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Does anyone here own a Chevy Vega or Monza ?

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Please don't hate on me for asking.....project 16B in the works.

I will treat all replies in strict confidence...so as not embarrass anyone. :lol:

Specifically wanting to see which way and how the steering box/gear rotates the output shaft ....for research purposes of a new project.

Any help appreciated. :thumbsup:

Image of box I have in mind.... :xscuseless:

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I think the same box was used on the Chevy Monza too, at least the four cylinder versions so you'll have a larger information base to draw from.
 
I think the same box was used on the Chevy Monza too, at least the four cylinder versions so you'll have a larger information base to draw from.
Thanks....I'll edit the thread title. :thumbsup:

Thinking of posting on FABO also....hope the Moderators don't mind. :lol:
 
someone around here sports a clean survivor Pinto..... no ****
 
Thanks....I'll edit the thread title. :thumbsup:

Thinking of posting on FABO also....hope the Moderators don't mind. :lol:
You mean to say that Joey hasn't got a For H Bodies Only site going yet? (Besides the Vega, the H platform included the Monza, Skyhawk, Starfire and Sunbird.)
 
Are you looking at trying to transition two
shafts, or are you going to actually use this
as a steering box?
The shafts turn in the same direction, though
I'm not familiar with the internals.
Vega steering boxes have a 22:1 ratio.
I hate Chevy's.
 
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I will admit, i had a Pinto as my first car, and my buddy had a 1979 Monza Spyder with a 305 V8 and that thing hauled ***!!!
 
My grandma bought me a new 71 Vega for a high-school graduation present. I wanted a 71 383 roadrunner, and the one I found was CHEAPER than the Vega, but my folks were afraid I would kill myself in it. They were probably right.
The Vega ended up with a nitrous 327, turbo 350, narrowed 8 3/4 and polished centerlines. Maybe they were wrong about the RR. I'm still here. And I met my lifelong best friend in the Vega. (She was driving a A66 challenger, she still has it.)
 
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Lots of Vega steering boxes used in things with straight front ends, like T-buckets.
In the case of steering shaft transition (90 deg),
which is a common hurdle in a T bucket, a 1:1
box is needed. That's why I questioned its'
intended use.
 
I have a 79 pontiac sunbird safari gt wagon.
It currently has a vega grill.
I'm actually going to sell it.
 
Are you looking at trying to transition two
shafts, or are you going to actually use this
as a steering box?
The shafts turn in the same direction, though
I'm not familiar with the internals.
Vega steering boxes have a 22:1 ratio.
I hate Chevy's.
Fess up time.....I am trying to do something that apparently no-one has else has tried to do....or at least are willing to admit to doing.

I am investigating the best and most suitable steering gear box on a vehicle to convert the steering in my A100 to power steering

The biggest problem with the A100 and other similar vehicles is they are Forward Control, and as such run a solid Beam axle. There is no K-Frame to mount anything to, which adds to the difficulty. I thought I had a winner with a Toyota 4WD steering box, but they traverse across the front end, and when they return, the rotation is opposite to what I need.

The Vega box pictured above in Post #1 is about as small as they get, and looks to be the easiest retro fit of any box I have seen.

Trust me, my friends have been looking for me, and I have been searching nearly 5 years on this project. Even the local experts on Steering here in NZ are not able (or willing) to offer a solution.

Now that I have recently discovered that the Vega box is being produced as a powered option, I am salivating again at the prospect. But I need that rotation to be correct.

The steering gear box in the A100 is very much like the Volkswagen Kombi steering box....and is commonly known as a "Bus Box".

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Nearly every box I have found has the output shaft on the wrong side to what I need, and even allowing for rotating the mounting position, it works out to either consume too much space, or provide headaches for attachment to the chassis.

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That's a basic view of underneath these machines. The steering box output moves a drag link to the arm attached to the driver's side backing plate assembly. From there the main rod traverses to the passenger side and operates that arm via the only tie rod end on the front end. It's very agricultural, but works.

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When the input shaft is going clockwise (3), I need the output shaft going anti-clockwise (1) - turning right in the vehicle.

and visa-versa...

When the input shaft is going anti-clockwise (4), the output shaft should be turning clockwise (2) - turning left in the vehicle.

This sort of question is something that the supplier (Summit) will not answer for me.
 
I have a 79 pontiac sunbird safari gt wagon.
It currently has a vega grill.
I'm actually going to sell it.
If you don't mind, could you post a picture of the steering box, and see if the rotation is what I show in the above picture?

Thanks.
 
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