Hi: Just found a business in Markham that rebuilds steering boxes and pumps. I had contacted 400 auto wreckers for a used box and they recommend Ken at Custom Steering Gear. He is located at 187 Steelecase Road W in Markham. Just west of Woodbine a block or two north of Steeles. 905-475-5533
When I got there the place was full of parts lying about and many Chevy items on the walls ...
I chatted with Ken for a while and he certainly knows his stuff. I found him to be very knowledgeable and pricing was within the range I had been looking for.
I took my old steering box and 2 old pumps to him. Ken offered me a casting fee for the one extra old pump. He is going to redo the box with the faster ratio. He has had much experience rebuilding pumps and described the process necessary to get the resulting ratio that I wanted. It will be a 12:1 ratio. He said that he could build one that had a 10:1 ratio but only recommended that for a stock car racing application.
I bought an aluminum rad and a high output water pump from Performance Improvements during their midnight madness sale. I also had sitting in my trunk the complete eurothane bushing kit for the front end.
The car is going to the shop of Friday for the good doctor to administer some upgrades along with the steering box and pump.
I got the brake issue sorted out and all is well in that department.
Great info. Cliff ... let us know the results and cost involved.
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Prince Edward Island
'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
I will have some time Friday to snap a few photos of the finished product.
Still not 100 percent happy with the system as I have seen 230 while idling on a hot day. Stopped for about 5 minutes.
Solution may be put fans in front of the rad.
Have you checked that your gauge is accurate? I use an Infrared temp tool.
A fan shroud will help a lot.
-- Edited by DonSSDD on Sunday 8th of November 2015 07:53:38 AM
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63 Parisienne sport coupe (The Big GTO), black, maroon interior, 409 4 speed; former owner of a 59 El Camino, 63 Corvette SWC, 62 Chev Bel Air SC. 1963- Pontiac top selling car in Canada
Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic