Wanted a Fuego Power Steering Rack

driven said:
The rod guys are converting their cars to Electronic Power Steering
Apparently a Prius one is a great candidate
You keep the original rack but splice in an EPS system by shortening the steering column
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Hi Driven,
Interesting thread as I am intending to go down this path. Having had both non and PS Fuegos a long time ago. I actually got rid of my PS Fuego because it cost me more in professional 'repairs' that never worked than the cost of the car itself - and yes, I'm kicking myself now.
Now I have a non-PS Fuego I'm likely to go the EPS route, so do you have any more info about the 'Rod Guys' conversion you mentioned?
Ta, Tickets.
 
Haakon said:
^ that sounds like a job for Dave and co at French Connection. @Shoji ask them if they want to collect it and part it out, and sell you the rack?
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Aaaww don’t know if Dave would take anything that old now,besides my son bought it as a rolling shell 25 odd years ago from him,dunno if he buys boomerangs…jim
 
I actually think that power steering on the Fugeo is too light. I think I prefer the manual steering.
 
Tickets said:
Hi Driven,
Interesting thread as I am intending to go down this path. Having had both non and PS Fuegos a long time ago. I actually got rid of my PS Fuego because it cost me more in professional 'repairs' that never worked than the cost of the car itself - and yes, I'm kicking myself now.
Now I have a non-PS Fuego I'm likely to go the EPS route, so do you have any more info about the 'Rod Guys' conversion you mentioned?
Ta, Tickets.
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I have driven my power steer car with the belt off the pump and it is only hard at parking speed. Other than that its fine. I would put a manual steering rack on if I had one.
 
Sunroof said:
I have driven my power steer car with the belt off the pump and it is only hard at parking speed. Other than that its fine. I would put a manual steering rack on if I had one.
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On the TRX tyres the weight of the manual steering was fine. But on a nose heavy under steery car that was a riot to scandi flick on dirt roads, the manual steer was way too slow :)
 
Id start with the obvious and see how you can fenanglle a Clio column in...

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But youre still got a slow manual rack.... Id still be looking at a Clio Sport hydraulic rack and an Astra pump.
 
Still no room. Alan may have a rack from a Fuego for me.
But if there are others out there gathering dust I'm interested as I may need spares to rebuild
Couple of Astras here in the west being wrecked but they want an arm and a leg for the elec pumps. $280

While i have this R17 apart, why not look at other things. Elec aircon pump also interest me. I have the period underdash cabin unit I got from fireblade. Just don't want the compressor hanging off the motor.
 
I’d have a manual one only. But it’s free if you want to take it out of a wreck in country Victoria
 
There are racks with the motor on the rack itself…

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Shoji, this R17 has the motor mounted under the dash, I’m sure it looks better from above!

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