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the brain aka computer or control module call it what you will sits way up high under the dash pad
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since I did the pull myself I decided to take my time and not cut it all out with a machete
this is one of it's 17 ground connectors (the car itself has 863 grounds) this bird's nest is all under the dash above and to the left of the steering wheel |
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taking one for the team
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I honestly pride myself on this pull, I pulled all home runs, from the plugs on the steering column computer all the way to the fuse box in the engine bay, I even yanked the relay sub block, which is a siamese with the electric radiator relay on the other side, BONUS! so I pulled those wires to the plug in the rad fan as well (for future use)
more grounds pic below shows where the fat white ground wire disappears into the fuse box |
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three short sunny hours and $62 bucks later, we had ourselves an electric power assist steering column, with the controller, and the wire harness
Fun Fact: they wanted additional $65 for the sleeping bag, so I yanked it at the cash register in their lobby, ha ha (not on my watch) |
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although I treated myself to Jimobys tacos on the way home, shout out if you have been, it's a Cali think I think needless to say I was pooped, but I was determined to give her one try at fitting into Dusty
first the fugly steering wheel had to come off, it's a two bolt puller one beer job |
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Confession Time: I hate Priuses, they are the slowest vehicles on the planet, and if you are stuck behind one with an Uber sticker forget about it, you are going to be late, and God forbid they have both Lift and Uber, might as well pull over and wait it out, but, but, but...
the engineering is brilliant, honestly, the Lexus engineers should really cross the aisle and chat with the Toyota gals, cause they know how to build a fuse block and steering column/wheel, this thing comes apart like magic this weight on the steering wheel explains why they only get 7 miles of range per battery pack and one track ready Prius steering wheel |
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wait a minute, this 2008 Toyota steering column is NOT a direct bolt on to my 1969/71 Chevy GMC ??? may I speak to a supervisor please
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I continue to be impressed and entertained! You've put so much work into this truck with all of the fabrication, adaptation, and testing. Kind of like that Johnny Cash song, this will be a Chevy/Lexus/Toyota (other makes TBD). I look forward to hearing your combination of those names when it's all said and done.
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Lyrics for the Young Padawans One Piece at a Time Song by Johnny Cash Well, I left Kentucky back in '49 An' went to Detroit workin' on a 'sembly line The first year they had me puttin' wheels on Cadillacs Every day I'd watch them beauties roll by And sometimes I'd hang my head and cry 'Cause I always wanted me one that was long and black One day I devised myself a plan That should be the envy of most any man I'd sneak it out of there in a lunchbox in my hand Now gettin' caught meant gettin' fired But I figured I'd have it all by the time I retired I'd have me a car worth at least a hundred grand I'd get it one piece at a time and it wouldn't cost me a dime You'll know it's me when I come through your town I'm gonna ride around in style, I'm gonna drive everybody wild 'Cause I'll have the only one there is a round So the very next day when I punched in With my big lunchbox and with help from my friends I left that day with a lunch box full of gears I've never considered myself a thief But GM wouldn't miss just one little piece Especially if I strung it out over several years The first day I got me a fuel pump And the next day I got me an engine and a trunk Then I got me a transmission and all of the chrome The little things I could get in my big lunchbox Like nuts, an' bolts, and all four shocks But the big stuff we snuck out in my buddy's mobile home Now, up to now my plan went all right 'Til we tried to put it all together one night And that's when we noticed that something was definitely wrong The transmission was a '53 and the motor turned out to be a '73 And when we tried to put in the bolts all the holes were gone So we drilled it out so that it would fit And with a little bit of help with an adapter kit We had that engine runnin' just like a song Now the headlight' was another sight We had two on the left and one on the right But when we pulled out the switch all three of 'em come on The back end looked kinda funny too But we put it together and when we got through Well, that's when we noticed that we only had one tail-fin About that time my wife walked out And I could see in her eyes that she had her doubts But she opened the door and said, "Honey, take me for a spin" So we drove up town just to get the tags And I headed her right on down main drag I could hear everybody laughin' for blocks around But up there at the court house they didn't laugh 'Cause to type it up it took the whole staff And when they got through the title weighed sixty pounds I got it one piece at a time and it didn't cost me a dime You'll know it's me when I come through your town I'm gonna ride around in style, I'm gonna drive everybody wild 'Cause I'll have the only one there is around Uh yow, Red Ryder, this is the cotton mouth In the Psycho-Billy Cadillac come on, huh, this is the cotton mouth And negatory on the cost of this mow-chine there Red Ryder You might say I went right up to the factory And picked it up, it's cheaper that way Uh, what model is it? Well, it's a '49, '50, '51, '52, '53, '54, '55, '56 '57, '58' 59' automobile It's a '60, '61, '62, '63, '64, '65, '66, '67 '68, '69, '70 automobile |
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Yeah I've got that one on my favorites play list. I guess you'll have to call it The Cottonmouth now.
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Chevrolexus.
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well looks like reclocking is pretty easy, just two bolts
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so I bolted up the manual steering box (yes manual, as they come with a more forgiving 6.5 end to end turn ratio than the automagical ones)
the reason I swapped out my power steering box for this manual is because this Prius jobbie is not technically power steering as the force is applied above the box, so it's essentially power assist if you will |
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I happened to come across this: Toyota Prius Power Steering Works in Almost Any Project Car
and this video Add Power Steering To Any Car |
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well looks like reclocking is pretty easy, just two bolts
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then it was time to give her a little shave
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OMG is that weight lead? If it is I'm heading out to P A P to get one. I need to make some bullets.
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Operation Kojak complete
[holler back if you get the reference] |
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after that, things escalated pretty quickly and more carnage ensued
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I was spit ballin' using everything at my disposal for ideas (not all of them good ones)
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finally settling on making a plate to re clock the pivot bracket (not for tilt per say but to help get the angle during mounting) something to hang it up with sorta speak
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just trying to see if I can install this thing in more steps than Rotbox Metalworks
DIY Electric Power Steering Upgrade! {Under £100} |
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Captain's Log
it has been 857 Earth days since we landed on planet EPAS, and what started out as a standard recon mission has lets just say escalated the threaded rod is for photo opp only |
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we aint really gonna run that fugly PRIUS steering wheel, it's just there as a prop
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so let's adopt this to that, as I am sure Grant makes an adapter for their Hot Rod wheels to a Prius for sure, but going that route would be cheating
I know right?! four spokes, chics luv four spokes! oh that's cute, Grant is using metric hexeseseses so my 'merican ones don't work, great! so how do we adopt this to that? hmmmm, two holes align... time for the plasma cutter |
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like a surgeon
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ah, it's temporary
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and the problems kept on coming
my rod was too short [where have I heard that before?] this is just a mock up |
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one of the challenges I'm facing with the steering in a truck is the sheer length of the steering shafts, think of the Prius as a pug and my truck as a Borzoi wolfhound (yes that took seconds of Googling dog images to find - you're welcome)
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so the long steering rod connects to the steering box using something called a rag joint (you can't make this stuff up folks) basically a round piece of an old tire, ha ha that's supposed to absorb some of the vibrations as the farmer goes down the dirt road in one of them trucks, folks these days replace them with U joints (defeating their original shock absorption purpose) and I may do the same (but probably not)
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the long "intermediate" steering shaft that runs from the rag joint on up to the steering column inside the firewall is really made up of two pieces, designed to slide inside each other incase of a head on collision allowing the driver to be decapitated by the hood (ahem bonnet) instead, so I am keeping that rod and will just have to extend it 6 inches, or I may replace the Prius "intermediate" shaft with one from her sister car a Corolla
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anyways, so I cleaned the garage yesterday and found this:
I believe it's called a "floor" |
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Nice progress! My favorite thing is the discovery of the floor:)
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Haha, love this thread...entertaining and informative as ever!
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