Recent content by deluxe40

Hello DD, A new Borgeson 525 with the short shaft is now installed. We tried a '40 Ford Pitman arm, but it only goes on to the spline shaft part way. Seems like the splined hole in the arm has a taper. Did you modify your Ford Pitman arm to fit the shaft? A GM Pitman arm works, but it is...

We checked the toe-in (1/16") and the caster (9 degrees). Also found the short-input 525 on the Summit and the Borgeson sites (#920011). Looks like I might need a different u-joint (30 vs. 36 splines on input shaft). I know the 525 is bigger than the Vega - might have to reroute the exhaust...

Thanks to all for the good advice. Replacing the Vega with either a 525 or the stock '40 Ford box are the ways I am exploring at the moment. Looking at pictures on eBay it appears that the 525 has a much longer input shaft than the Vega. There isn't room for a longer shaft in the current...

OK, my '40 Tudor (w/ SBC 350/350) is likely too heavy for the Vega boxes that it has used up previously. Are there alternatives (preferably bolt in) that would work? On other threads I see good reports on Saginaw 525 boxes in '40 Fords. Is the 525 adequate for the weight? Are modifications...

I have the same problem as Sparky75 - I just bought a '40 Tudor with a 4" axle and a Vega steering box and it steers very hard, much harder than my stock '32. Also the Vega box has way too much play and all adjustments and tightening of other components do not help. According to previous...

Here's my Phaeton (bought it as a basket case back in 1986):

Hi Art, How's it going? I think about you every time I wind up the banjo clock. Glenn

This trusty coupe has taken us all over the western U.S. and Canada for the past 40 years.