Scout PS in a 55

[brider]

I've collected all the parts for a mini-truck PS conversion in my 55 EXCEPT the box mount, but just ran across a 55 carcass with a Scout PS box still mounted, along with the steering shaft that goes up to the upper u-joint of the steering column.

What would the advantages be of doing the Scout/Sag PS, vs the mini-truck?

I've seen in this forum people who have reinforced the frame where the Scout box mounts; is this absolutely necessary? If not, is the box just a bolt-on (into new drilled holes)?

 

[brider]

No WAY, you have a mini steering box mount for a Pig? The one that incorporates the shock tower?

If you're talking about a swap of some kind, I'm interested, and I'll send you a PM directly.

 

[LC_Hamma]

I've collected all the parts for a mini-truck PS conversion in my 55 EXCEPT the box mount, but just ran across a 55 carcass with a Scout PS box still mounted, along with the steering shaft that goes up to the upper u-joint of the steering column.

What would the advantages be of doing the Scout/Sag PS, vs the mini-truck?

I've seen in this forum people who have reinforced the frame where the Scout box mounts; is this absolutely necessary? If not, is the box just a bolt-on (into new drilled holes)?

Scout box dwarfs the mini one - compare sector shafts & see Sleeving & plating the frame are added insurance your inner frame doesn't deform while torquing down the box or cracks where the frame meets the crossmember: