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11-24-2021, 05:07 PM | #21 |
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Re: 55 power steering conversion
thanks miker .. i doubt thats going to happen , especially in Canadian funds and international shipping... I have done the electric on my 50 chevy truck but it had no column shift a nd it was already 12 volt , think I'll keep looking for oem or a granada
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11-24-2021, 08:25 PM | #22 |
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Re: 55 power steering conversion
That’s why the warning to sit down, that price surprised me or actually my old memory from back when. But it does show the parts involved, and it’s all in rebuilt or new condition.
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11-25-2021, 01:52 AM | #23 |
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Re: 55 power steering conversion
Most everything is different between the PASS CAR and BIRD, due to track-width.
I guess I am a purist, I want it to as it was built (as possibly feasible) especially if it is a nice car. I have no use for a JAPANESE steering box or CHI-COM electric steering. If I want to go to positive steering control and was modifying the car for resto-mod or hot street, it would get a MUST II conversion. It is all up to the owner and what he wants. In a case such as this where old parts are becoming a problem, it might be best (IMO) to find a salvage car, strip it and dispose of it. Even if you do find a donor all the hydraulics will have to be gone through and mechanicals most likely. When you take into consideration the BIRD KIT and all one would have to go through to convert one, it is a good deal (IMO). |
12-14-2021, 03:34 PM | #24 |
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Re: 55 power steering conversion
I could be wrong, but I believe that the Ford system in the 50's uses the Eaton pump which puts out less pressure than the Saginaw. I also believe that the control valve and other parts are Bendix and not Borg Warner.
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THANX for catching that. I am surprised no one else saw it ...
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