The last 60 conversion that I did felt pretty similar to the Saginaw setup. Maybe a little less assist if that makes sense.
What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week?
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Different pumps will also affect the “floaty” feel
I like the mod rather than the cut. A splash shield riveter around the box would look kind of cool too.
Thinking about putting a pressure reduction on this build.
Keep practicing !!! I never cared for the Saginaw 1 finger steering. I’d change mine even though after you @Jdc1 really dialed it in perfectly…
When i ran sag steering it was a little floaty, but steering geometry was a little off and i was running larger bias plys too. I think the sag box position and pitman arm are too far forward in relation to the tie rod. I did Scout steering and it tightened things up. The red 40 drives awesome. When I 1st put it together I used p/s fluid which made it a little to stiff. I since changed to dextron, which makes it about right. My links and geometry are spot on. I can fly down the highway if I want to.
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Getting away from the stock steering really makes it feel more modern. Which for some of the rigs is a bad thing.
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Almost the norm for stations in my area that don't have big rig access.
The pump for the gas was hidden. It's red for gasoline.
Street drivers by with the sag pump/80 box and 35’s- nice. Not to vague, steady at speed. In the rocks, maybe good. Maybe underpowered if you go bigger, it’s definitely doable though.
Much improvement compared to stock.
Here in NJ, the only real thing separating the gas and diesel pump is the separate hose with the green pump handle and the price.
They’re on the same pump stand and you select which product is coming out of the nozzle
They’re on the same pump stand and you select which product is coming out of the nozzle
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I have a 74 with a mini truck power steering box and a 77 with an 80 series box. No comparison, the 80 box would be my go to on any future projects. It turns 32/11.5/15’s effortlessly. I will be adding a steering stabilizer to dampen the responsiveness. My springs haven’t fully broken in yet so it’s easy to oversteer if not paying attention.
There was a gas pump in that Pic???
lol- that was what I was joking about.
I recently rebuilt my mini-truck box and messed around with pressure adjustment shims for the old Sag ham can pumps to dial it in. IIRC I landed on three shims as the feel that felt the best for my taste, roughly 850-950 psi. When I pulled the pressure valve I only found one shim so I was probably running 1,200-1,300 psi and the steering was light, not to mention I had blown a seal on the box.
Borgeson 899001 Pressure Reducing Kit available from Summit or Jeff...
Had fill 4 holes from previous roof rack in the hard top had some extra paint left over from the boat so decided to do extremely quick paint job. If you need a very good and extremely easy to use roll on paint I highly recommend interlux toplac paint dont have to tip it just roll on. You can also wet and buff if want.
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This rubber hose/clamp/fuel filter location/situation makes me nervous.
Crazy looking air filter set up too...
Nice rig, where in Tejas are you?
That looks great, what color did you go with? I have my top off and it needs a little love but never thought about a marine paint.
Interlux toplac matterhorn white the best 1 part i have used and you dont need to sand between coats used interlux pre tote primer first