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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Engine/Drivetrain => Topic started by: murraygmc on October 23, 2009, 11:28:06 am
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iv got a 76 305 i put in my 85 lwb 4x4 i had headers put on yesterday and the guy had told me i need to buy a bracket for my powerstering pump because part of mine bolted up to the manifold so now that i have headers i cant completely secure my power steering iv called jegs summit and luddys Chevy's can some one point me in the right direction ? ??? ??? it sounds sweet tho
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Just modify your existing bracket and use a spacer to take up the distance between the thickness of the manifold vs the header flange. You can buy aftermarket brackets too.
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http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MCH-20160/
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thanks the guy said he tryed to make the one i had fit but he said somthing about it kept throwing the angle off do you knoe aof any thing cheeper 104 bucks seems high just for a bracket thanks
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when i put my headers on [my 82] i went to the junkyard, found a couple different brackets, brought them home and started sizing them up to fit. i had to cut a piece off one bracket and weld it on to the other to make it work, but the pump stays nice and tight. when i had headers on my 73, i was able to put a metal pipe in (i think it was 1/2") on top of tthe header flange to make up the difference of the manifolds to headers, never had any problems.
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It's embarasing how quickly my engine compartment went to heck once I started to drive it daily but if you look you will see the power steering bracket spacer.
On any small block I've ever put headers on I just get a longer bolt and cut a section of pipe to use as a spacer.
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SWEET thanks guys that pic helps alot sumit wanted like 104 bucks 4 theres :-\
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whell i started to jury rig it but it ust looked awfulll so i took viles advice and bought the bracket, i got to thinkin im goina need it any way if i get a 350 down the road, while i had sumit on the line i whent ahead and got some 90 degree plug wires and looms ( any good picks on how you guys ran your plug wires with looms ? )
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I usually get custom fit wires and run them parallel along and behind the valve cover. One thing you want to try to do is cross over adjacent firing wires like 5 and 7 before you route them to the cap. this helps reduce rfi and emi.
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ok but im not sure what u mean by that ......