Re: ? on 383 GTS
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was power steering avail on a big block A-body?
yes but only on the 383 , thats why the blocks are modified .
I want to say it would have a saginaw pump
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Re: ? on 383 GTS
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11/20/08 08:30 AM
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was power steering avail on a big block A-body?
yes but only on the 383 , thats why the blocks are modified .
I want to say it would have a saginaw pump
What modification was done to the block..any pics?
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Re: ? on 383 GTS
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The drivers rear motor mount pad had the hole shaved off, and easy way to tell a true A-Body block, you can't bolt regular motor mount brackets on it!
The funny thing about science is that if you change one miniscule parameter you change the entire outcome to the way you want it.
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Re: ? on 383 GTS
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11/20/08 11:37 PM
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The hose in the last picture is one I had made, so it is not exactly original. I can take a pic of my original hose if you need it.
Last edited by Rhinodart; 11/20/08 11:38 PM.
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Re: ? on 383 GTS
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11/21/08 01:52 AM
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My Q5 GTS 383 4-speed is a power steering car. 
Is that car out of OHIO?? 
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Re: ? on 383 GTS
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11/21/08 11:38 AM
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Is that a 90 degree fitting on top of the steering chuck? If so, can you get them somewhere? Thanks.
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Re: ? on 383 GTS
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11/21/08 11:49 AM
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Nope, the car in Ohio is an automatic and I was looking to buy that car in 1996! Mine is a console 4-speed and I have owned it since 1978.
The car I almost purchased in 2004 was a Q5 4-spd, no console though.
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Re: ? on 383 GTS
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The drivers rear motor mount pad had the hole shaved off, and easy way to tell a true A-Body block, you can't bolt regular motor mount brackets on it!
Now you've done it , there will be a slew of 383 blocks coming out of Maine and elsewhere that are REAL A body blocks , the funny part will be they will not be from the correct build plant 
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Re: ? on 383 GTS
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The mount boss was milled off, and I don't think anyone will be trying to fake A-Body blocks by taking the time to mill too many of them off.  I stripped out the 90 degree fitting back around 1990 and was able to find an exact duplicate in a hydraulic fitting business.
Last edited by Rhinodart; 11/21/08 10:30 PM.
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