"That's a classic!"

[zerex]

Averagewhiteguy

I just got a 86 caddy in trade, hehe

http://the-michels.com/gallery/album04

 

[Arok]

There are too many of those "kids" who are taking a liking to G bodies and are causing a shortage of parts for us "classic' guys...I don't know about other areas but there are more G bodies cruising around town and less selection of parts in the recycling yards. It took me a few weeks to find a close ratio steering box and it had to come in from out of town...

I could be totally wrong, but according to some motorhead friends of mine, close rato boxes for a g-body can come from several non g-body cars........That doesn't mean that they aren't hard to find though. I traded my regular steering box for a close ratio, because somebody wanted mine and had what I wanted. That was lucky I'll admit.

 

[pontiacgp]

[quote="Arok"I could be totally wrong, but according to some motorhead friends of mine, close rato boxes for a g-body can come from several non g-body cars........That doesn't mean that they aren't hard to find though. I traded my regular steering box for a close ratio, because somebody wanted mine and had what I wanted. That was lucky I'll admit.[/quote]

Your not wrong at all. F bodies also has close ratio boxes and can be installed using the 3 bolts instead of the 4 that F bodies used. The difference is the stops in the F body boxes are different than in the G body. The degrees if I'm not mistaken are 32 for a F body and 37 for a G body so the turning radius for the F box is not at tight as for the G body. There are two ways to fix that...one is to change the stops and the other is to floor the pedal to whip around the rear end... :lol:

 

[85t5mcss]

The degrees if I'm not mistaken are 32 for a F body and 37 for a G body so the turning radius for the F box is not at tight as for the G body.

Just don't forget, a F-Body quick ratio box won't make a G-Body turn like a Camaro. Different Pitman Arms and steering components still come into play. But, if u have a non F41 G-Body, then go for it. U will be happier.

 

[buba198]

tell you what i have a 78 lemans 2dr and the paint job suck in my opinion and it still is a sweet head turner and i tell you what the best thrill in life is shutting down all the nazis with the rice burners and the 5.0 firefoxs

 

[betsy84]

I turned 20 a couple weeks ago, and I bought my Cutlass when I was 18. Nobody else gets why, but I love the thing... It didnt always look like this either..

 

[Jman]

I tkink you should put some new rims on there and sell me those plain ole black rims, lol just kidding

car looks good.

 

[pose_442]

I get a lot of kids asking if my 1987 442 has the 442 in it. Anymore, I just say "Yep" and leave a pair of stripes.

 

[Chevyman85]

betsy84
Thats a nice looking Olds you have there. I like the color. Nice work!

 

[BB Olds]

beautiful car and i love the wheels