Originally posted by nifty
hello again...does anybody have a chain conversion done to their c3 vette?? if so how does it drive.the reading ive been doing about the chain is that it seems to be a good thing.BUT truth is in the eye of the beholder.have heard they are not popular on the east coast.....?why?
I have to agree with 77CVT;51. If the engineering and workmanship of the installation is good then there is no reason that this kind of conversion is not good.
I think that the reason a lot of people don't like them is because there have been a lot of shonky jobs :v out there.
this kind of conversion leaves all your steering as per the original factory design an allows you to order off the shelf parts for your car, eg: steering parts, exhaust systems; air conditioning parts etc etc.
Also lets remember that a c3 Corvette did not have any real crush zones engineered into the chassis, so in the event of a serious accident there is less chance of the steering column spearing you;50 because it is not connected directly to the steering box.
I have also seen a car done with a shaft and bevel gears, although that was a Cadillac.
There thats my 5 cents worth.;49