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Rory McNeil
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From: Surrey, B.C. Canada
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posted 11-24-2001 10:55 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Rory McNeil   Click Here to Email Rory McNeil     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
A buddy of mine has a 63 Falcon 2 door station wagon, that was originally a 260 V8,automatic car, with power steering. A few years back, he sold all the power steering stuff,as he wanted manual steering, now he says he can`t find a center link that will work in his car. He said that his car has an idler arm that mounts with 3 bolts, rather than 2. I know that my 64 Falcon that was originally a 6 had different steering components than a V8 car, but shouldn`t any centerlink from a 65-66 Mustang V8 car with manual steering work? Would 64-65 V8 Falcon stuff work? He is talking about spending a bunch of $$$$ having a Mustang11 clip installed because of this, I just find it hard to believe that it is impossible to get a manual steering center link for a V8 Falcon with man. steering.

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Just Jim
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From: So Cal
Registered: Feb 2000

posted 11-24-2001 11:21 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Just Jim     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Try www.rareparts.com They should have the center link.Kinda pricey maybe,but cheaper than a Mustang II set-up. Early Mustang centerlinks won't work on a Falcon.I think '63&'64 V8 cars had 3 bolts on the idler and '65 has 2.

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TomP
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posted 11-25-2001 01:52 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for TomP   Click Here to Email TomP     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
the whole steering linkage off a 65-66 Mustang will work tho... need idler,pitman, center and end links.

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TomP
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posted 11-25-2001 01:58 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for TomP   Click Here to Email TomP     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
the 3 bolt mounting could be changed or adapted to allow a 2 bolt mount to sit in the same spot.

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