[Tobyboom]

Why are you thinking it will have to be trimmed? I had it on my car and it fit just fine. The only thing I had to do was trim the fender well behind the headlight. None of the pipes are too long.

 

[Tobyboom]

Could we not just cut the hard line and add compression fittings to each end to extend them. Like so:

http://www.anplumbing.com/TUBING_ADAPTERS.html

 

[Tobyboom]

Might I suggest this for the power steering pump connection:

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/AAF-ALL48210/

And this for the high pressure side:

http://www.aeroquip.cc/fbg0600fcg0606-6ftlength.aspx

WAY cheaper there than Jegs or Summit.

 

[Tobyboom]

I've been thinking over the power steering thing...

Why dont we just replace the high pressure line completely? From the pump to the rack? We found the fitting for the pump, now we just have to find out what fitting will fit on the steering rack. Even if we cant find a fitting for it, we could just weld a steel AN bung on it.

The reason I bring this up is because Earls swears that the compression fittings wont hold the pressure of the power steering system. Even the a tube sleeve with a flared stock line and nut they say wont work. I could have sworn there was someone that did that successfully though.

I'm going to take mine apart today and see if I cant find a fitting that will go on the rack.

 

[Tobyboom]

I was just looking at that in your build thread. Those are compression fittings with ferules? Or did you have to flare the stock line after cutting it?

 

[Tobyboom]

Uhhmm pm me the info in those.

 

[Tobyboom]

Okay... what are we looking at?

 

[Tobyboom]

I second this notion. A remote setup only opens the door for more problems. More leaks, more line failures, just all around more issues.

 

[Tobyboom]

Where are the power steering fittings fool?

 

[Tobyboom]

4) (1) Power Steering Adapter, -6 AN Male to 16mm x 1.50 Inverted Flare ($11 @ Summit).

That one isnt going to work. I had a conversation with Dom and we both agree that http://www.summitracing.com/parts/EAR-991955ERL/ would come closer to working. I've placed an order for that one as well as some other fittings and lines, so I'll update when they come in.

 

[Tobyboom]

BY THE WAY.... DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN THE BOLT for the new rack fittings. It will strip VERY easily.

 

[Tobyboom]

^^^ Yup. Mine is stripped, but holding :rays it keeps holding::

I'm going to buy a new rack anyways, so I dont really care. When it gets here, I'll install the fittings BEFORE I put the rack on the car so its a LOT easier to make sure its not over tightened.

 

[Tobyboom]

45* for the rack fittings fool....

Why will you need more than 1 high pressure line? There should only be ONE and it goes from the pump to the rack. The return lines don't have enough pressure to warrant the high pressure power steering line.

Any cooler you do needs to be in the return line anyhow. No cooler will hold the 1000-1500 PSI that the high pressure line operates at.

For the feed to the pump, you're going to have to have a bung welded onto it to convert it to AN line. It shouldn't be difficult for any welder to do. Just buy a steel -6 bung and take it to the welder and show him where you want it.

 

[Tobyboom]

I hope you plan in cutting out the crash bar behind those coolers. They wont work optimally if you dont.

 

[Tobyboom]

I hope you plan on cutting out the crash bar behind those coolers. They wont work optimally if you dont.

THIS^^^

And the way it looks, most of the cooler will be blocked by the bumper anyhow. Are you going to cut the bumper to allow airflow?