Steering Box Mounting
Seeking the recollections of those who have been through this. ..... I have the 273 out of my '64 Barracuda. The car has power steering. As I was cleaning the engine room for paint, I noticed two things:
1). The welds of the steering mount on the crossmember look terrible! Does this appear to be a factory weld? It appears solid. I haven't had the front end aligned because the suspension components are worn, that's down the road, so I can't confirm that the suspension will align at the factory specs.
2). The crossmember has no paint. It had a thick cake of grease on it. When I cleaned it with Gunk Engine Degreaser, this is how it looked. I kinda like its patina finish, not sure if I want to paint it black or leave it (I'm painting the motor that old Plymouth red.
I'm the third owner of the car as best as I can tell.
Help and comments welcomed!
Cliff
Seeking the recollections of those who have been through this. ..... I have the 273 out of my '64 Barracuda. The car has power steering. As I was cleaning the engine room for paint, I noticed two things:
1). The welds of the steering mount on the crossmember look terrible! Does this appear to be a factory weld? It appears solid. I haven't had the front end aligned because the suspension components are worn, that's down the road, so I can't confirm that the suspension will align at the factory specs.
2). The crossmember has no paint. It had a thick cake of grease on it. When I cleaned it with Gunk Engine Degreaser, this is how it looked. I kinda like its patina finish, not sure if I want to paint it black or leave it (I'm painting the motor that old Plymouth red.
I'm the third owner of the car as best as I can tell.
Help and comments welcomed!Cliff