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| drive-ability |
 Jan 30 2009, 07:57 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,169 Joined: 18-March 05 From: Orange County, California Member No.: 3,782  |
I'm now working on a power steering system for my V8 car. I'm using a Golf P/S unit and a Toyota MR2 electric pump. There will be some pictures soon, I'm building the bracket to mount the power rack to the 914 cross member.
I'll doc the build up in this thread.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) |
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Feb 19 2009, 04:31 PM
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shoehorn and some butter - it fits Group: Members Posts: 1,547 Joined: 23-January 06 From: Broomfield, CO Member No.: 5,463 Region Association: None |
Do you intend to measure the bump steer? That will be critical in either rack placement and/or tie rod mounting at the strut... given limitation in rack location possibilities you will likely need to machine tie rod spacers and use rod ends to mount the setup, drill the spindle "arm" out to match the rod end size, etc.
After relocating the stock rack in the race car, I did fine tuning of bumpsteer after converting over to 14mm rod ends for tie rod ends, and drilled the strut out to 14mm instead of the 12mm-14mm taper they have. Works ver' nize and is a nice, solid interface (no rubber whatsoever) |
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Feb 19 2009, 09:48 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,169 Joined: 18-March 05 From: Orange County, California Member No.: 3,782 |
QUOTE(byndbad914 @ Feb 19 2009, 02:31 PM)  Do you intend to measure the bump steer? That will be critical in either rack placement and/or tie rod mounting at the strut... given limitation in rack location possibilities you will likely need to machine tie rod spacers and use rod ends to mount the setup, drill the spindle "arm" out to match the rod end size, etc. After relocating the stock rack in the race car, I did fine tuning of bumpsteer after converting over to 14mm rod ends for tie rod ends, and drilled the strut out to 14mm instead of the 12mm-14mm taper they have. Works ver' nize and is a nice, solid interface (no rubber whatsoever) The P/S rack was installed higher, closer to the body in the tunnel. It looks like about 1/2 inch. I'm sure I'll need to fine tune the bump. I didn't plain to use rod ends but I see how it would be nice. I'll have to look at that, since I'm not there yet your advise is appreciated. Each time I move forward I have more things to work out. I did see that the main steering shaft (914) is bent a bit, so I need to address this as well. This is a lot more than I expected but I say why-not.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (some day I'll build a car that has all the parts per-made (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) ) |
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drive-ability Power steering build Jan 30 2009, 07:57 PM
Wilhelm Great, I'll be following this. I assume the g... Jan 31 2009, 02:14 AM drive-ability The project is moving along, I've got the rack... Feb 4 2009, 11:56 AM Wilhelm Thought you had a hydraulic clutch. Does the mast... Feb 4 2009, 02:39 PM
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Thought you had a hydraulic clutch. Does the mas... Feb 4 2009, 02:54 PM biosurfer1 and how nice is it to be able to work on your car ... Feb 4 2009, 03:08 PM drive-ability
and how nice is it to be able to work on your car... Feb 4 2009, 03:52 PM biosurfer1 I say pay an inmate $100 to file lawsuit afte... Feb 4 2009, 04:20 PM southernmost914 How loud is that pump? :D
Steve Feb 4 2009, 05:08 PM drive-ability
How loud is that pump? :D
Steve
LOL,,,
... Feb 4 2009, 06:46 PM drive-ability Here is a shot of the rack installed, I have made ... Feb 15 2009, 12:10 AM McMark Cool! B)
What' with the photo retouching... Feb 15 2009, 01:32 AM Wilhelm Pretty darn cool! Feb 15 2009, 01:44 AM So.Cal.914 Slipped right freaking in there too. Doesn't l... Feb 15 2009, 09:41 AM drive-ability The gas tank fits without issue. I made a steerin... Feb 15 2009, 10:40 AM Wilhelm Where are you going to hide the MR2 pump? What yea... Feb 15 2009, 03:54 PM So.Cal.914
Where are you going to hide the MR2 pump? What ye... Feb 16 2009, 11:20 AM drive-ability Posted Feb 16 2009, 09:20 AM
QUOTE(Wilhelm @ Fe... Feb 16 2009, 01:44 PM So.Cal.914
Posted Feb 16 2009, 09:20 AM
QUOTE(Wilhelm @ F... Feb 16 2009, 06:56 PM drive-ability So now you can see how the units fit, its a mess, ... Feb 19 2009, 02:26 PM turboman808 Let me know when you make a power brake system. I... Feb 19 2009, 02:41 PM byndbad914
hey, I am waiting for you to science this puppy ... Feb 20 2009, 01:55 AM drive-ability I have set up one tie-rod, the rack is 48" to... Feb 21 2009, 06:12 PM byndbad914
I have set up one tie-rod, the rack is 48" t... Feb 23 2009, 01:14 AM drive-ability Here is one tie-rod,
The end is 930, seems the th... Feb 21 2009, 11:03 PM andys drive-ability,
+1 to what byndbad914 said.
Yup, ... Feb 23 2009, 11:33 AM drive-ability
drive-ability,
+1 to what byndbad914 said.
Yup,... Feb 23 2009, 12:35 PM Wilhelm So the Jetta rack is 8" longer than the 914? ... Feb 23 2009, 12:29 PM byndbad914 ahh, misunderstood. What is the length of the new... Feb 23 2009, 12:39 PM drive-ability
ahh, misunderstood. What is the length of the ne... Feb 23 2009, 12:56 PM charliew Someone will have to say but is the 914 perfect on... Feb 23 2009, 10:51 PM byndbad914 1" longer is still a pretty good amount, whic... Feb 24 2009, 10:09 PM drive-ability
1" longer is still a pretty good amount, whi... Feb 24 2009, 11:25 PM byndbad914
I normally learn as I go and it seems nothing h... Feb 25 2009, 01:06 AM charliew Something a little easier might be to go to home d... Feb 26 2009, 10:22 PM drive-ability I did get things going, first test drive was nice.... Feb 28 2009, 03:47 PM Wilhelm Doncha love when a plan comes together? :thumbsup... Feb 28 2009, 05:34 PM drive-ability
Doncha love when a plan comes together? :thumbsu... Feb 28 2009, 06:11 PM ssstikircr :popcorn: Feb 28 2009, 06:36 PM drive-ability I had time to drive it around quite a bit more an... Feb 28 2009, 10:23 PM Wilhelm :bump: Just wanted to see what the long term live... Mar 20 2009, 10:42 AM drive-ability
:bump: Just wanted to see what the long term liv... Mar 20 2009, 10:42 PM Wes V
I haven't had the car aliened yet, so it can... Mar 21 2009, 06:51 PM drive-ability
I haven't had the car aliened yet, so it ca... Mar 21 2009, 10:43 PM |
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