There is no steering dampener on the 365hp. The bigger oil pan GM used on them did NOT allow the room for one.
1964 steering dampner
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1964 steering dampner
I have a 1964 vette (coupe) with no power steering or power brakes.
The original car had a 327/250 hp motor. I am replacing it with a 327/ 365 motor (deeper oil pan) it appears the deeper pan will interfere with the steering dampner. How is this resolved? I don not want to remove the dampner or use a shallow pan. What was the set up of the original 327/365 hp motors.
Please help Thanks Steve
The original car had a 327/250 hp motor. I am replacing it with a 327/ 365 motor (deeper oil pan) it appears the deeper pan will interfere with the steering dampner. How is this resolved? I don not want to remove the dampner or use a shallow pan. What was the set up of the original 327/365 hp motors.
Please help Thanks Steve
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I have a 1964 vette (coupe) with no power steering or power brakes.
The original car had a 327/250 hp motor. I am replacing it with a 327/ 365 motor (deeper oil pan) it appears the deeper pan will interfere with the steering dampner. How is this resolved? I don not want to remove the dampner or use a shallow pan. What was the set up of the original 327/365 hp motors.
Please help Thanks Steve
The original car had a 327/250 hp motor. I am replacing it with a 327/ 365 motor (deeper oil pan) it appears the deeper pan will interfere with the steering dampner. How is this resolved? I don not want to remove the dampner or use a shallow pan. What was the set up of the original 327/365 hp motors.
Please help Thanks Steve
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From: Warwick RI
steering damper
Is no the front end loose when driving with out the damper. I know that my 64 coupe did not have a damper installed when I bough her, She floated all over the road, then installed the sreering damper, made a difference driving.
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There is nothing to be concerned about - 40% of production was big-blocks, and NONE of them had a steering damper. If it was that important, they wouldn't have built all the 365 and 375hp cars without them; they cancelled it completely for '68 and never used it again, with exactly the same chassis.
I didn't drive it much before the resto. So I can't attest to it's effectiveness.
But after much insistance in the past from JohnZ, that it's a needless item. I will go with that.
