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Message: [QUOTE="OverlandCamper, post: 1549806, member: 33233"] Greetings, I'm new but I did have some questions about this upgrade and also some unfortunate information I got as well about this so far in my hunt to do this upgrade. I own a 1997 Ford F-250HD with the 7.3 Powerstroke, deets in the signature.  1) TexasJ mentioned on page 6, post #52 about contacting Pressworks Maximum about the CAD file and having them make one. I have bad news, I tried contacting them and they report they lost the file when the hard drive failed on their system. Any chance that TexasJ could hopefully contact them and provide the pulley again for their CAD files? I was really hoping to save myself a scavenger hunt and just buy the blasted thing and be done with it. 2) Peroni mentions in post # 59 that he contacted Lee power steering for new reservoir but provided no specs on dimensions of the reservoir or bracket. Lee has a 3” and 3.5” diameter bracket. Also what is the height and all of that? Any chance you could provide that information? 3) Is this upgrade good for non-hydroboost applications or should I run the hydroboost as well? What would be the benefits of this? Asking because, from my standpoint, brakes feel pretty good so far and it’s not like I could ditch the vacuum pump under the hood anyways as that is needed to run the HVAC as well, right? Forgive my ignorance in this subject, just something I haven’t fully researched yet. I may consider hydroboost though as I am planning on swapping in a set of 2001 super duty axles I have. 4) Are the hoses something that I would have to fabricate or can I just get these from local parts stores in a pinch? Also, is this easier if I have the 4-bolt gear box upgrade from the SD as well? Thanks for your time, and thanks for the information your forums have provided me with. Honestly, I do searches for things I am trying to do to my powerstroke and this forum comes up quite often along with PSN and oilburners depending on how I word my questions. ^^;; I know the factory pumps in these things suck and with plans to upgrade my axles and in process getting room for bigger tires I knew I would have to replace the steering pump. [/QUOTE]