Another couple of my newbie questions. Keep in mind our '74 Javelin/Mopar engine car is for the strip only, never street use.

Question 1: It is my understanding the bore diameter of manual and power brake master cylinders is different, so simply removing the booster will result in very high brake pedal effort. So I wonder, could the leverage ratio of the brake pedal itself be changed somehow, maybe by moving the pivot point, to make a power brake master work acceptably without a booster?

Question 2: I have seen people remove the power steering pump and simply run a short loop of hydraulic line full of fluid between the input and output of the power steering gearbox. I understand steering effort at low speeds is very high with this setup, partially because of the power steering gearbox ratio but also because of the resistance from a hydraulic piston or restriction to fluid flow within the box? So I wonder (A) how does the power steering gearbox actually work, and (B) could someting internally be opened up or removed to reduce steering effort when not using a pump?

I ask this stuff not only because I'm cheap, but because I'm curious! Plus AMC manual steering boxes and brake master cylinders don't exactly grow on trees around here...

Thanks for your input!