Cobra Jet Loosing it's Grunt

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  1. Krazy Comet

    Krazy Comet Tom

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    After 44 years of ownership I've added power steering to my Fairlane Cobra... Back in early '90s I swapped the steering sector for a P/S box to gain the quicker ratio, of course if not moving steering became noticeably more difficult... Been planning this for the last 20+ years, finally came to fruition...

    Before... Orig P/S components I saved from a '68 Torino GT, car was parked in mid '70s with 50K miles...
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    After... Everything wire brushed/bead blasted, disassembled, inspected and/or rebuilt then repainted...
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    It's all in place, finished install yesterday and went cruzin', will soon replace the suspension components but it's a pleasure to drive...
     
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    Hotrock Rick, an MCCI Member Supporting Member

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    That is too pretty!!!!!
     
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    Krazy Comet Tom

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    Maybe you'll like the original linkage better? ;)

    Would have been far easier to detail..

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