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1/2 conversion??
jolinari:
very true Cam...good explanation...XF falcon steering box
JP:
Yes I'm in the middle of mirror converting my 76. I have used the ford steering box XF with XY drag link,(I believe that the toyota box is used for big blocks) but I have not had to move the motor. The box is close to the exhaust but a heat sheld fixes that. Then a slight mod to the steering colum mounting bracket, replace the fire wall. AC to the other side mod dashes and duct work. Sounds easy Hay. Honestly it,s not hard to do just the time needed, and some machanical know how.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c364/JRP2376/000_0461.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c364/JRP2376/000_0459.jpghttp://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c364/JRP2376/000_0170.jpg
77CVT:
My '77 was like that and I had all sorts of trouble with brakes. Make sure you check the angle of the shaft lever is the same angle as the old brake pedal arm. Mine were not and the pedal travel was never right.
jolinari:
--- Quote ---Originally posted by JP
Yes I'm in the middle of mirror converting my 76. I have used the ford steering box XF with XY drag link,(I believe that the toyota box is used for big blocks) but I have not had to move the motor. The box is close to the exhaust but a heat sheld fixes that. Then a slight mod to the steering colum mounting bracket, replace the fire wall. AC to the other side mod dashes and duct work. Sounds easy Hay. Honestly it,s not hard to do just the time needed, and some machanical know how.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c364/JRP2376/000_0461.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c364/JRP2376/000_0459.jpghttp://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c364/JRP2376/000_0170.jpg
--- End quote ---
how are you going to do the heat shield? i have that problem and what happened...it simply overheated my coupling steeringn and caused it to burn...not sure how to protect it...do u have any ideas on any heat shields? something that i can buy without the fuss of doing it
69VETTE:
Yasooo Joe,
Why didnt you ask me this, after all you knew i was having issues as well..I just finished shielding my airconditioning box the other week and its awsome.
Ok... after heaps of searching, both here and the states i found heat sheilds (that are designed to withstand 2000 degrees farenheight and reflect about 90% of the heat generated at the headers) made by Thermo Tec and sold through Auto One motor accessories.
They are generally imported into australia through rocket industries and sold through Auto One.
Heres a link with all the different types of products you can get from Thermo Tec:
http://www.thermotec.com/
M36
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