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    2/12/2023 6:55 PM  #1

    50vert
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    Steering box

    Down here, the go to box for a RHD conversion is a saginaw type box from a falcon. PS and manual.
    My car is staying LHD
    I'm wondering if it's a done thing in the States to use a 71-73 box to get integrated PS without a Borgeson?
    I've never heard of it, maybe someone else has?
     

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    2/13/2023 10:51 AM  #2

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    Re: Steering box

    I had looked at maybe doing it to the 67 years ago. A lot of deep cutting that would weaken the frame a lot.

     

    2/13/2023 5:02 PM  #3

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    Re: Steering box

    Thanx Rich.

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    2/16/2023 12:56 PM  #4

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    Re: Steering box

    71-73 box is alot bigger. Borgeson is much better

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    2/16/2023 4:43 PM  #5

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    Re: Steering box

    I can vouch for it Lol best ride Ever Going to Illinois drove with two fingers now I even used the stock 5.0 pump and bracket  Borgeson is much better 
    Pray all is well!
     

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    2/16/2023 8:11 PM  #6

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    Re: Steering box

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    2/16/2023 9:38 PM  #7

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    Re: Steering box

    If anyone wants some 71-73 Saginaw 800 pics let me know.

     

    2/17/2023 9:27 AM  #8

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    Re: Steering box

    So what is so bad about the stock Eaton setup? The rebuild kits are cheap and I don't understand the (I need to feel the road) thing I get with a Borgeson box. The 67 is 4 turns lock to lock and the resistance enough to always return to center driving. 

     

    2/17/2023 11:30 AM  #9

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    Re: Steering box

    Coupedaddy wrote:

    I can vouch for it Lol best ride Ever Going to Illinois drove with two fingers now I even used the stock 5.0 pump and bracket  Borgeson is much better 
    Pray all is well!  

     

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    2/17/2023 12:07 PM  #10

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    Re: Steering box

    red351 wrote:

    So what is so bad about the stock Eaton setup? The rebuild kits are cheap and I don't understand the (I need to feel the road) thing I get with a Borgeson box. The 67 is 4 turns lock to lock and the resistance enough to always return to center driving. 

    If you don't care about road feel then I suppose nothing.  Personally I want a driver's car.  My car was manual steering when I bought it.  However I had all the stock '67 PS parts from another car that I rebuilt and was going to put on my car.  In the process of looking at classic Mustangs with a family friend I drove a couple that had factory PS.  I hated it so much I never bothered to put the PS stuff on my car.  I liked the road feel and precision of the manual system far better and was willing to tolerate the difficult slow speed steering.  20+ years later when the Borgesson system became available I decided to try and get the best of both worlds.  I'm happy I waited.  Its light years better than the factory system in terms of road feel and precision. 

     

     

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