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Power steering
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 12:03 pm
by KLJ895W
This may be interesting to people who want to try fitting power steering to a dolomite:<br>
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David
<p>1980 Sprint<br>
1980 1850HL with Sprint gearbox, propshaft and axle<br>
1972 VW Camper Van</p><i></i>
Re: Power steering
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 1:04 pm
by KLJ895W
Should have said: Nowt to do with me.<br>
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David
<p>1980 Sprint<br>
1980 1850HL with Sprint gearbox, propshaft and axle<br>
1972 VW Camper Van</p><i></i>
looks...
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 1:13 pm
by Jon Tilson
like that could be made to fit fairly easilly where the parcel shelf goes....<br>
Any limp wristed types willing to guinea pig it? My wife never liked parking the Sprint on 185's<br>
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Jonners
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Renault
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 1:39 pm
by dollysteve
Could potentially use one from a late model Clio aswell.
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^
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 1:48 pm
by algtj
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Jon, what on earth are you doing letting the Mrs drive <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :D --><img src=
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My Mrs....
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 8:07 pm
by Jon Tilson
drives whatever in the current fleet (see huge post months ago) she currently fancies...<br>
which is usually the blue 1850 with o/d at the mo...<br>
She doesnt like the P6 and the Jag is out of MoT...<br>
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Jonners
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Re: My Mrs....
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 8:14 pm
by algtj
Lucky lady <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :D --><img src=
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Re: My Mrs....
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 8:02 am
by SprintV8
From memory on the Renault's there's a sensor on the rack that control's the ECU Voltage and stuff like that?.<br>
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<p>1980 Dolomite Sprint V8 (They laugh at me because I am different. I laugh at them because they are all the same!)<br>
1997 Vauxhall Calibra 2.0 16v SE8<br>
2003 Suzuki GSX1300R (
http://www.SuzukiHayabusa.co.uk http://www.UKbusas.org)<br>
Ronnie Barker A Legend.</p><i></i>
Re: My Mrs....
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 5:04 pm
by 1300dolly
my mate agrees with mr v8 as well saying it wont work due to voltage stabalizing,ecu,s and an allsortment of other baffling with science terms.<br>
Justyn
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Re: My Mrs....
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 5:34 pm
by davepoth
so Hydraulic is the way to go then? Doesn't the maestro rack fit?
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Re: My Mrs....
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2005 5:38 am
by SprintV8
It may work but probably not as well as it was intented.<br>
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No speed sensitive or variable ratio which I sure the ECU controls.<br>
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<p>1980 Dolomite Sprint V8 (They laugh at me because I am different. I laugh at them because they are all the same!)<br>
1997 Vauxhall Calibra 2.0 16v SE8<br>
2003 Suzuki GSX1300R (
http://www.SuzukiHayabusa.co.uk http://www.UKbusas.org)<br>
Ronnie Barker A Legend.</p><i></i>
