b6281t Robert Stolt White Bear Lake,MN (16 posts) Registered: 03/01/2015 10:39AM Main British Car: 77 MGB 2008 GM 3800 with T5 |
Re: Electric power rack steering
I believe your taking about the column support bracket I removed to make room for my install. Three of the four bolts holding my firewall mount were used on the column support bracket. I used the pillow block housing because it was quick and easy.
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b6281t Robert Stolt White Bear Lake,MN (16 posts) Registered: 03/01/2015 10:39AM Main British Car: 77 MGB 2008 GM 3800 with T5 |
Re: Electric power rack steering
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MGBV8 Carl Floyd Kingsport, TN (4556 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 11:32PM Main British Car: 1979 MGB Buick 215 |
Re: Electric power rack steering
Just for the Record, I did not spill the beans. Mikey spilled his own beans! BTW this thread was started in 2011.
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b6281t Robert Stolt White Bear Lake,MN (16 posts) Registered: 03/01/2015 10:39AM Main British Car: 77 MGB 2008 GM 3800 with T5 |
Re: Electric power rack steering
Finished my conversion and drove my MG, what a difference. Low speed maneuvering and parking is easy one handed operation now. Once out on the road dial out the assist and car drives like stock.
ready for final install Attaching control box and fuse holder to mounting bracket made for clean tidy wiring. |
Charles Charles Long McDonald, TN (177 posts) Registered: 09/15/2013 08:54AM Main British Car: 1966 MGB V6 1994 Camaro 3.4L 60V6 |
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Robert S. Good show. Neat the way you did it. After all we don't got no stinking rule book.
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MGBV8 Carl Floyd Kingsport, TN (4556 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 11:32PM Main British Car: 1979 MGB Buick 215 |
Re: Electric power rack steering
I found out from Mike Moor that this disease is called EPS. It must be contagious cause it seems to be quite rampant here. ;)
May have to have an EPS therapy session at the Indy Meet! |
Capt'n Moorgone Mike Moor Angola,IN (116 posts) Registered: 11/20/2008 07:05PM Main British Car: 1973 MGB 300 Buick |
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Bob has a great solution for hiding the unit up under the dash. Nice job Bob!
Beware, EPS is very contagious! I noticed the seller of the control box has sold over 800 units. That's up from 400, just since November. If anyone has caught the disease and needs the cure, I would be willing to supply it. Send me a PM. |
b6281t Robert Stolt White Bear Lake,MN (16 posts) Registered: 03/01/2015 10:39AM Main British Car: 77 MGB 2008 GM 3800 with T5 |
Re: Electric power rack steering
There may be a few EPS deniers out there, the flat earth types. I love this conversion its made my MGB feel like the light nimble sports car that it should be.
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BlownMGB-V8 Jim Blackwood 9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042 (6498 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 12:59PM Main British Car: 1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS |
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Dan B told me he recently drove a rental Celica (Corolla?) which had paddle shift and almost certainly EPS. Might be a good donor vehicle for the whole column? Hmmm...
Of course, I already have the paddle shifters made up and I like the stock steering wheel but the EPS on that car might be even more compact. Jim |
BlownMGB-V8 Jim Blackwood 9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042 (6498 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 12:59PM Main British Car: 1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS |
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The earth is an illusion? Funny, it didn't feel like an illusion last time I fell down, but maybe that was an illusion too...
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DiDueColpi Fred Key West coast - Canada (1383 posts) Registered: 05/14/2010 03:06AM Main British Car: I really thought that I'd be an action figure by now! |
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Maybe it was an illusion Jim.
Did you fall down onto the earth.....or did the earth fall up into you???? oooooohhhhhh. Or really, did it happen at all? Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/28/2015 10:46PM by DiDueColpi. |
BlownMGB-V8 Jim Blackwood 9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042 (6498 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 12:59PM Main British Car: 1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS |
Re: Electric power rack steering
I'm so confused...
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