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Hey Kevin - instead of digging around for ultra tough to find E series van Saginaw P serp brackets, there IS a crossbreed pump available that is designed to bolt in place of the pesky / noisy Ford CII plastic pump - check it out:


* above photo courtesy of A1 Cardone







Note that this pump is produced by Cardone A1 (one of the nations largest remanufacturers) and is generally available at most auto supply houses under the same part number for about $125 + $40-ish core charge (if you don't have the Ford CII plastic POS to give 'em in exchange). We have successfully used this pump many times with stellar success - heck I even put one on my dad's '95 F350 crewcab Powerstroke dually at the same time we installed a hydraulic brake assist unit = works MUCH better than the POS plastic CII Ford pump. Some serp brackets will require some clearance mowing of the bracket, though it's not too bad in most cases. Also, we have found that you are much better off to spank the Ford banjo bolt line adaptation off of the pump as supplied, finding the classic GM female '70 - '79 spec 3/8 flare Saginaw P series pump fitting hiding in there. This allows you to connect directly the the back of the pump with a traditional 3/8 flare 90 degree hose end, instead of futzin around with the BS Ford teflon surface sealing ring style hose ends...

Remove this adaptation to connect directly to the existing GM style output:


We have carefully examined this pump to see what makes it tick, finding that they install a proprietary crossbread design pump shaft for use with the Ford spec pulleys, running essentially a '70 - '79 Saginaw P pump inside of a first gen Camaro type sheetmetal housing + a patented cast iron horseshoe adapter bracket to fit the Ford CII brackets = damn good thinking on Cardone's part! We suggest this pump conversion with most all of our hydraulic brake assist conversions when one of the POS plastic CII's is in play with great results every time.