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mr48chev · 05-01-2018, 11:03 AM

Unfortunately when someone cobbles one of those subframes on an AD that is what you do you cut the subframe or run a different radiator similar to what the S-10 guys do. Ugly to do but that is the price you pay. You are fighting obsolete 80's hot rod technology that should have been left in the 80's when the subframes cost 100 bucks if that and you got the whole mullet Camaro with them as a donor.

If you can fabricate pretty well you might look at a Dodge Dakota rack and see if you coul mount it The manual rack that is on the 92 Dakota parts donor I have for my crossmember and suspension swap is reasonably simple and not bulky. The photos of the crossmember show a pretty simple mount setup that shouldn't be hard to duplicate on the Camaro crossmember. Tie rod ends might take some figuring out though.

05-01-2018, 11:03 AM	#3
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,342	Re: Steering box help! Unfortunately when someone cobbles one of those subframes on an AD that is what you do you cut the subframe or run a different radiator similar to what the S-10 guys do. Ugly to do but that is the price you pay. You are fighting obsolete 80's hot rod technology that should have been left in the 80's when the subframes cost 100 bucks if that and you got the whole mullet Camaro with them as a donor. If you can fabricate pretty well you might look at a Dodge Dakota rack and see if you coul mount it The manual rack that is on the 92 Dakota parts donor I have for my crossmember and suspension swap is reasonably simple and not bulky. The photos of the crossmember show a pretty simple mount setup that shouldn't be hard to duplicate on the Camaro crossmember. Tie rod ends might take some figuring out though. __________________ Founding member of the too many projects, too little time and money club. My ongoing truck projects: 48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six. 71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant. 77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around.