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I found out by trial and error, a replacement for the Saginaw power steering pump used in the Chevy powered Avanti's.

Most can easily just replace the pump and re use the reservoir, but mine was damaged beyond repair.
I found that the Cardone 20-6001 or 6001F (which fits a 1974 Nova with a 6 cylinder, among others) has the proper return line location and direction needed for the Bendix power steering setup.

Many other applications have the return nipple bent towards the front of the motor, which is not going to work with this setup and trying to bend it is not a good idea. I also swapped out the pressure regulator from the original to keep the pressure as it was designed to be.

Warren Cortesi - Aug 2015