jnec510 Posted July 12, 2009 Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 anyone have info on coverting a 71 510 to power steerin? what steering box would i use? Quote Link to comment
compression Posted July 12, 2009 Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 I dont think I have ever seen a 510 with power steering in the 14 years I have been tinkering with datsuns. not saying it hasnt been done, I am sure somewhere, somehow, it has been accomplished. Quote Link to comment
DISLEXICDIME Posted July 12, 2009 Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 i saw a 521 dually flat bed with power steering once but i cannot remember how the guy did it . Quote Link to comment
freaky510 Posted July 12, 2009 Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 i seen 1 with a shortend zx stuff Quote Link to comment
jnec510 Posted July 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 zx stuff? does the zx have a box or rack an pinion? i know my 1980 720 had power. but that was a truck an alot dif. anybody got cheap zx steering parts... rack or box, colum, an anyother steering parts? Quote Link to comment
DISLEXICDIME Posted July 12, 2009 Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 thats what the guy used on his 521 it was 720 shit Quote Link to comment
Icehouse Posted July 12, 2009 Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 I've put power steering in 510's twice now. I stole Nelson's idea :D He showed me how he used the s12 rack on his 510 and said some day he would like to hook up the power steering. So that's what I did, then we did it to Dillon's car as well. It's crazy how much different it makes a 510 feel. Quote Link to comment
jnec510 Posted July 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 i have 2 s13 racks. are they much dif. s12 v s13? with the s12 rack did you use the s12 colum? thanks Quote Link to comment
freaky510 Posted July 12, 2009 Report Share Posted July 12, 2009 I have a complete 79 sterring set up still on the crossmember it took the struts for my 510 other than that it all there pump, box, and lines Quote Link to comment
wana510 Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 ps in a dime would be awesome Quote Link to comment
jnec510 Posted July 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 freaky510 you got pics an how much. we are gonna do a ka swap in my buddies black 2dr (it was at canby day 1) n the next month an we want to throw power steerin in. Quote Link to comment
nick_m Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 I was mucking round with rack and pinion ideas into a b110. I don't know how much old toyota stuff you guys get over there but I was playing round with an entire kp60 starlet cross member and its 600mm between bottom arm mounting points which is 80mm wider than b110, you see where i'm heading with this........ Anyway I suspect that ae85/86/ke70 maybe very close width wise to 1600, its not power steering but with a little bit of work the crossmember could be used complete with rack and pinion in a 1600, 4ages are also a front bowl too so it would already be setup for sr/ca/ka swaps Just an idea, no idea if theres any merit in it. Quote Link to comment
jnec510 Posted July 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 thanks i will look into that too. i have cut up 4 240sx s in the last couple of months an i have a complete s13 setup lookin at that to. just tryin to find the root with the least amount of fab work cause i aint gettin paid:(:mad: so... keep em comin please Quote Link to comment
Icehouse Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 Yeah quite a few guys have ran that toyota rack setup, it's still a bit wider pivot to pivot but it works from what I hear. The s13 rack/crossmember is wider than the s12 which is wider than the stock 510 stuff. It's been a few years since I did all my measuring at pull A Part but they way I remember it every era the cars grow approximately 3" in width.... If your not getting paid I wouldn't even bother..... Dude it takes so many hours to make that shit fit!!!! 2 Quote Link to comment
jnec510 Posted July 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 well it for a real close buddie. was an s12 alot wider than a 510. i was thinking about shorting the end links. an if an s12 is about 3 inces narrowwer than s13 its still might work. as long as i completely re invent te wheel:( i am on te lookout for an s12 rack tho Quote Link to comment
HRH Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 A lot of the Australian places sell new crossmembers with mounts for rack and pinions. http://www.maddat.com and http://www.datsport.com I was toying around with the idea using an early 720 power steering box. Not sure if that's the greatest idea though. I know the stock manual box flexes the frame a bit on severe steering duty, a power box might need a bit of reinforcement. Rack and pinion would be good though. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 Most zx use power r&p but early ones did use a box. I found one and used it for p/s on my 620. Late '70 p/s box: http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q251/datzenmike/280zPSbox.jpg[/img]"] I had an S12 p/s r&p that I donated to a guy on the Realm to tinker with: http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q251/datzenmike/85200sxturbosteering008.jpg[/img]"] Quote Link to comment
sssr20det510 Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 im looking for a s12 rack to try and make this work in my 510 Quote Link to comment
The Dat-side Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 I've put power steering in 510's twice now. I stole Nelson's idea :D He showed me how he used the s12 rack on his 510 and said some day he would like to hook up the power steering. So that's what I did, then we did it to Dillon's car as well. It's crazy how much different it makes a 510 feel. I was going to say, Nelson's 510 has it. Not sure of the specifics tho. But looks like it'll be figured out soon. Quote Link to comment
Spades Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 Yeah quite a few guys have ran that toyota rack setup, it's still a bit wider pivot to pivot but it works from what I hear. The s13 rack/crossmember is wider than the s12 which is wider than the stock 510 stuff. It's been a few years since I did all my measuring at pull A Part but they way I remember it every era the cars grow approximately 3" in width.... If your not getting paid I wouldn't even bother..... Dude it takes so many hours to make that shit fit!!!! thats the reason I didn't drop the 350 chevy v8 I had sitting in the garage in my 510 wagon...I would have needed to either get rid of the steering box and use a rack, or move the firewall back further and build custom headers for it...either way, the fab time would have been far more than I wanted to invest in the car. Quote Link to comment
sssr20det510 Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 Anyone know how wide a miata rack is Quote Link to comment
INDY510 Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 I think you want a "rear steer" rack.........the miata rack would hit the T/C rods on a 510 And a front sump pan would never fit. Quote Link to comment
sssr20det510 Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 So why couldn't you just mount it on the rear? Quote Link to comment
boltupright Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 So why couldn't you just mount it on the rear? Then the car would turn the oposite direction . Quote Link to comment
sssr20det510 Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 Then the car would turn the oposite direction . How do you fiigure? It would still be the same just moved back a foot and maybe rotated a little to line up steering shaft Quote Link to comment
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