I've got a BMW 2002 steering box, and I want to put it in my 28/29 Model A. The body won't be channeled. The only thread I've located thus far is this one: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=73389&highlight=bmw+2002 Do y'all think this setup will hold true even with an unchannelled body? I figure it'll probably require a u-joint to offset it for the additional height. Thoughts?
I have used the BMW box on two modifieds, one being my own (my avatar). I came off both frame rails and tied in to the cowl. No flex and no cowl shake. The BMW box works just fine. Good luck.
http://www.howeperformance.com/accessories-ujoints.htm These guys make a a good flex joint that fits right on that box! I am using the bmw model 20002 box also in my build. when I get farther along ill post some pics I went to the salvage yard hoping to find 1 good box but I woundup finding 4 boxes and 3 of them were good!
I used a BMW box in my '27 back in 1076. I was a master tech in the Bay Area, and got a standard (non power) box out of a '75 Bavaria...iy had a sector shaft that was 14" long, so a very short extension was fabbed once outside the cowl. Hard to find, (most Bavarias were P/S, as they were 'luxury class') but "Ultimate Driving Machine", nevertheless. Dean Moon would have been proud to put eyeballs on that box.
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