dizzyj

Anyone done this? I picked up a pump off of eBay. Wiring seems simple enough, but not sure about fittings.

Figured I'd get power steering hose from summit. I also see you can get an fittings that are power steering rated (1000 psi). Anyone know what I would need to connect to the factory ps rack? Is it easier to get some junk factory ps lines and salvage the bango/fittings and take to a shop to clamp onto new hose?

Also figure I'll make an aluminum bracket to hold the pump with my new tig welder.

Dutch944

I have been looking at the same as my car cannot keep the original pump (won't fit..)

But there are a lot of other options. If some-one sorts this out before me..

dizzyj

Shouldn't be too hard to sort out. Might have to pick up some old lines from lart as I did not keep my parents lines/fittings. I'll let ya know how it goes

What other options are you looking at?

V2Rocket

Does the electric pump just run all the time, or kick on when it senses the wheel turning? Wheel movement sensor, or some type of hydraulic sensing?

dizzyj

It's on all the time. I'll have a switch on the dash to turn in/off. Might look at a pot to see if I can adjust the amount of input. Other modules are more complicated and take speed as input but this is a race car so I don't need that

Dutch944

I was looking at some units from Opel and ehm.. Can't remember.. I'll check for you!

dizzyj

w.r.t the hoses/fittings.

looks like its pretty easy to go from the pump to -6an, use steel fittings, and then power steering hose.
what I'm missing is how to splice that into the factory fitting on our rack. I can grind off the fitting to re-purpose, but how can I securely attach it to the new -6an hose.

any thoughts?

dizzyj

or does anyone know what size the banjo bolt to the rack is? maybe I can get a steel banjo to -6an. that would be the cleanest

ramius665

Fairly certain it is M14x1.5. I had to pull my pump from the 968 yesterday and IIRC the banjo at the pump is the same as the banjos on the rack. I'll measure it when I get home and post an update.

dizzyj

think its an 12mm at the rack. rennbay sells replacment banjo bolts.

I can get 12mm to -6an steel bango fittings. if that fits at the rack, I could go an power steering hose directly to the pump. might be a good solution.

333pg333

We sat a Holden (which could be from Nissan or Opel) inside the cabin. Not sure on all the fitting sizes but it wasn't expensive to do.

dizzyj

Got a pic of the lines to the rack?

V2Rocket

I hate to tell you this, but you're supposed to be sitting where that pump is...

333pg333

I don't think so, but I'll look around.

I do...doesn't everyone??

rlm328

I placed my pump on the outside of the frame and behind where the light was on the passenger side. I kept all of the stainless steel lines that are around the rack as there is not very much room there. I modified the connection on the end of the stainless steel to an ansi fitting and ran that back to the pump. the return line is low pressure and I just used a hose clamp on that side.

My pump has 2 power lines to it. One wakes the unit up, the other is required to make it work.

I had pictures at one time but can't find them, the car is in paint right now repairing all of the flame damage from a while back.