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A100 - Looking for power steering advice

kiwigtx

kiwigtx

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Hi guys,
It's been a long time since I was over here on a regular basis. Been really busy over with FBBO, and the great bunch of guys there. Have not used my A100 for a coup,le of years now....it just sits gathering dust and ageing gracefully under a cover in my buddy's barn. It's always a treat to take it out for a ride....usually involves a few burnouts etc.

Anyway, my questions are going to start up again...getting excited about getting back into the trucky thing now. I know that there is a "Scarebird"product out there for disc brakes etc, but has anyone come up with a real solution for power steering? My buddy suggested a similar forward control vehicle like the Mitsubishi L300 - but I would need a left hand drive version. Do they exist Stateside?
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My shop hack is a Toyota Hiace which is similar to the L300... (similar to this one)...
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I'm looking to re-power my A100.....thinking maybe big or bigger block, and auto. :)
The 360 is just not quite enough to push the air off the windscreen like I want it to.
 
kiwigtx said:
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Bill Maverick would bring the real Little Red Wagon to a little thing we had the next town north of me, Motofest. He would do wheelstands down main Street. I heard about it but never made it down here (I lived 2 hours north at the time) til I met this gal I'm still with. Wish I could have seen that.
 
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i also would loved to have seen and heard the LRW and "Hemi under glass" in person. Both unique vehicles and awesome for MoPar to have them both as show ponies. :cool:
 
kiwigtx said:
i also would loved to have seen and heard the LRW and "Hemi under glass" in person. Both unique vehicles and awesome for MoPar to have them both as show ponies. :cool:
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I have had the fortune of seeing them both at the Mopar Nationals, both guys were very easy going and personable. Bob Riggle was coaching a newer wheelstands on how to drive during the runs. That was cool to see a legend coaching a new guy carrying the torch.
 
Has anyone got any power steering advice they wish to share?
 
7mopar said:
What year is the A100?
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1968......pickup....short wheel base, small block 360

LocuMob said:
What are the main issues involved, space and what else?
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It needs to be something that mounts either to the chassis rail as the original one does, or be a rack and pinion deal that someone has had success with. The suppliers over these parts only have right hand steer options for me....no good, I need an American solution with left hand steering.
 
Hi Kiwi,
Love your A100. I used to work at a Dodge truck dealer back in 1977. We had a couple out back in the yard but that's ancient history. I drove a couple of those with 318's and power steering. My 64 A100 van was a /6 with manual everything. Did you try ebay or Rock Auto?
I was fortunate enough to have seen both the Hemi Under Glass and The Little Red Wagon run on multiple occasions. I also remember a really good story from Bill Maverick when he rolled it once, scary as hell! By the way, I don't know if you know it or not but Bob Riggle took long time admirer Jay Leno for a ride in his car and rolled it several times. I think it was totaled! The video is probably on you tube. I will keep my eyes pealed for what I guess is a bracket to mount the pump. I am not sure as It's been over 30 years since I sold mine. If I find one I will give you a shout. Best of luck!
 
multimopes said:
Hi Kiwi,
Love your A100. I used to work at a Dodge truck dealer back in 1977. We had a couple out back in the yard but that's ancient history. I drove a couple of those with 318's and power steering. My 64 A100 van was a /6 with manual everything. Did you try ebay or Rock Auto?
I was fortunate enough to have seen both the Hemi Under Glass and The Little Red Wagon run on multiple occasions. I also remember a really good story from Bill Maverick when he rolled it once, scary as hell! By the way, I don't know if you know it or not but Bob Riggle took long time admirer Jay Leno for a ride in his car and rolled it several times. I think it was totaled! The video is probably on you tube. I will keep my eyes pealed for what I guess is a bracket to mount the pump. I am not sure as It's been over 30 years since I sold mine. If I find one I will give you a shout. Best of luck!
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Thanks mate....i do appreciate that help. Yes, I saw that video with jay Leno and Bob Riggle....one scary ride for both of them I suspect. Jay looked a little bewildered as he got out the wreckage, but Bob seemed to take it all in his stride....like he'd done it before.
I have been searching in Australia also for rack & pinion swap-outs, as I was told that Toyota Landcruiser might work. I think some engineering ingenuity is going to play out here soon, unless I get some solid directions. :)
 
Kiwi,
I fell off the toilet and into a time warp. You probably already know this, maybe not, but ::: I recalled today that the A100s with power steering came with an augmented dog house. As the doghouse, if I remember, was a 5 piece that bolted together, I recall that the driver side panel was specially modified from the factory with an extra bulge to accommodate clearance for the power steering pump. I am quite sure, as previously discussed, the bracket was unique for that application. I don't know but I think I saw in the boneyard a slant6 with power steering which had the same special modified panel. As I try to remember, it is also possible that the drivers front seat mounting bracket was also altered to clear the power steering system.
Regardless, I was also wondering about the use of a (fast ratio) manual steering box which is internally geared differently and in addition used a longer pitman and idler arm. I don't know squat about the specs on interchangeability, but I thought that you could swap in a manual unit from another Mopar as a possible alternative. I read on the B body site that this change results in something like 20% less steering wheel rotation than what was standard. I think I read that the fast ratio boxes were used on police cars and such, not sure.
I just thought that I would throw that one out there before my brain-fart goes away! :confused:
 
multimopes said:
Kiwi,
I fell off the toilet and into a time warp. You probably already know this, maybe not, but ::: I recalled today that the A100s with power steering came with an augmented dog house. As the doghouse, if I remember, was a 5 piece that bolted together, I recall that the driver side panel was specially modified from the factory with an extra bulge to accommodate clearance for the power steering pump. I am quite sure, as previously discussed, the bracket was unique for that application. I don't know but I think I saw in the boneyard a slant6 with power steering which had the same special modified panel. As I try to remember, it is also possible that the drivers front seat mounting bracket was also altered to clear the power steering system.
Regardless, I was also wondering about the use of a (fast ratio) manual steering box which is internally geared differently and in addition used a longer pitman and idler arm. I don't know squat about the specs on interchangeability, but I thought that you could swap in a manual unit from another Mopar as a possible alternative. I read on the B body site that this change results in something like 20% less steering wheel rotation than what was standard. I think I read that the fast ratio boxes were used on police cars and such, not sure.
I just thought that I would throw that one out there before my brain-fart goes away! :confused:
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Thanks...I'll look up my CD manual - should have gone there first I guess....lol. My dog-house is a 4-piece, so that makes sense. I would probably use a steering pump that mounts up as opposed to period and model correct - just for clearance purposes.
I still think I can get a modern Japanese steering rack to work somehow. i might have to consult my local Go-To guy. :happy:
 
I just found this in the supplemental manual - for trucks with 7000lb load rating.
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