power steering relocation

gse_turbo · Post by **gse_turbo** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 9:26 pm

i'll be offering a bracket to relocate the power steering for 2.0/2.2 DOHC swaps into 'T-body' cars. (lemans, lanos, kadett, racer, nexia...)

just finishing up fitment, this will mount any PS pumpthat would have come on ant 2.0 OHC/ 2.0 DOHC/ 2.2 DOHC and maybe the 1.6's.
you would just need to match the PS pulley to the crank pulley.

garrett

daewoomofo · Post by **daewoomofo** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 10:40 pm

this is so you can put a 2.0 on the lanos/lemans and keep the power steering and a/c?

gse_turbo · Post by **gse_turbo** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 10:54 pm

yes and no. this is so ou can put a 2.0/2.2 DOHC in a lanos or lemans and keep the power steering.

no mods are needed to put a 2.0 SOHC in a lanos or lemans as they came this way in '89-'90.

at this point there is no set up for A/C and if you turbo your 2.0 DOHC in a lemans it looks like you will have to choose between A/C or PS, there's lust not enough room for all three.

gse_turbo · Post by **gse_turbo** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 11:20 pm

on thing that is not pictured is the belt tensioner that will be Incorporated once everything is fitting perfect.

at this point i will be using the factory tensioner but if there is a lack of room i will have to use an old school adjustable mount.

garrett

FabricatorX · Post by **FabricatorX** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 2:07 am

Very cool. Good job Garrett, good to see other fabricators out there have been gettin' to work!

mr_g · Post by **mr_g** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 5:38 am

You can put electrical power steering pump from astra-h/zaphira and others... It doesn't have pulley, and it wires on battery... It consumes less energy and power.

gse_turbo · Post by **gse_turbo** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 4:56 pm

i'll look into that but the question is if they can be easily imported and if the cost and re-engineering is worth it.

one other concern i have is that i will be running a hydra-boost brake system that ties into the power steering system.
an electric pump may be able to hang with a one system but it might have trouble with two.

garrett

mr_g · Post by **mr_g** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 7:21 am

Don't think so. But I think that this isn't good idea to mass with your brakes... Something could go wrong and cost you a lot...

Brakes is something you don't touch if they work properly...

I have found one on junkyard for 100EU...

gse_turbo · Post by **gse_turbo** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 4:38 pm

i truly appreciate your concern but we (my shop) convert all of our ralley trim cars to hydra-boost systems. it's less expensive then a willwood system and can quadruple your braking force.

garrett