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Old 01-05-2017, 01:25 PM   #8
The1960APE
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Re: 1966 6yl Power Steering conversion help

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Originally Posted by Lugnutz65 View Post
The1960APE,
I am right in the middle of this. I was working out the PS hoses just today and have not solved it all yet.
I will post more info later tonight when I get on my home computer.
I have an original 6 cylinder PS Pump and bracket but the bracket you show will work too. There is a vendor who sells a reproduction of the original bracket if that interests you. I have the photos and contact info available.
You will need a double groove pulley for the water pump and harmonic balancer (crank pulley).
You will need a PS gear box from a C10 truck from 197? up through198?. CaptainFab has more details about that.
I used the CaptainFab bracket and it's a nice piece that makes the install of the Gear Box easy.
I recommend upgrading the steering shaft to a safer telescoping sleeve while you have things apart.
The back of your PS pump will have a fitting for the High Pressure hose. You will need to buy a hose to match that. The trouble I'm running into is that I can find hoses that fit the pump side but are the wrong fitting for the gear box. I'm still working it out and should have a solution before the week is done. I plan to post a full DIY on my BLOG and share the info here once I have all the info and pics completed. This is what I've done so far (shortening the steering column is totally optional of course) LINK HERE.

LINK HERE to see my BLOG - Go to the 12/3/2016 Main BLOG entry. I have a double groove alternator pulley but your setup might not need that.
This is a TON of help, thanks so much!
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