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70vette:
Most of the major parts have now arrived  :thud: Some i'm still waiting for!! So the other day[/img] I decided to pull the motor so I can get a start on it.

Vettech:
Threw me a bit - Right to left - I could see the brake on the LH side, then I realized the S'wheel and steeering shaft is on the RH side, very unusual. But haveing said that there have been a lot of differing conversions over the decades. Best of luck with that.

70vette:
 :grin:The conversion is done with a cross shaft under the dash that operates the clutch and brakes....leaves the engine bay reasonably untouched except for the heater box were the steering shaft comes through it.
For what it's worth it all works quite well and the car drives fine; I just thought it was a better car than that. I brought the car in from the States in 1993 and back then I had to convert it to drive it around.

bfit:
It should all be reasonably straight forward .  It's just time consuming .
If you don't have a LH steering box, I have a couple of  boxes out of various models
However I do like the Borgerson power steering box.
Bfit

70vette:

--- Quote from: Bfit on July 22, 2016, 07:11:22 AM ---It should all be reasonably straight forward .  It's just time consuming .
If you don't have a LH steering box, I have a couple of  boxes out of various models
However I do like the Borgerson power steering box.
Bfit


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I have been collecting parts for the last three months. I have to say it has been the most frustrating experience I have had. I still am waiting for a shipment of bits from a so called reputable supplier in the States :lol:. Put the order in on the 31st of May, was supposed to to be here in 10 days....i'm still waiting for it. Some of the bits I need are in that shipment and because I didn't want to have bits of car all over the garage for a couple of months I have refrained from pulling it apart.

Bfit : I did go with the Borgasen box. I figured that it was more stock looking than a rack and doesn't hang low like a rack. Also some of the top Autocross Corvettes in the States use them so I figured if it was good enough for them, who am I to argue.

Just out of curiosity do you have a non power steer Pitman arm? Not that it is an issue. I have a non power drag link and a power steer Pitman and it will all fit. Just figured if I could find a non power Pitman that it would be optimum

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