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FYI Ford, Classic Mustang Tech Discussion » Suggested Rack & Pinion setup » 10/16/2017 9:45 PM

VonStang
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Thanks Ladies and Gentlemen for all your suggestions!
Advice well taken .By the way; my daughter whom this car is for turns 44 this January.
She could have taken the insurance settlement and put it down on a new GT500.
Instead she wants the old Mustang back because it was 'daddys car'. Gotta love her!
Still leaning towards the Borgeson unit. Dropped the 351 idea in favor of a 302.
Still a long time before I'm ready as she must thru paint & body work first.
When Harvey passed thru, we had to wait several days for the water to recede enough to enter where we stored the Mustang. Upon entry this is what we saw,

Brown nasty gooey grudge that would not rinse, we had to power
wash it off; even the interior was power washed.
Drained 3 gallons of water out the engine, unfroze the drum brakes then went and got a Tetanus shot.
Opened up the body drains and let her dry out for a while.

FYI Ford, Classic Mustang Tech Discussion » Suggested Rack & Pinion setup » 10/12/2017 9:45 PM

VonStang
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What a GREAT Forum! Glad to see so many responses and more are always welcome. Since the car is still in paint&body; more time to decide. I'm leaning towards the Borgeson unit with the MS lower column bearing support but open to new suggestions.  
A little history:
Purchased the car in 1976 and have accumulated over 200,000 miles on her. Used to get 24 mpg with the six and single carb. She came with bias belted tires that needed to be replaced. Took her down to the Firestone house in '76 and the guy running the place was a Mustang guru. I asked him if he could improve the handling and he smiled. He explained that the Mustang six had a 49/51 weight ratio and when he got finished it would handle like I never saw.  He re-drilled the UAC's, added Firestone 721 radial tires (which were just coming out then), shocks, a bunch of new front end components, added a small rear sway bar and fabricated the ball bearing roller perches then set the caster/camber way beyond the specs. What a difference! When you went around a corner the body did not roll nor squeal the tires. Gotta remember this was done way back then.
To give the six a little more pep: Ak Miller fabricated a turbocharger setup blowing 20 pounds thru a modified 2bbl. That kit was popular during the '80's. She now belongs to my daughter and in turn she has given me 3 wonderful grand kids (except the 16 year old; she's going thru teenagism). So now my daughter (Von) can have the car the way she wants it  with you guys help!

FYI Ford, Classic Mustang Tech Discussion » Suggested Rack & Pinion setup » 10/12/2017 6:43 AM

VonStang
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Hey All:
I'm a new member looking for advice.
The daughters 1966 Mustang Coupe got flooded with 4' water from Harvey. We are in the process of rebuilding her again. This time we would like to convert from the 200 six to a V8. She is requesting power steering and power disc brakes. We thought about going with electric steering; but that meant we would still use the same old sloppy gearbox, we don't want the original  power assist either. Rack & Pinion looks like the best alternative - but I do not need to completely remove the shock towers; just enough room to drop in a 351. I'd massage the towers for exhaust clearance. Randall's Racks looks interesting and fairly easy to install.  Which rack & pinion setup would you guys suggest?

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