Reversed Corvair Steering Box Mount

The mounting hole closest to the input shaft to hole closest to the output shaft is 2 15 16.

Reversed corvair steering box mount. Works well with t buckets. Later wrench heads. When i first got the corvair box it looked like a cow chip with a pitman arm. On saturday i got the chance to reverse a corvair steering box over at my good buddy el rio roach s shop garage.

Completed the steering box installation yesterday no major problems. I just bought an aluminum reversed box and i can t believe how light it is. I never really cared for a steering box located so close to the headers because the heat can melt the box grease a real problem in the old racing days. Corvair style the corvair box introduced in 1960 has long been popular with street rodders especially the early pre 64 aluminum bodied versions though usually the internals are reversed to.

All in all i hope this is the last time i have to mess with the steering box but i did learn how this thing was put together. I see that the box has a slight angle to its mounting surface. Hole closest to the input shaft to the hole opposite of the output shaft is 3 3 4. Reversed corvair steering box mounting pics.

I ve been wrestling with how if to mount a reverse box for weeks. We were using the instructions that california custom roadsters put out 30 years ago and it seemed simple enough. Designed for use on traditional steering cars and t buckets these boxes are constructed of modern high strength steel and needle bearings to ensure durability which original boxes just can t offer. These brand new corvair steering boxes have already been reversed.

If anyone has photo s of the reverse corvair box installed please post them. I need the visual s. There was a small difference in the size of the boxes the new one was a bit larger thus the working area got a little smaller. Bracket measures 2 tall from the top of the frame to the steering box mounting surface.

Picked up this box at a junkyard and decid. Parallel steering set up guide gif. Heavy gauge steel construction. Does anyone have any pics of a reversed corvair box mounted to a frame so i could see how to mount mine.

Works well with t buckets. Heavy gauge steel construction. This total hack of a video shows how i reversed my corvair steering box to run traditional steering on my rat rod. This brand new reversed corvair style steering box is designed for use on traditional steering cars and t buckets.

This universal steel bracket is designed to mount reversed corvair steering boxes onto a variety of chassis using traditional style ford steering. This universal steel bracket is designed to mount reversed corvair steering boxes onto a variety of chassis using traditional style ford steering.