well snakestang, your use of hooker comps makes me nervous since the unisteer guys said they mocked it up with those headers and no fitment issues. I have tri-ys currently and have to get a new set, so id like the least amount of longtube hassle as possible. I also have a clutch cable, so that should make it more interesting.
After a mere 6-months or so, I finally got my Unisteer R&P installed in my '65. This note is mainly to thank Snakestang65 for the outstanding write-up, and to endorse his approach. I had similar header clearance issues (JBA shorties on mine), and the third u-joint approach works great to resolve it. Denny at Unisteer was, once again, helpful in identifying the right solution. Actually, I gave the right part numbers to him (rather than vice-versa) from Snakestang65's writeup...
The car's only aligned as accurately as a few strings and tape measures in my garage will allow, but I took a quick blast up the road. It's a different car - all of the annoying steering play and wander is gone (I found it intolerable, even in the Flaming River steering box I had installed), response is outstanding and steering effort is modest. I'm looking forward to taking it to the track in a couple of weeks.
Thanks again, John.
- Andy
Can anyone accept a PM from me? Need a little help on set up of the rack. Dummy me tried to go by direction (centered the rack, put tie rod ends on so the the tires were as close to 0toe.) However, my steering shaft when hooked up to the steering wheel shaft puts the steering wheel off by 180 degrees. (upside down.) Can anyone help me PLEASE????
I have a unisteer rack that i have not yet installed for my 68 mustang. I want to buy a set of headers That will fit. Does anyone know if most shorty headers fit?
Hello Group. New user, first post. I'm looking into the purchase of the Unisteer rack for my current project, a '66 Mustang Coupe. I'll be installing a 5.0L with an AOD. I've read that the Hooker Competition headers are the ones to use with this rack. However, does anyone know if those headers will fit around the wider AOD transmission in an early model mustang?
Hey guys,
I know this post is older but I've just stumbled upon it. I've got a '65 2+2 that we put a unisteer rack and pinion in. Installation went well for me so now I'm on to headers... My dad is fighting me over using shorties we have off a 302 fox body. I've told him they will not work without modifications so we should go with the hooker super comps that unisteer used in their build. Anybody have any advise?
Shorties can certainly have their issues, but why not just mock them up?
I presume the engine is out or you would have already done that, but why not just test fit the longblock in there and see if the shorties will work?
I assume the Hookers are long tubes?
You may run into issues with those unless your build is exactly like the unisteer application you referred to. Issues can include clutch linkage/cable interference, ground clearance, possibly others.
NO my dad is too lazy to take the engine out... And yes the hookers are long tubes... Apparently they can have some ground clearance issues. We tried to fit some shorties off a 302 we have but we couldn't get them to fit right because the motor is still in. Now he's trying to tell me that nothing will fit on the 289 but the old school exhaust manifolds.
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