using the Ididit tilt column from my recently sold 62 C20(link in sig)for this truck.. The nice man I sold the 62 to is going with an Ididit column for an automatic trans and has offered the manual trans column back to me for use in this 66 K20. The 62 now resides in Phoenix, Az. so keep an eye out for it you guys in Phoenix.