Any Washington State FTE folks out there?
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Any Washington State FTE folks out there?
Is there a Washington State FTE Chapter or folks out there? There is an Oak Harbor auto show this weekend. I'm hoping to perhaps check out some 67-72 F100s. Possibly get some tips on building from the the block up a 390 and adding power steering to my 68.
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My '69 F100 Ranger had manual steering when I bought it. I added a '78 F150 Saginaw PS gear box/pitman arm, '78 F150 tilt column, '77 front discs/suspension, front sway bar from a '78 F250 and a Ford C-2 PS pump, brackets and pulleys from an '82 F100 300 inline six that I installed on my stock 240.
The FE was out of production before the Ford C-2 PS pumps came out in '78 so, you would need a '67-76 Thompson PS pump and associated hardware if you have an FE engine.
You don't have to have a tilt column to install PS with a Saginaw PS gear box. You just need a shorter steering column that's compatible with the Saginaw box, along with the firewall seal and the shorter metal column support bracket that mounts to the engine side of the firewall.
How to Install Power Steering in a 2WD F100/250/350 - FORDification.com
The FE was out of production before the Ford C-2 PS pumps came out in '78 so, you would need a '67-76 Thompson PS pump and associated hardware if you have an FE engine.
You don't have to have a tilt column to install PS with a Saginaw PS gear box. You just need a shorter steering column that's compatible with the Saginaw box, along with the firewall seal and the shorter metal column support bracket that mounts to the engine side of the firewall.
How to Install Power Steering in a 2WD F100/250/350 - FORDification.com
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