I have started to do a power steering conversion, using a saginaw "76" box out of a Wrangler YJ, but I don't have much experience with the parts, and I'm not sure what year the box came out of. Looks like the YJ's ran from '87 - '95. I'll be installing the pump on a stock 230, so I need to use a pump with a vbelt style pulley, and from what I've gathered it looks like the YJ's had v-belts in the early years, on the 4.2L engine and the early 4cyls ('87-'91)? I think a late CJ pump would work as well.
I called the local junk yard and they didn't have anything in stock for a Wrangler, and not many older parts in general. The guy did say that I could come down and pick one out off the shelves out back though, if I could find one that would work.
So, my question is: Do all the pumps use the same fittings? I have gathered that '79 and older is inverted flare fittings, and '80 up is o-ring metric. Does that mean that any pump I find, that is newer than 1980 with a vbelt will work, and I can use YJ lines to the box? Obviously I'll have to do some work with the brackets, but that shouldn't be a problem. I would appreciate any input that some of you more experienced guys may have.
Thanks for the help.