FB, HR F/E Power steering, Any updated info?

[Squirralien]

Hi, I am just wondering if anyone out there has successfully got power steering in to the FB or EK with the HR front end,
I am doing this for my wife and My wife has little muscles and power steering would be very good for her,,,

[Blacky]

A bloke over here has fitted an electric power steering setup to an EK - its out of a Holden Cruze - very compact and fits up under the dash nicely .

Apparently Suzuki Swifts use a similar setup.

[Squirralien]

Thanks for that Blacky, I will see what I can find out about that unless anyone has more info,,, Ill google for some info on the late model electric system,,

[Aussie Bob]

I have an EK with original power steering if you need to take a look at the setup!

Steve

[Squirralien]

Original ? I didn't think that power steering came out till the eh or somewhere around there,,,, if the Ek had power steering they must be so rare as I have never seen or heard of one till now, have you got any photo's maybe,,, not sure how much help it would be unless I found one and also if it would fit on the HR front end ?
but very interesting still to see, thanks Steve

[minifb]

I have an EK with original power steering if you need to take a look at the setup!

Steve

Ive seen it and it is original...

[Squirralien]

I wonder if it was an experimental trial and maybe only a very limited number were released with it before an official release ???

[bat53retro]

g,day i run a vp commodore rack with a highly modified hr front end


cheers bat

[Squirralien]

bat53retro,, is there any more info that you could give me on the HR front end and the VP rack,web site links ?,or a run down of your mods and if you did it or a shop,, sounds interesting,, because Im sure Steve won't send me his Original EK setup and Im not going to find one and on top of that I don't know if it would also go on the HR front end,,,

In the end this FB should have the 202, Auto, pwr steer, pwr windows, central locking and Air con,,

[bat53retro]

g,day i do itmyself only link i know of is fx fj forum bats 53 supercharged fx


cheers bat

[oldnek]

I have an EK with original power steering if you need to take a look at the setup!

Steve

You should post some photos of the set up Steve, I would be pretty interested in how they did it back then. The only other power steer system I have seen pre 60 was where a fella modified a Compact Fairlane pillar ram setup. Worked well for low speed but no good at road speeds.

[Squirralien]

Yes I would be interested in seeing photos, infact I would be interested in seeing any photo's of steering modifications if anyone wants to put any up or links to some,, I will search around as I get time but between the jobs that need doing and caring for my daughter time has been a bit scarce lately

[Mick]

I have an EK with original power steering if you need to take a look at the setup!

Steve

You should post some photos of the set up Steve, I would be pretty interested in how they did it back then. The only other power steer system I have seen pre 60 was where a fella modified a Compact Fairlane pillar ram setup. Worked well for low speed but no good at road speeds.

it'de be a setup off an EH the same as what's on a H/KTG or the same as early chevs a ram type

[Aussie Bob]

Hi Steven, I am without a computer at the moment and it has all my photos on there. Hopefully will have it back in a few days.

Mick, I am told this is the same as early chev ram, though, different to the style I had on my EH premier. Dr Terry said he had seen one like this on an EJ and that one was also factory fitted.

Steve

[Aussie Bob]

I wonder if it was an experimental trial and maybe only a very limited number were released with it before an official release ???

Hi Steven, this is on a one of a kind EK Holden and would most certainly be the first power steer Holden.

I will start a thread when I am up and running again.

Thanks,

Steve