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Power to Non-Power steering conversion...

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351carlo

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What is required to take my 70 Coupe (Mainly a street/strip car) from a P/S to a manual steering vehicle?

It is a built 357c/ Aussie 2v head car, going for 12.0 on motor and low 11's on spray. I need to drop a few pounds, and get rid of the setup. The pump is new as are the lines if anyone wants to buy it

I'm also on a budget... any suggestions?
 

Jester67

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you could try this http://www.mustangsplus.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=MPFMP&Category_Code=adapter
 

Rusty67

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When I did my 67 I had to change my drag link, idler arm, pitman arm and I put new inner/outer tie rods in because my were shot anyways. The steering box should work either way. The only difference between the power/manual boxes is the turn ratio which I believe is 16:1 vs a 19:1 or something like that.
 

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Jester67 said:
you could try this http://www.mustangsplus.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=MPFMP&Category_Code=adapter
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i have the one above and it works great.

10secgoal found a less expensive one for around 60.00? but you use your existing one and just rebuild it for manual steering. it wasn't that difficult after we figured it out.

PM 10secgoal to get the name of it and where he bought it from:SNSign:
 
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351carlo

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Now what do I do since I'm one of those unfortunate souls whose power steering does go on the same belt as water pump?
 

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I had one of those on my 67 & liked it. I makes it to where you don't have to change all the steering linkage.
 

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12sec67 said:
i have the one above and it works great.

10secgoal found a less expensive one for around 60.00? but you use your existing one and just rebuild it for manual steering. it wasn't that difficult after we figured it out.

PM 10secgoal to get the name of it and where he bought it from:SNSign:
Click to expand...
Yah CJ pony sales them but there web site is down so i cant link to the part.
I like the first one better becouse it is easy and you can go back easy if you change your mind easy.
 
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351carlo

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Well with this car, I don't see myself ever going back to conventional power steering. The only steering change I may make is a Flaming river rack, but that won't be for a long time.

For now I just need to unclutter the engine bay a little more and get rid of a power robbing system.

The car gets driven maybe 1500 miles a year, and is a summer only car that gets covered the rest of the year, (Except for occasional good weekends). My only problem now is getting a pulley system to work out.

I also need a new alternator. My 100 amp system has just about reached it's max, and with the addition of a Mark VIII Fan in exchange for my old setup, and the addition of a second Fuel pump for a high octane cell while on nitrous... I need a little more.

Anyone think 130 wouldn't be enough for a Mark VIII fan, two electric (We'll say holley blues) fuel pumps, MSD Dig 6, MSD Window Switch, nitrous setup, no stereo, and just standard lights at night?
 

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If you are concerned about your amperage output then get a 200amp g6 alternator and be done with it.
 
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351carlo

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Good suggestion. I'll look into that.
 

Jester67

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You could put another alternator where the p/s pump use to be
 

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Don't forget the underdrive pulleys!
 

DarkoStoj

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have fun finding pullies. I spend 2 days looking through bone yards, and it was frustrating as hell. I ended up fabricating an idler pully where the p/s pump used to be
 
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