Can you fit Power assisted steering...
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can be done... but as Al says, it's not a cheap option.I looked into doing this with my old Chimaera, initially planning to use a rack out of a Saxo (electric rather than pump driven) then went through a few other thoughts before finally deciding that it really wasn't worth it as the steering isn't actually<i> that</i> heavy... whats the motivation for the change?
Cheers,
Matt
Cheers,
Matt
Golflion said:
More of a what if situation rather than actually needed.
Wife on insurance but not sure if she can handle the heavy steering compared to PAS.Is the drive as good with PAS??
Emotive question.. queue debate
personally I'm a bit mixed on this... I'd say slightly no, but very handy for parking I guess. My wife (petite 5'2"
can drive our non pas with no problem.. she strggles more with getting the handbrake on properly 
Cheers,
Matt
The conversion at joospeed had teh std power rack from a chim/griff but pressured from an electric pump from a citroen saxo. It's the same pump fitted to the tvr tamora / t350 etc so it looks like a genuine tvr part which is quite neat, lol.
The electric conversion was for pre-serps cars where getting an engine driven pump is difficult, on serps cars by far the easiest option is to get everything off a PAS car from douglas valley.
Fitting the electric pump on a chim is relatively easy , but on griffs is a nightmare because of the radiator sloping back into the area you really want to use for the pump.. a boot mounted pump was a possibility at one point cos the space / heat issue was a bit concerning, but it worked in teh end
The electric conversion was for pre-serps cars where getting an engine driven pump is difficult, on serps cars by far the easiest option is to get everything off a PAS car from douglas valley.
Fitting the electric pump on a chim is relatively easy , but on griffs is a nightmare because of the radiator sloping back into the area you really want to use for the pump.. a boot mounted pump was a possibility at one point cos the space / heat issue was a bit concerning, but it worked in teh end
trackcar said:
Fitting the electric pump on a chim is relatively easy , but on griffs is a nightmare because of the radiator sloping back into the area you really want to use for the pump.. a boot mounted pump was a possibility at one point cos the space / heat issue was a bit concerning, but it worked in teh end
Didn't you do this on some Cerbies as well joo..?
Converted my Griff to PAS over the summer with an electric pump from a Citroen Saxo/Peugeot 106. You need the pump that doesn't have the filler/reservoir as part of the pump, as this won't package in the engine bay on a Griff. I knocked up some brackets and suspended the pump over the radiator. Wiring and plumbing is straight forward aswell. All in, the conversion cost around £450-500, including buying the rack but that was an absolute bargain at £140 !!
trackcar said:We were gonna do this on a LHD Chevy Chim conversion but wimped out in the end - went the normal route - but good to know it is do-able.
The conversion at joospeed had teh std power rack from a chim/griff but pressured from an electric pump from a citroen saxo. It's the same pump fitted to the tvr tamora / t350 etc so it looks like a genuine tvr part which is quite neat, lol.
The electric conversion was for pre-serps cars where getting an engine driven pump is difficult, on serps cars by far the easiest option is to get everything off a PAS car from douglas valley.
Fitting the electric pump on a chim is relatively easy , but on griffs is a nightmare because of the radiator sloping back into the area you really want to use for the pump.. a boot mounted pump was a possibility at one point cos the space / heat issue was a bit concerning, but it worked in teh end
Mad Mitch,
Where did you obtain your exhaust mods' from?
No we have not met yet, but i'm hoping to come along to one of the Manor or Corn Mill meets.I've just purchased a 4.0 HC Chim'last month.
Drove it all the way from Newquay in Cormwall weekend before last(no snow that weekend!!)
Where did you obtain your exhaust mods' from?
No we have not met yet, but i'm hoping to come along to one of the Manor or Corn Mill meets.I've just purchased a 4.0 HC Chim'last month.
Drove it all the way from Newquay in Cormwall weekend before last(no snow that weekend!!)
Hello,
Have a 5ltr Chim with PAS. With day to day driving its OK. Helps when it comes to parking. However it makes track days painful. Very little feedback and some times it feels like when you trun the wheel you have to wait a "week" before the front wheels follow.
Of course YMMV
TTFN
Golflion said:
More of a what if situation rather than actually needed.
Wife on insurance but not sure if she can handle the heavy steering compared to PAS.Is the drive as good with PAS??
Have a 5ltr Chim with PAS. With day to day driving its OK. Helps when it comes to parking. However it makes track days painful. Very little feedback and some times it feels like when you trun the wheel you have to wait a "week" before the front wheels follow.
Of course YMMV
TTFN
M@H said:
Fitting the electric pump on a chim is relatively easy , but on griffs is a nightmare because of the radiator sloping back into the area you really want to use for the pump.. a boot mounted pump was a possibility at one point cos the space / heat issue was a bit concerning, but it worked in teh end
Didn't you do this on some Cerbies as well joo..?
It started out as a cerbie conversion actually (for cars with sheared PAS drive shafts, engine out job!) .. only afterwards did I think baout using it for non pas chim/griffs
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