What steering box is this?

[Richard]

Is the steering box from the Revell 32 Ford trakable and what is it modeled after? 

[sharp]

Looks like a Corvair box to me. They were used a lot back in the 60's before the Vega box became popular.

[41chevy]

It's a copy of the Speedway Motors Aluminum Vega Cross Steer box. Paul

[sharp]

Sept 18, 2022 12:20:48 GMT -5 41chevy said:

It's a copy of the Speedway Motors Aluminum Vega Cross Steer box. Paul

Its not a Vega box. On a Vega box the pitman arm is under the car and the draglink bolts to the right spindle. That's why its called cross steering.
On the Corvair box the pitman arm is on the left side and the draglink bolts to the left spindle and that's called traditional steering.

So that steering box on your model is very trakable.  If it was a Vega box it would be too new because the Vega came out in 1970. 

[41chevy]

Sept 19, 2022 21:38:08 GMT -5 sharp said:

Sept 18, 2022 12:20:48 GMT -5 41chevy said:

It's a copy of the Speedway Motors Aluminum Vega Cross Steer box. Paul

Its not a Vega box. On a Vega box the pitman arm is under the car and the draglink bolts to the right spindle. That's why its called cross steering.
On the Corvair box the pitman arm is on the left side and the draglink bolts to the left spindle and that's called traditional steering.

So that steering box on your model is very trakable.  If it was a Vega box it would be too new because the Vega came out in 1970. 

In the Revell 32 kit the box mounts as a cross steer box, converting it to traditional works in this build either way.    Paul

[sharp]

Sept 20, 2022 11:38:26 GMT -5 41chevy said:

Sept 19, 2022 21:38:08 GMT -5 sharp said:

Its not a Vega box. On a Vega box the pitman arm is under the car and the draglink bolts to the right spindle. That's why its called cross steering.
On the Corvair box the pitman arm is on the left side and the draglink bolts to the left spindle and that's called traditional steering.

So that steering box on your model is very trakable.  If it was a Vega box it would be too new because the Vega came out in 1970. 

In the Revell 32 kit the box mounts as a cross steer box, converting it to traditional works in this build either way.    Paul

  . Sure you could cut up the 32 kit cross steer box and make it look like a traditional box. That would work. 

[41chevy]

Sept 20, 2022 19:06:52 GMT -5 sharp said:

Sept 20, 2022 11:38:26 GMT -5 41chevy said:

In the Revell 32 kit the box mounts as a cross steer box, converting it to traditional works in this build either way.    Paul

  . Sure you could cut up the 32 kit cross steer box and make it look like a traditional box. That would work. 

That is what is in his pic the revell deuce box converted.

[Richard]

Thanks for clearing that up. I modified the box and glued it on THEN I clued in that its off a modern rod and possibly not TRAKable. Glad I don't have to hide it behind the tire. Now I can post update pics.