powersteering question

[billstoudt]

hello everybody

i have a 75 Pig with a 1F motor and no powersteering which makes my pig impossible to drive

i have the opportunity to purchase the power steering out of a '79 piggy with a 2F motor. my question is has anyone done a PS swap of this kind is it as easy as fabricating a bracket for the pump and everything else should mount right up?

Bill

 

[bogus one]

79 was the only year factory PS was a ail able on a pig. I run it on mine and am happy, but will be doing a 60 upgrade as soon as funds allow

 

[bogus one]

And the bracket should be there on the 2F

 

[bogus one]

Wait,

If you want to put the PS on your F motor no can do, without pulling the motor and having the bolt holes drilled and tapped into the block. Get a 80 or dee 2F and go 60 series

 

[Gonzo55]

hello everybody

i have a 75 Pig with a 1F motor and no powersteering which makes my pig impossible to drive

i have the opportunity to purchase the power steering out of a '79 piggy with a 2F motor. my question is has anyone done a PS swap of this kind is it as easy as fabricating a bracket for the pump and everything else should mount right up?

Bill

Check out my thread, just got done with a power steering upgrade

 

[billstoudt]

What about making a bracket instead of tapping the block.

 

[tucker74]

What about making a bracket instead of tapping the block.

The '79 PS box will mount to he frame no problem, you'll need to fab a mount for the PS pump. Problem with the F is the air cleaner is right where you want the pump, you can also mount it on the other side and run lines across under the radiator.

Tucker

 

[billstoudt]

I'm actually going to an aftermarket air cleaner so that works out.

What holes do I use for the bracket?


Eventually I'd like to put a Chevy v8 in there can I reuse the pump on that assuming I make a new bracket .

 

[tucker74]

The air cleaner on the 1F/1.5F mounts to the head bolts, several venders make brackets that mount here but most are for Saginaw pumps. You can make a similar that will work for a Toyota pump, IPOR used to make one too. Or you can just go with a Saginaw pump since you're wanting to go Chebby eventually anyway ...

Tucker

 

[billstoudt]

so the Saginaw pump will work with the other power steering gear box? sorry if this is a dumb question. i'm not power steering savvy.

 

[tucker74]

so the Saginaw pump will work with the other power steering gear box? sorry if this is a dumb question. i'm not power steering savvy.

Yup - you just need to get a hose fabbed that has both ends (std/M)

Tucker

 

[billstoudt]

dumb question number two ( of ten thousand) will the before mentioned 79 fj55 ps pump work on the v8 (with the proper adapter plate )? would the belt or anything else be a problem?

 

[tucker74]

dumb question number two ( of ten thousand) will the before mentioned 79 fj55 ps pump work on the v8 (with the proper adapter plate )? would the belt or anything else be a problem?

Anything is possible, but it would be easier to just go with the pump from the engine and adapt the hoses This is what I did on my MB diesel in my pig -

Tucker