If you bolted a Ford power steering box in (not a Bendix) it will hit the stand and there is no way around it. That is why Ford had to change the stand. It may be that your stand had already been replaced as Ford quit selling the 65-69 stand and sold the late 69 and newer as a replacement. Who knows what happened in 1972? Hawkrod
Here is some great detail from an article over at Fordification (
http://fordification.com/powersteering.htm ). Click on the pictures to see larger images:
Hawkrod
39 Ford Deluxe Coupe
59 Tbird 430
60 Lincoln Premier
(2)62 Tbirds
(3)68 Cougar XR7-G's
69 Cougar 428CJ 4 speed
77 1/2 Ford F250 4X4 w/460 swap
86 SVO mustang
76 F250 Crew Cab
1969 Mach I
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