Suedes Car Club
Tech Q and A => Running Gear => Topic started by: sko_ford on February 19, 2009 6:12 PM
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so like a aaron said i channeled my mod like a dumbass. and now i'm trying to frind room for the trivial stuff you know pedals and steering box. my though today is could i mount my mopar box to the fire wall directly. stiffing it up like i would an anson style pedal sandwiching a 1/4" plate in between the box and the wall with some of the box either going thru the wall or in to a blister. or maybe steping it back but still mounting it to the wall?
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No, there is too much flex. I have seen some threads on the hamb where they make a skeletal structure mounting the box to that and that structure is welded into the frame or bolted to the frame. I think there would be alot of issues mounting to the firewall.
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yeah i've been looking at the same pics and threads. right now i'm thinking frame mount any body have an extra f1 or the line box?
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Why not just mount the box on the frame rail and scrap the cowl steering?
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that what i'm thinkin chief maybe some thing like bleed did on hid dads roadster
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SKO, dont limit yourself to a F1 or F100. I have a box off a F6 two ton truck on my T and am very happy with it. The pitman arm is longer though, but that ended up being a good thing as I had to heat it and bend it to clear the split bones. Also, the triangular mount was not clocked correctly to fit inside my frame, but after seeing that Tardel usually welds boxes together for Av8,s, I figured I'd reclock the tiangle on my box by cutting it and adding the cut-off pieces back to make a triangle again. It worked very good and I couldnt believe how good this metal welds with a wirefeed. I ground every thing to a point and tacked and slowly started running beads. The truck boxes are usually next to free and I've found lots of dead trucks but very few pickups...
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I would build a structure under the dash and tie it all in to the subrails and bolt it down to the frame. you have been wanting to do the cowl steering and it can be done. plus that polished aluminum box would have a cool factor hanging under there.
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http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=77658&highlight=cowl+steering
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my feet dont have room for any structre. and i also have that ford box and cant seem to find bearing cages for it
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refrence
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What is the box out of?
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my gas pedal in my coupe is very close to the tunnel, which is what you have to contend with. i still think you can mount it with a 1x1 square tubing structure.
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What you are up against right now was by far the most frustrating part of my T build. There is absolutely no room for anything. The one good thing you have going is not needing a clutch pedal too. You'll figure it out....
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the non mopar box is 67 ford f100 2wd and the one in the pic is mopar and i dont know what its outa.
thats the one i sniped in st paul
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Figure this out yet?
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yep i'm gona crush it
no my folks were up this weekend and i didnt have time. but the s10 is gone. if i can fint the ford bearings i think it will give me the most room
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Why not just get a 36-48 box and colum?
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Sko, I know you probably dont wanna spend the money but Rock auto has a brand new one of those 2wd steering boxes in its parts listing, but its like 275 bucks...
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i really dont want to reverse a brand new box ;) and its late but arnt the 36/48 boxs cross steer?
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i really dont want to reverse a brand new box ;) and its late but arnt the 36/48 boxs cross steer?
YUP!
Turn it sideways and mount. That's what's on my A.
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i really dont want to reverse a brand new box ;) and its late but arnt the 36/48 boxs cross steer?
YUP!
Turn it sideways and mount. That's what's on my A.
I also have one on my 27 set up for side steer....
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well if i cant find my bearings does any one have a line on one?
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macs no, lmctruck no, obsolete no, can any one else think of a sorce for the bearings?
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Luter Ford?
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National Parts Depot
www.nationalpartsdepot.com
Blue Oval Truck Parts
www.blueovaltruckparts.com
Dennis Carpenter
www.dennis-carpenter.com
If you want to borrow a copy of Classic Trucks I'll bring it to work and you can go through the advertisers.
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i found some bearing in kansas via cinninatti
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Here's what ya need--- a "ROSS" box.
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What is that out of?
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We mocked up the Ross box out of my Studebaker at one point.
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What is that out of?
circle track steering of some kind I picked up at the Roadster swap.
(for the "Super Secret" Bonneville Interceptor)
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other options
http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=m38&_nkw=ross+steering&_sacat=See-All-Categories