I relooked at my installation instructions and sure enough it says to use power steering fluid. My mistake. Instructions, who reads instructions.....lol. Thanks for keeping me from screwing up Tony.
Thanks, I haven't put any ATF in it yet so I'll get the power steering fluid. I wish he would write that into the paper work that comes in the box with the unit. I didn't see anything saying what to use. I've used ATF in the factory stock units for 45 years with no issues.
I got it together. I ended up remounting the steering box with 1/4 inch thick shims between the box and k-frame. Bingo! The exhaust manifold bolted right up. Thanks for all of your input.
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Here's my back in the day photo. This was in 1978. This was my RT/SE 440 Six Pack Challenger. Originally it was plum crazy with a white top and black interior.
My car has been running for years as well. I always had a manual box and decided to install power steering. I'm running an automatic and the mount is in good shape. My motor mounts are made of rubber and I just measured them to be 1-1/4 inch thick. I'm wondering if my k-frame mount is off a...
I don't think lifting the engine will work. It's more of a forward/aft issue. I have picked up the engine slightly to try to line up the manifold bolt holes with no success. Thanks for the thought though.
Just had a thought, how bad would it screw up my front end geometry if I made some 1/4 inch shims to put behind the steering box where it mounts to the k-frame? I think that would give me the clearance needed but I don't want to create a different problem.
No reply from Borgeson yet. I just sent them a message a little bit ago. I doubt if they reply before Monday. Could be partly my fault for not asking them if it would fit a hemi car before I bought it. The description says all mopar 62 -79.
Here's a pic. I am considering getting the grinder out and relieving the manifold a bit like you suggest. It looks like the manifold bolt holes need about 1/8 inch to line up. Like the engine needs to move forward about 1/8 inch.
I just got a new Borgeson steering box and tried to install it in my car. Has anyone ever installed one of these units in a car with a gen 2 Hemi? My car has stock exhaust manifolds and seems to be hitting the manifold at the backside of # 1 cylinder. I removed the manifold to install the box...