The tube will have to be cut down but I don't know how far yet. You can see by the pic that there is not much to cut off. I will need the MS lower bearing kit to support the steering shaft and to prevent the engine heat going up the steering tube.

I hadn't thought of cutting it off and re welding it. Turns out that there won't be enough room to do that after I cut off the end of the steering column. But it's not a saftey feature. It's an anti-theft device. It's a mechanical transmission and ignition locking device. I can keep the ignition lock. When I put in the automatic trans, the trans locking feature went away.

What kind of pump is it?  What kind of fluid are you running?

My pump was noisy, so I went to O' Reillys and got a remanufactured Fox Body and the noise is completely gone.  Works perfect and was cheap.

HudginJ3 wrote:

It's the Ford pump, using type F transmission fluid. I couldn't find instructions on what fluid to use so figured better stick with the Ford stuff.

The Ford pumps are designed to run F Type ATF, so you're doing. everything right.  You definitely need to flush the box per Borgeson's instructions.  Just stick the return hose in an empty 2 liter soda bottle and keep the reservoir topped off.  The bleeding part of it is important too, especially the first part without the engine running. 

I drained the pump and flushed 2 qts of type F through the whole system. Filled it up and turned the wheel back and for the twice stop to stop. It gets a little stiff when in the middle but moved on. It was still full of fluid so I started it and after about 5 seconds started making noise so I shut it off. The fluid is now full of air bubbles so I will let it sit till the bubbles go away and try it again. I'm thinking of putting some Lucas power steering fluid in it cause that stuff is like STP but I am a little leary of doing that seeing as the steering box is new. Any other suggestions?

Its kind of a mismatch unfortunately.  The 5.0 pumps are supposed to run Ford F-Type ATF.  The Borgesson box is supposed to run PS fluid.  The Borgesson box kind of assumes you are going to run a Saginaw pump, which also is supposed to run PS fluid.  Adapter fittings can make the hoses work, but I don't know how you solve this issue.  There are a lot of posts on various forums about Ford PS pumps making noise when people put PS fluid in them instead of F-Type ATF.  The question I suppose is did the pumps make noise because of the PS fluid or would they have made noise anyway?  Not like the Ford pumps exactly have a spotless reputation in that regard...

I have a 70 as well andI am thinking about converting to a Borgeson PS unit.
I have a 351 Cleveland, power brakes and manual transmission.  Did you run into any clearance issues during the installation ?
My engine compartment is pretty tight.
Gerald (JR)
 

PS or type f fluid is anti foaming Hyd. fluid to a point. Once air gets in things will get noisy. Same goes for heavy equipment hydraulics. It will take time to work it out. Have a few beers and let it cool down. I would just crank the engine without it starting and let the air come to the top. Top it off and see what happens.

I have the Windsor but you will still need to get a different Z-Bar. It goes up and over the steering box and back down to meet the push rod. I don't remember where I got it from but they only make one of each type, one that clears the Borgeson box or one that clears the JBA headers. I opted for the one that clears the box and bent it to clear the headers. I had to bend it closer to the frame and twist it over to the clutch release lever. I did have to pound a dent in the JBA header to clear the body of the steering box. I used a 3 in diameter piece of pipe as the forming device so it looks like it was made that way instead of hammer dents. I had to remove the steering column and cut off about 21/2 inches down at the bottom so that the rag joint would fit and hook up. That means loosing the locking mechanism for the transmission. Rather than cutting it I took the steering column apart and took the whole thing out. That left the collar at the top a little sloppy cause now it isn't attached to anything.  Doing all that left a big hole in the bottom of the steering column tube. I filled that up with the Mustang Steve steering column bearing. It also now keeps the heat from the engine traveling up the column and now is a lot cooler when driving. I also had to pound in the steering shaft and collapse it a little. All this made it a little tricky to reinstall the steering column. I pulled out the steering shaft and put it in the rag joint first and then slid the column down the rest of the way over it. The only thing that bothers me about the conversion is that the hoses now are routed up to the top and around the shock tower instead of as originaly down the bottom underneath.

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