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Here's the deal: I need a power steering (pressure) hose for my '68 fastback with a '73 351W out of a Ranchero. I have tried the original '68 small block hose, but the valve end is bent in such a way that the hose must be routed above the motor mounts (by the headers) rather than below at the base of the shock tower. Additionally, it is very long and requires the use of a loop (I just want a straight shot from the pump to the valve). I have also tried the hose out of a '73 Ranchero, but the valve end comes nowhere close to fitting, and the hose is far too long. Lastly, I have tried the infamous 1970 hose, but it is too short to allow the hose to flex when the wheels are turned. I have heard that the big block hose from '68 might work, but the parts store I spoke to told me that it is a two piece hose and when assembled is close to 40" long..will this possibly work?
I really need a picture of how the hose looks at the valve so I can determine how it must mount. I am planning on having a hose shop modify the pump end of the hose, but I cannot find a hose that comes remotely close to fitting in the valve. If I knew so much as even the curvature of the valve end, I could probably have the hose shop just make me a completely new hose. It seems that however I install any of the aforementioned hoses into the valve, they conflict either with the pitman arm or frame of the car...please help!!!
Jeff
I really need a picture of how the hose looks at the valve so I can determine how it must mount. I am planning on having a hose shop modify the pump end of the hose, but I cannot find a hose that comes remotely close to fitting in the valve. If I knew so much as even the curvature of the valve end, I could probably have the hose shop just make me a completely new hose. It seems that however I install any of the aforementioned hoses into the valve, they conflict either with the pitman arm or frame of the car...please help!!!
Jeff