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Re: [Tigers] Power steering

To: "'michael king'" <michael.s.king@gmail.com>, "'Lance Beauchamp'" <blance598@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Power steering
From: Buck Trippel via Tigers <tigers@autox.team.net>
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2020 18:56:25 -0700
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I had a Vaxhual electric setup from the UK installed in one of out =
Tigers. It was great around town or on a curvey road. (you can dial in =
the amount of =E2=80=9Cboost=E2=80=9D you want.=20

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Michael is very correct in that the installation was very neat, even in =
the LHD version I had. (about the only mod needed was to trim one of the =
metal defroster ducts under the driver=E2=80=99s side of the dash.)=20

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However I did not like the power steering unit on the open road. I never =
was able to get it to track as well as the stock setup on the highway. I =
added all the caster I could (even wedged the cross member) but I was =
never happy with it. It was just too twitchy on straight roads and I do =
a lot of long distance highway driving in our Tigers. After an 8-hour =
drive I just found myself working too much. I couldn=E2=80=99t relax. I =
pulled it out & went back to the stock setup. The EPS unit is now =
resting quietly on some shelf in the garage. On the other hand, if I =
were driving daily on twisty mountain roads I=E2=80=99d go back to it in =
a second.

=20

Buck Trippel

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From: Tigers <tigers-bounces@autox.team.net> On Behalf Of michael king =
via Tigers
Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2020 6:38 PM
To: Lance Beauchamp <blance598@gmail.com>
Cc: Tiger Club. Submission <tigers@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Power steering

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There are several ways to introduce power steering to the Tiger,

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In the UK and Australia people use the vaxhual/holden/opel astra =
electric setup mounted to a donor alpine top section of the steering =
column, very neat mounts under the dash and keeps all the stock =
components from the firewall forward..

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There are also several people who have used hydraulic setups from mazda =
MX5 (miata) and also some subarus... these though require a change in =
rack

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On Mon, 17 Aug 2020 at 11:23, Lance Beauchamp via Tigers =

Really , there is NO power steering unit that could be retrofitted to =
the tiger. The older I get the harder it steers when going  slow.=20

  Beau

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vlink=3Dpurple><div class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal>I had a =
Vaxhual electric setup from the UK installed in one of out Tigers. It =
was great around town or on a curvey road. (you can dial in the amount =
of =E2=80=9Cboost=E2=80=9D you want. <o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Michael is =
very correct in that the installation was very neat, even in the LHD =
version I had. (about the only mod needed was to trim one of the metal =
defroster ducts under the driver=E2=80=99s side of the dash.) =
<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>However I did not like the power steering unit on the =
open road. I never was able to get it to track as well as the stock =
setup on the highway. I added all the caster I could (even wedged the =
cross member) but I was never happy with it. It was just too twitchy on =
straight roads and I do a lot of long distance highway driving in our =
Tigers. After an 8-hour drive I just found myself working too much. I =
couldn=E2=80=99t relax. I pulled it out &amp; went back to the stock =
setup. The EPS unit is now resting quietly on some shelf in the garage. =
On the other hand, if I were driving daily on twisty mountain roads =
I=E2=80=99d go back to it in a second.<o:p></o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>Buck =
Trippel<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div =
style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in =
0in 0in'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b>From:</b> Tigers =
&lt;tigers-bounces@autox.team.net&gt; <b>On Behalf Of </b>michael king =
via Tigers<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, August 16, 2020 6:38 PM<br><b>To:</b> =
Lance Beauchamp &lt;blance598@gmail.com&gt;<br><b>Cc:</b> Tiger Club. =
Submission &lt;tigers@autox.team.net&gt;<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Tigers] =
Power steering<o:p></o:p></p></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>There =
are several ways to introduce power steering to the =
Tiger,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>In the UK and Australia people use the =
vaxhual/holden/opel astra electric setup mounted to a donor&nbsp;alpine =
top section of the steering&nbsp;column, very neat mounts under the dash =
and keeps all the stock components from the firewall =
forward..<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>There are also several people who have used =
hydraulic&nbsp;setups from mazda MX5 (miata) and also some subarus... =
these though require a change in rack<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>On =
Mon, 17 Aug 2020 at 11:23, Lance Beauchamp via Tigers &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:tigers@autox.team.net";>tigers@autox.team.net</a>&gt; =
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote =
style=3D'border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in =
6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Really , there is NO power steering unit that could be =
retrofitted to the tiger. The older I get the harder it steers when =
going&nbsp; slow.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>&nbsp; Beau<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div></div><p class=3DMsoNormal =
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<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=3DMsoNormal>Regards<br><br>Michael =
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