Two thumbs up from me on making your own
they look as good as any store bought ones I am sure
See Ya,
Mike
Two thumbs up from me on making your own
Jim: I have the proper Borgeson power steering kit on the shelf and the car is a 65 with 65 V-8 steering already in it. I am expecting it to use the pittman arm off the factory manual steering box. (which was a $@^-#! kitty to get off the original box but is now beadblasted and on the shelf) The downside to the power steering conversion is it will now interfere with the Z-bar so I am problem solving that issue as I work on the car. I am planning on changing the entire steering column as the original was too far gone to re-use.A/FX wrote: ↑Fri Feb 19, 2021 12:14 pmGood progress. Using a rotisserie make life so much easier, (and helps with back ache)
Are you planning to change the steering box? Just about any Mustang Box will bolt in, you may have to get creative with the pitman arm if you are converting to ‘65 style steering. I was able to use a Cougar column, Cougar box (16-1) and ‘65 style steering by mix and matching factory parts.
Looking forward to more updates.
Jim
Have you considered a power rack and pinion conversion? You can kill a few birds with that stone. I love mine but there is a slight downside. Steering radius is a tad larger. Not a biggie for me, considering the driver's side under the hood is still very cramped but manageable for pulling plugs and making clutch and brake adjustments.
Joe: I looked at everything for a long time including the R&P. Everything is a compromise but my plans for the car seemed to work best with the Borgeson kit. It doesn't bother me to deal with the clutch issue-just another thing----------------Thinking hydraulic or Hydraulic T/B. Lot of runway. The shock tower mod I'm doing will explain a lot.Joe Travers wrote: ↑Fri Feb 19, 2021 1:33 pmHave you considered a power rack and pinion conversion?
JT
I've thought about hydraulic clutch myself but I don't think I have room for a reservoir on the firewall Haven't done a deep dive yet because I've been shaking out other things on my hit list. The clutch is near the top, though. I feel your pain concerning the Z bar. You can see I have a mess on my hands.
There are clutch masters with remote reservoirs, not sure all that they are on but someone here will be an encyclopedia on that in my situation the Landcruiser master fit right in there but I don't have power brakes or standard steering, visually I am not a fan of itJoe Travers wrote: ↑Fri Feb 19, 2021 2:25 pmI've thought about hydraulic clutch myself but I don't think I have room for a reservoir on the firewall
There are lots of options for the clutch including fighting through a modified Z-bar. (I'm not doing that) Your setup looks real nice Mike. It seems cleaner every time I look at it. I will have a little more room with the tower mod but I think I am going to add AC as well. No power brakes, they are hard to fit on our cars. BTW FWIW I am painting my engine bay body color like my 67 notch. It may be frowned on by the purists but I can see everything on my 67 and these black engine bays are hard on an old man's eyes. (which aren't the first thing to go BTW)lavron wrote: ↑Fri Feb 19, 2021 4:03 pmSee Ya,Joe Travers wrote: ↑Fri Feb 19, 2021 2:25 pmI've thought about hydraulic clutch myself but I don't think I have room for a reservoir on the firewall
Mike
My Z bar isn't modified but mounted to the roller block with an aftermarket bracket. Mounting on the frame is stock location. If you check out the photo, you'll see the top of the Z bar with adjustment nuts on the threaded clutch rod, just below the black proportioning valve adjustment knob. Look below the knuckle on the steering shaft below that and you can see the stock pivot mounting plate for the Z bar bolted on the frame. The pivot rod of the bar is completely hidden by the Hookers from the top. I'll snap a picture from the bottom side for you when conditions permit. It's only a fight if you love headers.