identify a sub frame

[blazin_blazer]

i bought a 69 k5 project awhile back that had been converted to 2wd by the frame being cut at the firewall and some sort of IFS front end butted up to the frame and welded and semi-boxed in. ive inspected the work and it is ok. i plan to finish welding and boxing in the splice and get the old beater on the road. i want to rebuild all the control arm bushings and ball joints, etc and i need a new steering sector, but i'm not sure how to identify the make of the sub frame they grafted on. the steering sector has #7826692 cast into it and my searches have shown boxes with that # in anything from mid to late 70's camaros to mid to late 80's and early 90's iroc's..did all these cars use the same steering sector? or is it just that housing casting #? do they at least interchange? how can i identify what i have so i can order a rebuild kit? im not sure if its a regal, lemans, camaro, gto, etc..is there any other #'s on the sector that would identify the subframe or is the vin stamped in the sub frame somewhere? thanks for any help i have some pics i'm uploading that i will add in my next comment in the thread

 

[blazin_blazer]

does anybody rcognize this steering box or this front sub frame?

 

[dyeager535]

Box isn't going to tell you much. As you found, pretty much every GM car used the same steering box (well, one of two). So it could be full or mid-size.

Is it a true stub-frame (like a Camaro) or is it a cut off "full frame" like the rest of the car line? AFAIK only the Camaro and Firebird used a stub frame.

Really not "up" on car frames, but I'm sure we have a few folks with B- and G-body cars, two of the more common body lines from the 70's and 80's.

And yes, I'm calling it a stub frame intentionally, it's what GM called them in 1967, and it's the only term that makes sense. But I'm in the minority and realize that.

 

[fastazz81]

The nova also used a sub frame

 

[6872xtc]

Would the track width of it help?

I would guess Camaro. Just off of looks and what I would GUESS someone may want for width. Cuz isn't the Nova a little narrower?

 

[rompinstompinmudmonkey]

Looks like a 2nd Gen camaro stub frame to me

 

[doubletrouble]

If I remember correctly nove front sub- frames have the steering box behind the crossmember and camaro's are in front of the crossmember. That is why hot rodders use the Camaro sub-frames so they have more room to work with for the steering shaft. Camaro sub- frames are commonly used for ifs on 55 Chevy trucks.