77' column & pedals in 67'?

[xxxtina63]

Not sure where this would go. If I do decide to put the 67' body on the 77' 4x4 chassis, can I use the 77' column and brake/clutch pedal assembly in the 67'? I know that I'll have to modify the trans tunnel to make room for the NP435 since the 67' is an automatic. And that the rear frame rails are different widths which would require drilling. Anything else?

[FORDification]

The '77 column will bolt right up. There will be a couple minor wiring changes, since the '77 will have column-mounted hazard lights.

As for the clutch/brake pedals, I'm 98% sure they interchange. As a matter of fact, I'm going to be checking this very thing out while I'm at the shop tomorrow. I recently got the underdash pedal pivot brackets from a '75 and a '78, and will be doing some comparisons of them with the bumpside-era pieces and attempting to bolt the '75/'78 pieces into a bumpside so we can answer this question once and for all. I'll post back what I find out.

[xxxtina63]

Awesome! You're the best Keith. I have looked many times and have taken "very rough" measurements and all has looked promising. However, without actually pulling everything apart, it's hard to tell for sure.

[rjewkes]

As for wiring the column in i just did this myself.
I didn't connect the the hazzards in the colum in at all.
My colum is from a 77 F250 with cruise but the only color change i saw was that the right rear turn/brake wire from the colum was dark green all the rest just about matched identical. The only other wires i need to findout about is the one for the gear selectoin courtesy light and the two that go off to the factory Cruise controll.

[fordman]

to figure out which column wire run the light. just touch it to a hot when it lights up you know which one it is . then you can run it to the dash lights.

[xxxtina63]

Thanks for the info guys! I really appreciate it.

[FORDification]

Well, sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but the pedal pivot bracket and pedals won't work. Read the following page that I just posted:

http://www.fordification.com/clutch-brake-brackets.htm

Turns out what I thought was a '75 bracket was actually a '77, but the '73-'77 pieces are the same anyway.

So why were you wondering about the dentside bracket anyway? Was it because you needed to add a clutch pedal?

[xxxtina63]

Yeah. Been trying to find out all of the things involved in a chassis swap before I tear everything apart (67 body on 77 4x4 chassis). Was thinking, swap the 351m (worn out) for the 67' 390 (not many miles since rebuild), and retaining the rest of the 77' drivetrain; NP435/NP205/D44/9". I know I can find a 68-72 break/clutch pedal assembly, but the idea of using the 77' seemed like a good thought since I already had it.