TomoHawk Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 Has any body done a power steering conversion with the Mustang rack on a Z lately? I REALLY need pictures of the stuff that was done to get my body guy to do the job for me. I need to have the power steering on there to drive the car legally. I get free storage for the winter too. thx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auxilary Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 Alsil did this on his Z: http://zcar.netdojo.com/steering.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueovalz Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 Pardon me for asking, but why.... I need to have the power steering on there to drive the car legally? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomoHawk Posted October 22, 2003 Author Share Posted October 22, 2003 You are pardoned. I lost the use (partially) of my left arm from a head injury. BMV requires you to have power steering, unless you can use both arms for driving. I don't know why, they just tell you so & it's on my license. I tried to locate any applicable state codes, but can't find any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueovalz Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 Once again I've been enlightened. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomoHawk Posted October 22, 2003 Author Share Posted October 22, 2003 the thing that I don't understand is that when I asked where in the ORC (Ohio Revised Code) the regulations for that kind of thing can be found, for things like a 'spin knob,' I got answers like, " A spin knob is the knobby-thing that goes on the steering wheel. You NEED to have one." You know.....government stuff/talk. Different answer from each person, but just as irrelevant. Huh? That's not technical-speak. Eyeglasses are pretty much self-explanatory, but that kind of reply doesn't answer questions like, "What is it design-wise?" "How is it properly installed?" "How/when are you supposed to use it." Knowing how it's properly designed & installed ensures you don't get junk or a shoddy installation from some jerk at a customizing shop who just wants bags of money from you because you have no other option than to get one. Knowing how/ when to use it makes you a better, safer driver. The only (good) thing is that automakers, like Ford, will give you up to $1000 to add stuff to your car, IF you can prove you need it, with documents from therapists/doctors. I guess the only way to find out is to go out and 'break the law, and get caught'. Then an officer has to put on the citation which codes were violated, and I could finally look them up. Maybe we have a law-oriented person here who could help pin things down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomoHawk Posted October 22, 2003 Author Share Posted October 22, 2003 Alsil did this on his Z I've seen his photos, but I need some photos of things like: modified tie rods position of the rack on the crossmember. routing of hydraulic hoses (would be nice to see) collumn-to-rack coupler. thx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomoHawk Posted November 7, 2003 Author Share Posted November 7, 2003 Bad news........... I was out looking under the car, and I looked to see if there was enough ROOM for the Mustang rack to fit under the oil pan, and guess what....... I don't think there is. The rack would stick up kinda high (using Alsil's method) and the oil pan would be in the way. I could drop the bracket so the rack fits, but it would be lower than the crossmember and possibly get hit by road debris or rocks, etc. That would require some extra welding for protective metal. Unless somebody can prove me wrong, maybe I should start thinking about skipping the power steering? Maybe use the Subaru rack instead? I thought I had this one in the bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aaron Posted November 7, 2003 Share Posted November 7, 2003 I would dig up the post from a few days ago and investigate the Sub rack some more. From the picture posted, I think that will be the ticket for PS in the 1st Gen Z's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyZ Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 http://acer-access.com/~richer@acer-access.com/pages/ Paul did a T-Bird rack, which is probably similar(?) to a Mustang rack. I don't know Fords...or Datsuns for that matter Davy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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