Re: 1973 Steering Gear
Hi Everyone,
Well the car is back together and has been out tonight for a short test drive - what a difference these parts made! It's truly like a different car. I will make a few posts tonight with pix for the individual items. The rebuilt steering box was without a doubt the most significant. Gary Ramadei rebuilt my original and did an excellent job. The thing is silky smooth and restored beautifully. The only problem is, now much of my other steering gear looks pretty shabby next to the steering box. The PSCV I put on was the chain store rebuilt unit. Completely functional, but not a restoration quality item. The hoses are all new, and fit pretty well - I did make some adjustments to get them to clear everything during their travel and I will go into detail in another post. I repainted and rebuilt the steering cylinder as well.
Here are the steering box pix before installation...




Hi Everyone,
Well the car is back together and has been out tonight for a short test drive - what a difference these parts made! It's truly like a different car. I will make a few posts tonight with pix for the individual items. The rebuilt steering box was without a doubt the most significant. Gary Ramadei rebuilt my original and did an excellent job. The thing is silky smooth and restored beautifully. The only problem is, now much of my other steering gear looks pretty shabby next to the steering box. The PSCV I put on was the chain store rebuilt unit. Completely functional, but not a restoration quality item. The hoses are all new, and fit pretty well - I did make some adjustments to get them to clear everything during their travel and I will go into detail in another post. I repainted and rebuilt the steering cylinder as well.
Here are the steering box pix before installation...
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