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Mail From: William Chmelik (email redacted)

With all this talk of TCP's rack and pinion mod --- Does anyone make this type
of retrofit for the 1971 thru 1973 Mustangs?
Bill Chmelik

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Mail From: Chris Russell (email redacted)

I was thinking the 71-73 stang's used an integrated-power-steering box (i.e. hoses go directly to steering box) that eliminated the bogus power-assist-control-valve-power-ram mess. While not as good as a rack, I would think if it was in good working order it would be good enough not to want to go to the trouble to swap out. That is probably why TCP hasn't bother with 71-73 so far...

although this (upside down!) picture of the '71 from dark-horse's website makes it look like they are playing around with it... the brackets/attachments don't look the same as what I have on my 68... I would give TCP a call... maybe they are working on it, or can hook you up somehow...
darkhorseracing.net/images/New-3.gif


Chris

At 04:35 PM 07/26/2000, William Chmelik wrote:

>With all this talk of TCP's rack and pinion mod --- Does anyone make this type
>of retrofit for the 1971 thru 1973 Mustangs?
>Bill Chmelik
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Mail From: Walt Boeninger (email redacted)

[from Chris Russell]
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>I was thinking the 71-73 stang's used an integrated-power-steering box (i.e. hoses go directly to steering box) that eliminated

Correct.


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Walt Boeninger - Nor Cal SAAC 67 GT500 | 67 Shelby T-A #31
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Mail From: Scott Hollenbeck (email redacted)

Come to think of it, wasn't that a Saginaw box made by (gasp!) General Motors?

Scott Hollenbeck
1970 R-Code Mach 1
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Burke, Virginia, USA

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[from Chris Russell]
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>I was thinking the 71-73 stang's used an integrated-power-steering box (i.e.
hoses go directly to steering box) that eliminated

Correct.


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Walt Boeninger - Nor Cal SAAC 67 GT500 | 67 Shelby T-A #31
norcal-saac.org 71 Boss 351 | 97 5.0 Explorer
mailtoemail redacted) 99 C5 Hdtp | 86 Mustang GT

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Mail From: Bill Chmelik (email redacted)

Speaking of TCP Rack and Pinion, check this out.
mustangsandmore.com/ubb/Forum10/HTML/000010.html
Bill Chmelik

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Mail From: Keven Coates (email redacted)

Sometime in the next year I'll be attempting my toyota supra power steering
box swap into my '68 stang. It's a nice compact solution with tight
responsive steering and no moving hoses. Most of you know that I've been
trying to find a rack that would fit a stang for several years, but I think
this is a much easier solution with nearly all the benefits.

Just another idea.

Keven C.