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No, I'm not fixing it up any more. Too much work, and NZ law is getting too strict to make it worth it. The PS is there, but I'm keeping it for my 144 (same problem as you...).
It is highly unlikely you will find any 140/160 parts in NZ, all of them are imported and were never available new. Volvo came here only with the 240 series. Australia, however, has lots of them but are likely to need a rebuild. Rebuild parts available from www.scandcar.com in the Netherlands.
The PS box is longer to the rear, so you will have to shorten the steering shaft. Should be easy if you just cut out a piece where the 2 half shafts meet (i.e. relocate the plate with the sheering bolts). Obviously you will need new sheering bolts as well, just get them from also from ScandCar. If you tell them what you are doing, they will help with the right stuff. Allso try them for a steering box and pump, but might be expensive. But might have good advice.
With my 144 the steering improves a lot by increasing the tyre pressure form the original Volvo spec of something like 20 to a modern spec of around 32. Modern tyres are different from 35 years ago (can't bother thinking about the difference right now, suppose to be working...). Also get the original spec wheel alignment and give it to your tyres place, don't trust their machine to have the correct spec for a 35 year old car that no one cares about. The only country-specific settings relate to how much the roads slope to the side, which affects if the car will try and pull to one side. But that is so minor, they can fine tune it if you take it back after trying a few days and you are not happy. Let them also check out all the ball joints and get them replaced if needed before you do wheel alignment.
All the best.
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