Zork,
I did the conversion (eliminated the tank) and it worked out well. I purchased all of the parts from a local parts store. The toughest part was tapping the threads on top of the filter housing/adapter I did remove the housing/adapter. I think the filter housing/adapter is made of zinc and for some reason it gave me some issues with getting the threads cut. I used a straight hose fitting on the filter housing/adapter instead of the 90 degree elbow. I felt it provided a better routing for the hose, personal preference nothing more. I did not use the crimped hydraulic hoses it shows in the picture. I did use hydraulic hoses with hose clamps as it appears that one hose is a supply line (low pressure) to the power steering pump and the other is a return hose (low pressure)from the power steering valve/gear. Will this cause a problem down the road? I don't think it will so if someone wants to weigh in, I welcome additional information. I did cut off the metal line where the 90 degree bend is located to the power steering pump because it provided a straighter path for the hose to the fittings. I used a mini tubing cutter and did not remove the tube from the pump. It was not difficult and I have about thirty hours on the retro fit with no issues. I did not need to remove the rear wheels to do this retro fit so you may want to take a look and decide on that one. I hope this helps.
I did the conversion (eliminated the tank) and it worked out well. I purchased all of the parts from a local parts store. The toughest part was tapping the threads on top of the filter housing/adapter I did remove the housing/adapter. I think the filter housing/adapter is made of zinc and for some reason it gave me some issues with getting the threads cut. I used a straight hose fitting on the filter housing/adapter instead of the 90 degree elbow. I felt it provided a better routing for the hose, personal preference nothing more. I did not use the crimped hydraulic hoses it shows in the picture. I did use hydraulic hoses with hose clamps as it appears that one hose is a supply line (low pressure) to the power steering pump and the other is a return hose (low pressure)from the power steering valve/gear. Will this cause a problem down the road? I don't think it will so if someone wants to weigh in, I welcome additional information. I did cut off the metal line where the 90 degree bend is located to the power steering pump because it provided a straighter path for the hose to the fittings. I used a mini tubing cutter and did not remove the tube from the pump. It was not difficult and I have about thirty hours on the retro fit with no issues. I did not need to remove the rear wheels to do this retro fit so you may want to take a look and decide on that one. I hope this helps.
