47-55.1 Danforth Cross Member Install

[Coach529]

Originally Posted by dwcsr

Been down this road. The metric will seem to screw in but it wobbles in the bore and when you crank it tight it may well pull the treads out of it. Borgeson swears they are all metric and no one sells imperial any longer. Well except Speedway, Jegs, Summit, Russell.

What did you do for hoses?

[Hampshire]

Be careful with those specs from Borgeson & BTW, DWCSR has it right - the fractional spec, etc. is where it is at.

My first rack (2.5 "sport") with the Borgeson recuced pressure pump, hoses and metric hose adaptors (their spec) leaked at the rack - though possibly due to Borgeson sending me the wrong washers.

When I went with the 3 turn rack, I went with fractional adaptors and white O-rings from an outfit in California (similar to what Speedway sells). Works great.

Bottom line, Borgenson pump & hoses are fine, but don't follow their advice or use their adaptors - everyone but them has gone fractional.

[Coach529]

Another pressure adjustment method....

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Heidts...FU4YHwodIuoBbw

[dwcsr]

Originally Posted by Hampshire

Be careful with those specs from Borgeson & BTW, DWCSR has it right - the fractional spec, etc. is where it is at.

My first rack (2.5 "sport") with the Borgeson recuced pressure pump, hoses and metric hose adaptors (their spec) leaked at the rack - though possibly due to Borgeson sending me the wrong washers.

When I went with the 3 turn rack, I went with fractional adaptors and white O-rings from an outfit in California (similar to what Speedway sells). Works great.

Bottom line, Borgenson pump & hoses are fine, but don't follow their advice or use their adaptors - everyone but them has gone fractional.

Yes you were the one that put me on the trail for the 3 turn rack, I had forgotten your user name so I couldn't give you your due credit

[Coach529]

I have a rack and pinion and tie rod ends on the way, hopefull they will arrive tomorrow!!

[Coach529]

Still plugging away on this install.

Threw the motor in to mock up the rack and pinion set up.



The mounting on this rack was offset to the drivers side which makes mounting a bit more troublesome. I picked up some 4" x 4" x 3/16" tubing to make some mounts out of.

Scott suggests a 3" notch to clear the rack. This WILL NOT work with a Ford rack. I had to open up my notch to almost 6" to clear the Ford rack. Frustrating to cut apart something that was finished.



I had to remove some material on the passenger side of the crossmember to clear the rack. I got a little overzealous with the skinny wheel and sawzall.



mock up





Making brackets





Tacked in



Fit test. I did end up opening up the notch after this.



Both side welded in and the relief boxed in. I just need to rebox the bottom of the notch!!

[dwcsr]

Originally Posted by Coach529

What did you do for hoses?

I used the Borgeson 925102 Ford 79-97 rack to GM Type II pump and the speedway imperial fittings. -AN fittings are still imperial so the hose ends were ok. You will have to use the brass ferrule from the kit in the pump

[Coach529]

Originally Posted by dwcsr

I used the Borgeson 925102 Ford 79-97 rack to GM Type II pump and the speedway imperial fittings. -AN fittings are still imperial so the hose ends were ok. You will have to use the brass ferrule from the kit in the pump

So I need the hose kit and an adapter that goes from 9/16-18 to 14mm-1.5 for the pressure and 5/8-18 to 16mm-1.5 for the return?

[dwcsr]

Originally Posted by Coach529

So I need the hose kit and an adapter that goes from 9/16-18 to 14mm-1.5 for the pressure and 5/8-18 to 16mm-1.5 for the return?

The hose kit is correct length and angle on the hose ends with the wrong fittings for our rack

I used a the Borgeson hose kit and the rack fittings from speedway 9104047
The hose ends on the hoses are AN and will fit the speedway fittings.

fittings 9/16-18 to -6an and 5/8-18 to-6AN fittings.

You can get a ford pump or add the reducer into a GM pump. I don't now what ford pump you would need