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Rob Simmons
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THOR
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(Tue Jan 31, 2012 12:51 pm)
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Remind me again which Dart you've got....
We have 2 slanted cars, one early, and one later model, and we both want manual steering. Other than the shipping being a bit of a pain, I know I've got what you need on one or the other...
OH! and I'm 24, so manual steering doesn't bother me.. 
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Rob Simmons
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Location: Elizabethtown, KY
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(Tue Jan 31, 2012 1:46 pm)
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It's a '72 Swinger that currently has a 318.
I was 24 when I swapped to manual steering... See ya back here in 20 years. (When I'm 64...  )
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fzmax
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(Tue Jan 31, 2012 1:57 pm)
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| While I don't have the need for powerful steering, I did put A/C in my car last year. I'm 48
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Rick Covalt
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Location: Waynesboro, Pa.
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Softy
(Tue Jan 31, 2012 2:19 pm)
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Hey Mater,
You know you have opened yourself up here and I'm sure Cookie is going to say you are getting way too soft!! 
Rick_________________ 2 Mopars come with Spark plug tubes. One is a highly refined, record setting, world class, racing machine. The other is a 426 CI. boat anchor!
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Rob Simmons
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Dart270
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Location: Blacksburg, VA
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(Tue Jan 31, 2012 3:15 pm)
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For AutoX in a car that heavy, I'd say PS is needed. For road course work, manual would still prolly be OK. Take 100-150 lbs off the nose (225 w/Al pieces, 'glass hood + bumper) and manual would be doable again... My '64 Dart has 16:1 manual and is fine, but it's probably 200+ lbs lighter than your car in the front.
Lou
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slantzilla
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(Tue Jan 31, 2012 3:35 pm)
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Finally got something that runs and you want to take it apart again? 
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Rick Covalt
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(Tue Jan 31, 2012 3:48 pm)
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| Quote: | | Finally got something that runs and you want to take it apart again? |
For some reason that tickled my funny bone! Sorry Rob.
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wjajr
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Location: Downeast Maine
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(Wed Feb 01, 2012 8:05 am)
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Hey Rob, never mind those young whiper-snappers behind the Curtin. They are deteriorating as we type. It’s just a matter of time before they go looking for power steering for an eighty year old “A”Body… LOL
Good luck boyz hunt’en up them parts in 2052. Drive it by the nursing home and I’ll let you blow out a hundred candles on my birthday cake… That is if one can get real gas to run a car by then._________________ 67' Dart GT Convertible; the old Chrysler Corp.
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Dan-o
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(Wed Feb 01, 2012 8:31 am)
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| For any type of performance driving, 8:1-12:1 ratio is preferred. When your tires are 12" wide, PS is pretty much a must.
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Rob Simmons
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wjajr
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(Wed Feb 01, 2012 11:44 am)
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| Quote: | | The Grant wheel sits too close to the turn signal switch and I constantly flip the signals on unintentionally |
Unscrew directional lever, roll it over, and remount it tilting to dash, that will get it out of your while thrashing the wheel…_________________ 67' Dart GT Convertible; the old Chrysler Corp.
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Dart270
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(Wed Feb 01, 2012 11:44 am)
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When I went to the smaller wheel on the '64, I just cut the turn signal switch level down by about 2.5" and put a vacuum cap on the end of it.
Get a racecar going before you take that apart, please. The larger stock steering wheel would make it easier to turn too, in the meantime.
Lou
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zorg
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(Wed Feb 01, 2012 8:44 pm)
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I have a full p/s set-up for a '70's A-body in my attic, Rob. I'd be happy to loan it to you, but from the sounds of this thread I'll need it back in about 20 years..._________________  |
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