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bfit:
Theirry
Borgeson sell a kit  that give you everything needed to covert a Armstrong system to power assist.
As for the Borgeson steering box it is larger than the original
You need to have at least 13 mm clearance between original steering box and engine to fit the Borgeson unit in.
Chaig
I have stock control arms, with them you can get 2 1/2  to may be 3 degs caster , its a juggling act with the caster settings
you can be creative and with the original top arms to get more caster  but much better to go aftermarker.
I'm going to ridetech  for mine
Bfit

Green69:
Thank you Sir.
Thierry

metalhead:
Well, I should have taken more photos during the process, but I didn't, sorry! And apologies as all are taken on my phone, so not great photos.

Here is a shot taken while I was installing it, after I modified the clutch z bar. You can see it connects to the other side of the clutch pushrod to original, as I've bent it to clear the steering box. You can see the yellow plugs still in the ports where the power steering hoses are now connected.:



The rest of these pictures were taken tonight. Apologies the lighting isn't great, which didn't help. If you'd like something else let me know and I'll snap it tomorrow. Note that the steering column is out of the car, I'm rebuilding it at the moment.

A top down on the steering box:



The power steering pump hiding under the alt (stock):



And a few from underneath:









Hope that helps?

metalhead:

--- Quote from: craigh on November 14, 2015, 08:36:24 AM ---What top control arms are you running and how much caster did you end up with ?

Also did you change lower control arm as well ?

Craig

--- End quote ---

Craig,

The reason I only went for a replacement upper arm was because the upper arm is the one with the changed geometry. The replacement lower arms all (I believe) have the same geometry as the stock lower arms, just a little lighter and possibly stiffer. I doubt you'd notice much if any difference in performance from replacing the lower arms, which is why I kept the stock lower arms at this stage.

Cheers,

Andrew.

bfit:
I see the old power steering bracket is welded to the under side of the chassis .
I think that's a problem that should be addressed , welding a cross the bottom og the chassis is a real no go area and defiantly not straight across the frame.
Bfit

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