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bfxcomet
Gearhead

Posts: 689
From: Port Alberni, B.C. , Canada
Registered: Mar 2001

posted 04-05-2002 01:04 AM

I would like to change the steering on my 84 t-bird I'm building for drag racing to manual. Is there any stock part swaps that I could use to make the change?
Roger

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Rory McNeil
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Posts: 1614
From: Surrey, B.C. Canada
Registered: Nov 2000

posted 04-05-2002 11:38 AM

Roger, head up to a wrecking yard, & try to find a Fairmont,Zephyr,Mustang or Capri with manual steering. They aren`t too common, but they do exist, normally in stripper 4 cyl. cars.You may also find a manual brake setup as well. The manual rack itself is only about 1 lb lighter, but getting rid of the PS pump,lines,& brackets adds up. You can also buy a manual rack from Lordco, or auto parts stores, from Moog. One thing to watch for is that the splined shaft on the manual rack is smaller, so you will need that as well. When I pull a man. rack out of a car, I just take the intermediate shaft as well, although you could just remove the splined section from the "rag joint". Happy hunting!

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