manual steering

Here is my question.....what year/make of vehicle steering box would I need if I stayed with manual steering just so I can get the rag joint setup?

Not just sure what it is you are asking about.
Are you looking for a manual box rag joint or manual box & rag joint?
What do you have now and how does it bolt up to the car?

When I went from power box to manual box on my 70 Javelin drag car I found only the box side of the joint is different between the 2 boxes. IIRC the power box had a bigger input shaft dia.

Now this was years ago and I found Advance Auto Parts on line had the part listed for AMC’s. Now if they or whomever you go thru for the joint and they don’t have a listing for AMC (not a shock) look up for the same year GM car and body size. Remember our and GM use the same box & column setups.

As for a box swap and the frame bracket if the box & bracket don’t have the right number of holes to mount box to bracket you should be able to modify the bracket as I did. I got some heavy square bar stock drilled & tapped a bolt hole in it and cut it to fit the bracket and welded it on to the stock bracket.

I used a mid 80’s Chevy S10 4x4 non-power box in the drag car and that box only had 2 of the 3 mounting bolts lined up and why I had to weld on a 3rd bolt hole mount.
Dave ----

So you are correct TOM I have a 1966 American Manual steering with the impaler Solid Stearing shaft. I would like to know if there is something that would be a direct fit at the frame. Its a little for safety a little for header clearance. 

if it make you guys feel better, I wasn't aware 66's had solid shaft steering boxes.
I which case, I stand by the 69 Saginaw box, with the second best being the 67 ross box.

don't know what 68 used, anybody a little help? i'd like to know...