Well, I was back at it again with the ongoing power steering saga that's been going on for four months now. Long story short, burned up two re-manufactured Ford pumps, two brand new Ford pumps... and so I tried a different route now after doing some research into the GM Type II pumps. Broadest consensus out there among vendors/experts is that Ford pumps just suck. GM pumps are more ubiquitous, can be highly customized, and generally work better and are what serious racers and off-roaders use. So I made the investment with a custom-valved pump and a custom pulley, and I spent the last day or so putting in the sweat to mock everything up and fabricate new lines/adapters to make it all fit. System is primed and ready, so hopefully tomorrow during testing it just finally works!
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