Note: This is my first write up and I hope this is as informative and instructional as I hope it is.



I had wanted to relocate my power steering and all I could find was this threadsorry for it being from the "other" forum) http://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=664495

And it's a bit of a pain to locate a 84-85 P/S bracket and it's even more of a pain to work with the cast iron.



I had my bracket off from removing my A/C and started looking at it. I figured out I could modify the stock bracket a bit to work on the lower position on the motor and aluminum is alot easier to work with than cast iron.

Tools:

Grinder/cutoff wheel

Hacksaw

Drill

Visegrips (to remove stud)



1. This is the line where I decided to cut the bracket in half.





2. And here you can see the line again and the point where I marked to drill out. I chose this spot to make the two bottom holes on the stock bracket esentially moved to the upper part.





3. Cut in half.





4. (From left to right)

a.I had to grind here to clear the stock oil cooler lines,

b.My first hole was a little to the right and corrected to the left.

c.The hole I enlarged to accept the larger stud on the engine.





5. I had mounted the bracket and realized I forgot to check the angle of the bracket (so the pulleys are all straight and aligned with the main) before I drilled the first two holes. I drilled the new one and filled in the rest with JB weld putty to return some more structural integrity (Note: It did hold fine even with the larger hole, I was just being careful.





6. Red: There is a threaded stud that has to be removed to allow the bracket to fully sit.

Blue (L): I added a washer and larger nut to allow this side to sit flush across the two bolts.

Blue ®: This is just the right side stud.





I'll be glad to field any questions or criticism.

 

Please continue. I might have to do the same on my settup.



Thanks

C

 

And here are some pictures of how low it sits with everything in. Before I put it in, I went ahead and replaced the JB weld with a plug of aluminum I made from the leftover bracket piece.















BTW, I was doing this so I can have room for the piping I'm running for my v-mount....I just need to buy some piping first.

 

do u use oem length belts or do u have to get a certain length?