Just bought an original 55 F100 and want to know solutions for a couple imediate updates.

What options are available for dual exhausts?

What is the best and least expensive option for adding power steering?

Your dual exhaust options are:

Take out the crossover pipe and cap the one end and have an exhaust pipe bent up for the other side.

Ram horn exhaust manifolds...look great but expensive. www.ford-y-block.com or www.speedwaymotors.com

Headers  (best performance)...various manufactures: Reds Headers, Sanderson, Patriot, Speedway Motors.  I prefer Speedway Motors.

Your power steering options depend on a few factors but none are inexpensive.  All options will be over $1000 or more.

There is ram assist which allows you to keep your stock column, steering box etc and if needed column shift

There is a conversion kit that uses a toyota steering box that requires cutting of column and or a new steering column....neither kit comes with power steering pump or brackets.

There is the option to put in mustang 2 type IFS with rack and pinion steering.  This would still require pump and brackets.

See www.Midfifty.com for these kits.  See www.ford-y-blocks.com for power steering brackets and pumps options.

Hope this helps!

   

1956 F100 Big Window 309ci Y-block,  1956 F100 small window 272ci Y-block

Greg.  Mountains of North Eastern CA

There are always cast iron car dual exhaust manifolds for sale. The 57 and later ones are the best. I don't know for sure how they fit a truck though. Be careful online cause many of these are overpriced. Someone here probably has a set. Also another steering option is the Borgeson box to add power steering to the early Mustangs.

http://www.jegs.com/i/Borgeson/153/800107/10002/-1                               
Note: the picture at Jegs is reversed                                                                       You will have to cut your existing column and put in a coupler though. Chuck

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I don't believe the car cast iron mainifold with rear exit will work on the driver side due to steering box interference on the trucks.

   

1956 F100 Big Window 309ci Y-block,  1956 F100 small window 272ci Y-block

Greg.  Mountains of North Eastern CA

The car exhaust manifolds will only work on a truck if you use 2 passenger side manifolds (right side) so it exits toward the front. Otherwise it will have interference with the steering box.

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Here is a picture of the crossover pipe delete conversion.

   

1956 F100 Big Window 309ci Y-block,  1956 F100 small window 272ci Y-block

Greg.  Mountains of North Eastern CA

You know when all is considered, headers etc. the Rams horns look pretty good and the price isn't that bad. I wish I could run some in my car. Chuck

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Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire