Rack & Pinion Pump

[69GT 0]

I have a question for you guys. I just finished my install of Randall's Rack and Pinion and to try and save a few bucks I went ahead and kept my old power steering pump. I now see why they recommend upgrading the pump, the old pump just doesnt put out as much as the rack wants.

 

I was wondering, due to the price Randall wants for a pump ($399) I was wondering if I could somehow adapt a late model ford pump to mount in place of my old one giving the rack the extra pressure it wants? I was doing some research and it looks like from about 79 or so on ford used the same pump for just about everything. I was looking at the 3 bolts where it looks like the pump would mount and I think its almost if not exactly the same as the 69 pump. Has anyone heard of doing this or has anyone tried it?

 

 

[Gazoo 10]

Isn't the Randalls rack some variant of a GM rack? Perhaps a pump rebuilder could tell you if the pressures are different than a Ford rack.

 

I devised my own R&P using an 87 Taurus rack. It works fine with my stock pump.

[stang 10]

Speedway motors has KRC pumps and mounting brackets, the same stuff Total Control uses with their rack, at about half the price. Its a clean and compact setup that would probably work well.

[69GT 0]

Wow, the prices really arent bad at all. Only thing I would have to find out would be what size fitting the rack has on the pressure hose and I would have to find a place to mount the reservoir. Drivers side inner fender is currently housing a Fram fuel filter and MSD box although im sure theres plenty of room.

[69in2006 11]

The later style Ford pump you talking about is call a C2 pump..I spoke with Randall and told him that I was planning to use the C2 pump with my rack and he didn't forsee any problems..