Dauntless V6, Hei. Power Steering And You

Pics? I had to get after my ps pump bracket ( aluminum version) with a flap disc and use a socket head cap screw. Steel version on the other clears fine.

 

I just cut the same hold down off mine last week. Only has ran a couple minutes since but seems fine.

Have spare cap in case it doesn’t work out. Or if it fits when I get timing worked out.

 

I cut off the one hold down as well.

 

I cut mine off years ago. Winced on start up but it ran just fine.

 

I've got a question, rather than a comment,.....

Where did you guys find yer P/S pump brackets,..??

I'm thinking of adding P/S to my CJ 5/ Dauntless,.....

Along those lines, Has anybody done a power brakes/ hydraulic conversion, like on some of the Chevy pickups, vs: the hydro-vac power brakes,..??

 

I found my high mount bracket on car-part.com. It came off a 70 skylark with the 350. The hard-to-find aluminum part of the bracket is now being reproduced and is on ebay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/144450532797?hash=item21a1ec35bd:g:lp0AAOSwCnphnZ5q

 

Brennen's garage also sells a custom mount: https://brennans-garage.com/products/buick-225-power-steering-pump-mount?_pos=1&_sid=9f08bb59f&_ss=r

 

on the distributor - I lopped off one of my hold downs as well and it has been that way for years.

on the brackets (3 piece) - I got the big piece from jeepsterguru. For the two stamped steel pieces I first bought new ones off ebay, any they fit BUT positioned the pump way out and it rubbed the fender so you either couldn't get the belt tight or had to clearance the fender. So I eventually bought original equipment brackets used off ebay (hard to find and expensive) and it fit much better.

 

Thank you for the leads,.....

 

I really like the looks of that bracket Fireball I had been looking into adapting other brackets but nothing was cooperating , Regal's And Cutlass's used to be all over the place cheap but the scrap prices a few years and they all disappeared. This is nice no hunting looks like it will have plenty of room on my odd fire 231, guess I'm gonna be buying caliper brackets and a pump bracket from Brennan now

 

That was a bracket for a Buick 400-455. Looks similar but won't work.
BTDT.....

 

I took a grinder to the DUI distributor side where it hits and still kept the hold down and I can adjust timing and everything. As for PS bracket I don’t have issues. Never took off anything either.