Manual to power steering??

[TKMSavoy]

ohh one quick thing.. which i didn't know.. early bodies use a smaller steering box bolt than 66+ so the box will have 1/2" holes.. the bolts are 7/16" (i think that was the sizes) i had to get some sleeves to take up the space, my steering box was moving back and forth a bit before i did that..

Thanks for pointing that out never would have anticipated that one!

 

[66/440]

Can be mounted in the engine compartment or under the dash. Amount of assist is adjustable.
Jay Leno added this to his 1941 American LaFrance fire truck. His install seemed slightly more difficult than I would anticipate on a early B body with manual steering. Basically there is a company that makes kits with flanges and brackets to install in your shortened steering column. Salvage yard Chevy Equinox or Saturn Vue electric assist.
Company that provides all of the support bracket, flanges and controls:

ePowerSteering

A place to find electric power steering kits for your project car!

epowersteering.com

Here is the link to Leno's episode with the install on the fire truck:

The owners name is Ken, I have spoken with him and was very impressed.
Seems to substantiate the positive customer feedback on the website.
I will probably install in my '70 PowerWagon first as soon as I work out the cross-over steering modification to help eliminate the horrible bump steer all of these straight axle trucks suffer from. Since my '62 Savoy is still under construction there is no hurry. I kinda like the under dash option but I think the steering column cover would present more issues than I am willing to wrestle. I want to install my MC under the dash and that will probable eat up most of the usable space available. I would be interested to hear your feedback if you decide to speak with Ken. BTW seems like there is a fairly large weight reduction reward when you consider the cast iron steering box vs the available aluminum manual box. Not to mention all the brackets, hoses and pump. Plus no more annoying leaks.

 

[RR Fan Dan]

Contact Peter at Bergman Auto he will put together everything you need to install a Borgeson unit with no cutting of the shaft required. You won’t be sorry with the Borgeson. Way better than the factory. Contact number from their website.

1(516) 384-6438

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[stage3]

Or just make your own, installed this in my 63. 300.00 worth of parts from ebay. 2007 saturn view with gps assist feature.

 

[RemCharger]

Or just make your own, installed this in my 63. 300.00 worth of parts from ebay. 2007 saturn view with gps assist feature.

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What's the GPS do ?

 

[stage3]

What's the GPS do ?

at speed there is little assist, unlike in parking lots it gives u full assist.....But u dont want 1 that self centers,,,,thus the 07 saturn view unit which weighs 4000lb...ideal for my car.

 

[OneWheelPeel]

I like the idea of the column solution but wouldn’t you still be stuck with the ratio of the manual box with many turns lock to lock, or do you do something else to change the ratio?

 

[stage3]

I like the idea of the column solution but wouldn’t you still be stuck with the ratio of the manual box with many turns lock to lock, or do you do something else to change the ratio?

same amount of turns Only with 1 Finger on the wheel to do it..................

 

[TKMSavoy]

Can be mounted in the engine compartment or under the dash. Amount of assist is adjustable.
Jay Leno added this to his 1941 American LaFrance fire truck. His install seemed slightly more difficult than I would anticipate on a early B body with manual steering. Basically there is a company that makes kits with flanges and brackets to install in your shortened steering column. Salvage yard Chevy Equinox or Saturn Vue electric assist.
Company that provides all of the support bracket, flanges and controls:

http://[URL]https://epowersteering.com/?v=84de8e2b14bb

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Here is the link to Leno's episode with the install on the fire truck:

The owners name is Ken, I have spoken with him and was very impressed.
Seems to substantiate the positive customer feedback on the website.
I will probably install in my '70 PowerWagon first as soon as I work out the cross-over steering modification to help eliminate the horrible bump steer all of these straight axle trucks suffer from. Since my '62 Savoy is still under construction there is no hurry. I kinda like the under dash option but I think the steering column cover would present more issues than I am willing to wrestle. I want to install my MC under the dash and that will probable eat up most of the usable space available. I would be interested to hear your feedback if you decide to speak with Ken. BTW seems like there is a fairly large weight reduction reward when you consider the cast iron steering box vs the available aluminum manual box. Not to mention all the brackets, hoses and pump. Plus no more annoying leaks.

Thanks 66/440, thanks so much for the details and information, I’m sure I may never have figured that out on my own. I am going to look into this. this is going to be a great winter project, thanks everyone for all your help I will keep you updated when I pull trigger.