I can't find an affordable pair of ramhorns for my truck.  I have concluded that some of the manifolds from the 312 (specifically Thunderbird) will actually clear the steering box and I would like to know if anyone has actually done this or is there a better option for dual exhausts.  Headers are not a desirable option.

I am trying to add power steering via the Toyota box and have to remove the crossover pipe to make room for the power steering pump (don't I?).

I believe I saw a guy on FTE forum with the cross over and the power steering but when I was trying to figure mine out I could not figure out a way without getting rid of it and thus I too have to wait till I have more funds for all of the little things like this that pop up trying to do a whole different project.

1958 F100 292

"Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs."

"Chop your own wood, and it will warm you twice."

-Henry Ford

Really going to show my ignorance in areas other than mechanical but I don't know the meaning of FTE

hi again

most people on this site would steer you in the direction of dual exhausts as a way of waking up the motor.

however my 56 has the cross over pipe and the Toyoda conversion including saginaw pump from a Jag. and yes that is the spelling cast into the steering box!

stuey  

I had in my 62 F100 two passenger side car exhaust manifolds. So that the passenger side went down on rear and driver side went down on front. Driver side was quite near the fuel pump, no problems with it even in hottest summer days.


Tero from Nurmijarvi, Finland

56 Country Sedan, 61 F-100, 61 F-600, 55 F-620, 52 Mercury

http://www.dlc.fi/~teros

http://www.y-block.info

http://www.hollowheads.net

http://www.fordnationals.net

I like hearing that there is a way to get the pump on without moving the exhaust all around. I also have the added cost of wanting to keep my 3 on the tree, cost and engineering. Oh, and FTE is ford truck enthusiast, if you have a old f100 those guys are a great resource also. Here is a link to the portion just for our year trucks, http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/forum41/


1958 F100 292

"Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs."

"Chop your own wood, and it will warm you twice."

-Henry Ford

Passenger car manifolds will fit on the later trucks, 1961-64 because the frame is wider. This moves the steering box farther from the engine. They won't fit on the 54-56. T-Bird manifold ( ECJ) might clear the steering box but will probably get very close to the firewall.

I have to think if the T-Bird manifolds would fit you would have seen then used on those trucks.

Also, the left hand T-Bird manifolds sell for around $175-225 so no cheap fix anyway.

http://ford-y-block.com 

20 miles east of San Diego, 20 miles north of Mexico

I have a 63 F100 I wandered into a cheap pair of the tru rams for the y block on speedway motors garage sale. They had some cosmetic dings but I was planning on wrapping them anyway. I also have an ifs with new steering shaft, but was able to home bend some pipe to make pipes through the compartment. The tight tuck of the ram horns leave lots of room for maneuvering.. Pretty much you could run in any angle and take it where you want to.



I laid everything out with wire coat hangers prior to getting too far in it.

I am sure there are better exhausts for performance, but the ram horns with just some plain Jane cherry bombs make a great sound and really keep the old school look.

Mike Rizzo

1963 F100 "Rudy"

Daniel Island, SC

This pic shows a Toyota PS setup with the Toyota reservoir and pump.  The hoses are also stock Toy which I was able to use without modification. This is a '56 chassis.  The crank pully is stock Ford. the PS pump pully is Toy. The brackets are stock Ford but there was some surgery on the steel part to make it work. With about 3 washers the pullies lined up perfect.  I mounted the reservoir on the radiator support.

Unfortunately it looks like the backwards rightside pass car manifold will not work very well because it is going to dump right through the PS pump.

Doug T

The Highlands, Louisville, Ky.

Fabieber, I have an orphan Rams Horn if you want it. $100 plus shipping. I am near Vancouver BC, Canada. Shipping could take a while. I can check on the cost of shipping on Monday if your are interested. I don't know what is meant by Tru Rams Horn unless it is supposed to be Truck Rams horn, which is what it is. I'll try and post a picture tomorrow.



Mark

Mark

1956 Mercury M100
1955 Ford Fairlane Club Sedan
Delta, British Columbia