Classic Roadster Electric Power Steering

[sunman]

There is a video of one installed on a 47 Ford truck on the Ford Truck Enthusiasts forums.
Has a Mustang 2 front end and works good.
Drift cars and dirt track been using it for years.
Pump has an input for a speed signal and runs all the time without one.
I’ve read here years ago the best ratio is the power rack with the lines looped no pump.
The pump is loud needs a box around it to quiet it down.

[74proii]

There are some add on GM electric units like Hotrods, that the various crowds having been used in Europe. That 15:1 ratio i really wonder about. My 83 GT %.0 had that setup from the factory. You look a direction, you automatically start turning that way, it's fast, and you can get used to it. Very easy to get into trouble in that car let alone an even more squirrely Cobra.

[MBE]

Originally Posted by sunman

There is a video of one installed on a 47 Ford truck on the Ford Truck Enthusiasts forums.
Has a Mustang 2 front end and works good.
Drift cars and dirt track been using it for years.
Pump has an input for a speed signal and runs all the time without one.
I’ve read here years ago the best ratio is the power rack with the lines looped no pump.
The pump is loud needs a box around it to quiet it down.

I will have to research this further; there must be a "best" pump, maybe a Ford unit (other than the Toyota if it is too loud) that runs when needed at pressures that match up to whatever is needed to power the steering on my Cobra. From the pictures on the internet, it looks as though the Mustang 2 manual rack and powered rack are interchangeable using the same mounting holes, steering shaft and possibly tie rods and tie rod ends.

I will report back with what I find.
Thank you,
Bob