late steering box into an early? I've cracked it nearly

radish · Mar 12, 2012

Does anyone know what is involved?
My 2nd hand lhd box i brought is actually rhd!! just waiting for the fella to get back and refund hopefully.
So i've read a few people have late boxes in their earlies but how is the question.

Cheers Darius

Geeze · Mar 13, 2012

From memory, it's doable but requires some minor fab work.
Bolt pattern to the chassis is different and think that maybe the inside of the front valance needs a bit of clearancing for the bulkier later box too.

radish · Mar 13, 2012

cheers, I could do with some photo's or a very cheap late box to have a look.

Geeze · Mar 13, 2012

Shows where the late bay bolts are:

radish · Mar 14, 2012

cheers, just read this http://www.volkszone.com/VZi/showthread.php?t=644402&page=2&highlight=steering+rack" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

2nd last comment, could be worth a look. just need a late box now.

bananacustard · Mar 14, 2012

I'll be watching this with interest Darius. I reckon it's got to be the solution.

radish · Mar 14, 2012

I know what to do now just need a late box in my hands. if anyone has a really cheap or free box let me know.

Geeze · Mar 16, 2012

Random aside, but did you sort returning the RHD box?
If that's not worked out, then may be worth seeing if the steering pin in it is any good - the internals should be the same rhd/lhd....

radish · Mar 16, 2012

The guy was great he refunded and paid the post back. the worm is different as it corkscrew the opposite way.

K@rlos · Mar 17, 2012

I'll shall watch this too, wanna do it to mine.

Geeze · Mar 17, 2012

radish said:
The guy was great he refunded and paid the post back. the worm is different as it corkscrew the opposite way.

Glad to hear that the seller was good about it, hear so many bad tales that good ones are refreshing!

It was the pin that I was thinking would be the same but its not a worry now anyway.
Starting to think that may be worth talking to guestgears or taylor machine to see if they could turn up a new pin if they had an old pin and worm as an example....

radish · Mar 20, 2012

Geeze what is that plate thing with the bolts in?

Geeze · Mar 20, 2012

It's a spreader plate, goes drop arm side of the chassis.
Probably because the hole in the chassis on a late bay is much bigger (you don't need to remove the drop arm to get the box out!).

radish · Mar 21, 2012

I see, i may have a box coming soon. i also studied mycha's photos last night and a rack looks easy enough if i can buy uj.

Geeze · Mar 21, 2012

You've probably seen it but Moler's thread on SSVC for the steering rack, he used the UJs off a 1303 column (happily fairly cheap and easy to come by too...!)
http://www.ssvc.org.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=39870&hilit=rocket&start=480" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

EgoTrippin · Mar 21, 2012

Shawn has a 1303 (I think) that you may be able to get the UJ's off Darius

radish · Mar 27, 2012

I'm starting this tonight i'll take photo's too.

radish · Mar 27, 2012

Does anyone have this conversion? it doesn't look like it fits without removing some of the lower inner valance.

Only one of the bolts is out of sync with the original holes so i see no problems with.

Here are the 2 boxes

Chassis, the black mark is where the hole needs drilling.

ibérico · Mar 28, 2012

Now this is getting interesting! Keep it coming

I think many of us are watching

Trikky2 · Mar 28, 2012

ibérico said:
Now this is getting interesting! Keep it coming I think many of us are watching

Yup :lol:

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