Reversing a Vega Box

I searched high and low here, maybe I'm just not good at searching What I'm looking for is instructions on how to reverse a Vega box for side steer duty on my 26 RPU.

I have seen a thread on here with pictures and all just can't find it anymore.

Can anyone help ?

 

I know it's not what you asked for...I've never seen anyone reverse one. Here's a pic of the only car I've ever seen using a vega box for side steer. It doesn't really help you but here you go any way. It's not reversed as you can see the pitman points up.



Here are a couple threads dealing with this question..

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=508164

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=140365

Good luck.

 

Check out the current edition of Hot Rod DeLux.

 

The reversing process is the same as any other recirculating ball box: dis***emble, turn the worm gear 180 degrees on the input shaft, plug original input shaft hole with a cup plug, machine the input shaft pre-load adjuster nut for the input shaft and seal. The last part can be done in a drill press, but best done in a lathe so you can get it centered and cut a nice step to bottom out the input shaft seal. The original input seal will be too big on the OD to work. You'll need to pick out a seal with a smaller OD. There is a large slection of .625 ID seals with either .875 or 1.00 OD that you could use.

 

I'd also look at reversing a 525 box. Same mounting footprint as the Vega, just a bit bigger, super strong.

 

Definetely check out the latest issue of Hot Rod Deluxe like Bib said, very good article!

 

I'll look at HRD.

I found this one pic of a reversed Vega box, no instructions on doing it. Sounds easy enough though.

 

I reversed a Vega box for my 37 Fiat. It reverses just like a Corvair box. Drill out the adjuster nut, plug the other end with a freeze plug and turn everything around.