Thread: 51 Chevy Car / Steering set-up ???

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I'm in the process of install my new steering column in my 51 Chevy 2-door. Have a Flamming river column with a 1" DD on it, and the Flamming river rack with 9/16 - 26 spline mounted on the Chassis Engineering IFS crossmember.

Thinking about a Double U-joint coming off the rack, to a 3/4" DD shaft, to a single U-joint 3/4" DD x 1"DD to the column.

There's not alot of room to get the steering set-up in this car because of the V-8 and the Block Hugger headers. If anybody has done one in a 48-52 Chevy car please tell me what you did?

do you have a photos? of what you have. two joints may happpen but you may need three to get it so it will not bind here is what i did. how did i get this side ways ?? well it is a good shot of the back side that is as big as you can go in a old chevy with out cutting it all to hell.

I don't see the steering in the pictures ??

well it there but i used a front sub clip off a 80 trans am the rails are to small for a big v8 i think .but have did some shafts with ujoints so a snap shot would help me to see what you have

this may not help. but here is my gto with what you have two joints and one dd the shaft was in the way of the headers and the block so i move it over .you can off set your engine to the pass side to that may help

Here is the setup on my '52. It works like I cahmp. I am running a column from an '81 camaro and a MustangII rack and pinion set up from a 70's mustang II

looks like you need to move the rack over to the pass side 1/4 inch this would help if you can move it over? or notch the frame a bit this would help it swing out away from the header or move the engine over or re work that one header tube ro one more steering jiont down by the rack but that is hard for me to say with out knowing how much rooms there is .i can not see it