Well, it's time to get out and put my suspension back together. As this last year has been an adventure in moving, I need to make the trip back to Saskatchewan and I want to make sure I have everything in order. It's a long trip.
I left my 68 Barracuda behind, halfway thru a motor swap. Originally the car was /6 and manual steering. My donor 74 Dart had V8 PS and, of course LBP disc brakes. I salvaged everything from the Dart and I have to sort out the center link issue before I can steer again. I want to retain the manual steering because of the compatibility with the steering column and the clearance advantage. All the 68 components were in good condition. The /6 and 68 K member along with the SBP drums have been removed. The V8 and spool mount K member are in place along with the LBP disc brakes. The 68 manual box is bolted up to the late K member and the 68 steering column. The 74 center link is still in place, but of course, the over/under mounting issue will not allow it to bolt up to the 68 manual pitman arm and the 74 PS pitman arm will not fit the earlier manual box. I have the center link and idler arm from the 68 and I think changing over to these pieces will be the easiest solution. Can anyone confirm that the 68 pieces will fit the late model K member? Second option would be to locate the correct manual pitman arm, but there is contradictory info all over the place regarding shaft size. Can anyone confirm that the manual steering box arms are all 1.125", or did they change to 1.250" along with the PS box in 73 and up? Third option would be to locate a 73 and up manual steering box with the correct pitman arm, but these seem to have disappeared from the junkyards. Any help is appreciated.
I left my 68 Barracuda behind, halfway thru a motor swap. Originally the car was /6 and manual steering. My donor 74 Dart had V8 PS and, of course LBP disc brakes. I salvaged everything from the Dart and I have to sort out the center link issue before I can steer again. I want to retain the manual steering because of the compatibility with the steering column and the clearance advantage. All the 68 components were in good condition. The /6 and 68 K member along with the SBP drums have been removed. The V8 and spool mount K member are in place along with the LBP disc brakes. The 68 manual box is bolted up to the late K member and the 68 steering column. The 74 center link is still in place, but of course, the over/under mounting issue will not allow it to bolt up to the 68 manual pitman arm and the 74 PS pitman arm will not fit the earlier manual box. I have the center link and idler arm from the 68 and I think changing over to these pieces will be the easiest solution. Can anyone confirm that the 68 pieces will fit the late model K member? Second option would be to locate the correct manual pitman arm, but there is contradictory info all over the place regarding shaft size. Can anyone confirm that the manual steering box arms are all 1.125", or did they change to 1.250" along with the PS box in 73 and up? Third option would be to locate a 73 and up manual steering box with the correct pitman arm, but these seem to have disappeared from the junkyards. Any help is appreciated.
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