Electric steering

Pete Fl/Wi

Pete Fl/Wi

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I know better to post this on Hamb but I spend more time here on the Barn. I have joint problems and finding its harder and harder to steer my 38 5 window. Anyone gone this way? Thanks Pete
 
I know of one example of electric assistance being applied to a Model A. It works well. Off topic but one of our dailys, a Fiat 500 has electric power steering.
 
Mart, you are a brave man to drive a car with Italian electrics , specially the steering, LOL
Lawrie
 
Angledrive please tell us more about the 35 you installed electric power steering on!
I should think it would be very welcome in tight parking lots.
 
It's a pretty common mod in the vintage Mustang world and
becoming more popular daily....
Here's some of the details off the thread-

The cars with "fail safe" electric power steering....
2004-2009 Toyota Prius
2009-2013 Toyota Corolla
2006-2011 Toyota Yaris - (With ABS works in Fail-Safe).
2006-2011 Toyota Yaris - (Non-ABS needs VSS signal or flashing LED)
2007-2009 Nissan Versa
2009-2012 Nissan Cube
2012-2014 Kia Soul

The hot ticket for the 65/66 Mustang, which has a similar 1-piece
shaft from the steering wheel down to the steering box, like what
I'm guessing you'd also have on a '38, is the Prius or Corolla setup.

There is a packaging deal and I don't know what your '38 underdash
space situation is..... I'll post a photo of what these items look like.
It's basically a cut, and section deal with your factory steering shaft,
plus some wiring.
By "fail safe" I gather you've still got steering if the electrical power
goes off..... you just don't have power assist.
 

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I know the Saturn unit is a popular unit. I have a friend putting on in a 38 PU. I put a GM 605 unit in my 47 PU, But had problem getting th e pump installed. Works now, but i'd use electric an my next project.
 
I did a cylinder head replacement on a ‘35 Ford with an 8BA with a GM steering box and a pump mounted over the left cylinder head between the two center spark plugs and run by a belt off the rear of the generator.
Some old Chrysler cars had the P.S. pump on the back of the generator.
I believe this car had one of those generators with a pulley added where a p.s. would go.
It worked like it was meant to be there.
 
big job said:
I can not find any unit that is 6 volts??? or I would buy one.....
Click to expand...

And that brings up another point I failed to mention....
I'm told the Prius circuit for that system uses a 50 amp fuse and the
recommended wire gauge is 10 (?) to support that circuit.
 
We had an electric PS unit off a Suzuki swift . Brief moment of contemplation for our 49 . Nope bad Idea , went to a GM rack and PS pump.
 
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