POWER STEERING
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 10:04 pm
Has anyone put power steering on h.r. front end or know if it can be done.
BILLY
BILLY
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Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 2:46 am
Could get it from factory
Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 5:36 pm
Your right Andrew but they seem pritty rare as i have been looking for a while. You can buy the rebuild kit for them easy enough should you find one. Another option you could look into is a electric system which some of the front wheel cars use. I heard of a holden barina system that has been grafted to a rx7 steering colume under the dash.
This sort of system might work
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/mazda-2-ts2-elec ... 240%3A1318
This sort of system might work
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/mazda-2-ts2-elec ... 240%3A1318
Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 7:53 pm
i got told the cortina powersteer rack is a very close fit , but dont know how correct that info is
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 8:57 am
I have just bought a Cortina power steering setup , will measure it when it turns up.
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Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:45 pm
Blacky
how did you go with the cortina power rack
BILLY
how did you go with the cortina power rack
BILLY
Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 10:10 am
It turned up on friday , havent unpacked it yet , I have a HR front at home, when I get a chance I will set it up and post some pics.
Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 10:22 pm
Sat the rack on the front of a CRS front end that is lying under a tree where it belongs 
and the Corty rack is almost exactly the same length as the narrowed Torana one so it looks promising. The steering shaft runs directly into the 6 cyl engine mount however so it may be necessary to run an engine plate or something .
I would take a photo but I cant find the !#$%%&*) camera
and the Corty rack is almost exactly the same length as the narrowed Torana one so it looks promising. The steering shaft runs directly into the 6 cyl engine mount however so it may be necessary to run an engine plate or something .I would take a photo but I cant find the !#$%%&*) camera
POWER STEARING
Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 4:37 pm
Blacky
LOOK HARDER FOR CAMERA thank's for your help so far
BILLY
LOOK HARDER FOR CAMERA thank's for your help so far
BILLY
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 8:31 pm
Bump 
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 9:31 pm
they used to put the cortina rack on LH/LX/UC as a power steer conversion and people use torana racks on HR fronts so i can't see why it wouldn't work
BUT i'm pretty sure the commodore rear mount rack conversions can be had in normal or power steer
BUT i'm pretty sure the commodore rear mount rack conversions can be had in normal or power steer
Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 1:02 am
You need to narrow a Commodonor rack so that limits it to manual steer ones 
Havent done a thing with the power rack - dont need to set one up and I have enough on my plate trying to get my ute ready for the nats , finish house renos and get my Chev sorted etc etc etc .
One day ...........................
Havent done a thing with the power rack - dont need to set one up and I have enough on my plate trying to get my ute ready for the nats , finish house renos and get my Chev sorted etc etc etc .One day ...........................
Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 1:22 am
The rack and pinion steering in our EK was so light that my sister had no problem steering it in confined spaces. You fellas shouldn't need power assisted racks, manual is easy enough!
Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 7:34 am
Just yesterday had me head under an EK that a mate in a local town has and it has a rear mount commodore power steering on a modifed HR front end ( V6 commodore ) and is registered and on road.
Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2010 8:47 am
was going to say i was 99% sure you could get the shortened rear mount commodore rack in normal or power steerFB MAD wrote:Just yesterday had me head under an EK that a mate in a local town has and it has a rear mount commodore power steering on a modifed HR front end ( V6 commodore ) and is registered and on road.