Found a donor car with regular steering rack (not power) it turns really smooth when jacked you can basically just give it fast and it will finish turning all the way on itself, all system is only rack no hoses no lines, no pump, no belt, no container, no liquid. My power steering rack is leaking currently, repair kit cost as much as non-powered rack. I always drove with power steering and wonder how much harder it will be without it, any experience with this particular car?

 

Even though you are driving a lighter car, the steering is under a lot of weight due to front wheel drive system.
Turning will be easier when the car is in motion and very hard when you trying parking it in the city streets.