I've got an old boat with 1959 or so vintage OMC controls--steering push rod, throttle cable, shift cable, and the control box and steering wheel. All the turnbuckles are fixed length, not adjustable.<br /><br />Now I have a 1980 9.9 Johnson and I was wondering if there is a kit to adapt this outboard to the control cables that I have, particularly the steering.<br /><br />The steering system I have uses a push rod that goes in and out when you turn the steering wheel. The push rod normally connects to a key hole slot in the middle of the carrying handle of the outboard. The 1980 outboard has no such handle or key hole slot.<br /><br />Is there a way to adapt a 1980 outboard to use the 1959-style steering push rod and throttle/shift cables that I have described? Getting the steering to connect is the most critical, but the throttle and shifting would be nice too.<br /><br />Thanks in advance for your help.<br />Kev
