I've heard one may swap the guts from a close ratio power steering box from a late model Camaro/TransAm (up to '85) to install into the stock power steering box.

Has anyone tried this swap & had any luck? I want to retain my original PS box since its dated & coded!

I think this conversion works on up into the 90's steering boxes.I've heard of this actually CAMARO magazine did an article on this a few years back on one of those " how to update your camaro on a budget using swapped parts from other cars" type stories.The problem is the hose fittings went to metric during this period and I think you can get a hose 1/2 standard...1/2 metric or use an adapter from one to the other at the box/pump.I dont know the exact years but I know that steering box was use for an eternity bu G.M.

http://69camaro.nextmill.net/steering.html

Yes, it is possible to swap the internals and retain your old case that will keep your old hoses. Here is a link to Jim Shea's Corvette pages. You should be able to find all you need to know in the pages. ( PDF files.)

http://jimshea.corvettefaq.com/?page_id=5

im also interested in doing the same thing and wanted to know if that if im converting from manual steering and i have to buy a new power steering pump anyway, could i just use one from a 3rd gen camaro and not have to buy the adapters?

im using this on a short water pump big block.

thanks guys

You will need third gen. hoses and I think you will still need a new rag joint.

Since our firstgen's are rear steer and thirdgen's are front, you may need custom hoses or hoses from a different application. Stock thirdgen hoses would be too short. Might try a search, this may have been covered.

im probably going to do a hydroboost. and i think all but one line (box return to pump) is custom anyway, right... so i need to do some research anyway

by the way, do you guys think these stock pumps and boxes work with the hydroboost pressures?

also, is the pulley from a 67 camaro pump going to work on the third gen pump? are they press or keyway?

thanks guys

sorry for hijacking the thread

IIRC right, a '67's P/S pulley is a key pulley and I figure the newer one is a push-on.

pdq67