71 duster installing power steering unit

I have read that the Saginaw pump is better (less load), and I'm not biased since I have TRW and Federal pumps on my cars. Cutting the lip off the K-frame shouldn't compromise the structure, but I wouldn't molest it. Can you just bend the metal tube on the hose to make it fit (don't kink)? BPE is Bouichillon Performance Engineering, or such.