Quick FYI on Saginaw PS

If you don't want to run a full size Saginaw pump to run the Saginaw style power steering box, a Nissan pump has a remote reservoir, it's fairly compact, and brackets aren't hard to make. The pump from a early 90's Pathfinder should be V belt, runs the correct RPM, produces the right pressure and GPH, and they're made to turn either way. Mine's from a 98 Maxima, but I had to use the pulley from a Pathfinder to make it work.
Just a friendly tip from someone who just went through it..........

 

Yep. Not the cleanest bracket in the world, but you saw how mine ended up.

 

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Good tip and nice!

 

If I remember right the ones from the mid 80's thru early 90's Isuzu pickups and Troopers will also work. TheTrooper also has a nice dana 44 in the rear to use.

 

In keeping with my protagonist morning, why would anyone want to use a Nissan ps pump when the GM stage II pumps are readily available, just as compact, way easier to plumb, and there are a host of aftermarket brackets for different applications??? I think the Stage II pumps will be as cheap as the older GM pumps down the road. I have found trying to replace older foreign car parts to be both very expensive and sometimes an exercise in frustration just finding them. There were a few on my flatty but over the last decade, all have gone to the trash can with the exception of one blower motor. It may well be gone by spring.

When I went with ps in the 3B someplace in the 70's, there weren't a lot of options around and I used the old style Eaton pump and adapted it to a remote reservoir and it worked-for a few years. Building the bracket was a pain in the rear (had to fit on the lower left-same place I have the Stage II but was not very ameanable to back mounting). The Eatons were not nearly as durable as GM pumps and after 2 of them, Sweet (Stage II style) came to the rescue and it has been flawless for a decade.

 

They're dime a dozen at the U pull it, rebuild kits for them are ~$25, plumbing was a non issue as I had to use a custom hose anyway... I have $35 into that, silver soldered ends and everything. And the only custom one is the high pressure line. While aftermarket brackets may be plentiful, my early motor has NO accessory bolt holes in the head.

 

Looks purdy darn clean to me. Good work and info.

 

Sammy-
That belt looks pretty deep in the groove, is it touching the bottom?