Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window

[Black_Sheep]

Originally Posted by Dan in Pasadena

Thanks Joedoh. I posted the video on Facebook but that's no help for this. I'll keep trying. I'll figure it out eventually. I suffer from "Lame Old Dude-itis" when it comes to technological stuff, lol

I could not find it on you tube Dan, can you post the username or a link?

[Dan in Pasadena]

It's not on YouTube.

PM sent.

[Flysocal]

Sounds like you're having almost as much fun as I am posting pictures. Happy to see things moving along with your build. Its gonna be nice, can't wait to see it in person.

[Dan in Pasadena]

Originally Posted by Flysocal

Sounds like you're having almost as much fun as I am posting pictures. Happy to see things moving along with your build. Its gonna be nice, can't wait to see it in person.

Thanks! It won't be nearly as much a kick ass hotrod as yours but I'm happy as hell with it so far.

Ha ha, auto spell corrected hotrod into "horror". That would have sounded REAL complimentary. Lol

[Black_Sheep]

Links to Dan's videos...

https://www.facebook.com/dan.estrada...3135699136118/

https://www.facebook.com/dan.estrada...3770739072614/

[Dan in Pasadena]

Originally Posted by Black_Sheep

Links to Dan's videos...

https://www.facebook.com/dan.estrada...3135699136118/

https://www.facebook.com/dan.estrada...3770739072614/

Very, VERY cool of you to help me with this. Thanks so much! - Best, Dan

[Black_Sheep]

Originally Posted by Dan in Pasadena

Very, VERY cool of you to help me with this. Thanks so much! - Best, Dan

No problem Dan

[oldman3]

Dan, video's were great, truck looks good and sounds great. Ready for more...Jim

[Dan in Pasadena]

Thanks Jim. She sounds a little more quiet than I thought she would. But I'm ok with that.

[Kim57]

Sounds and looks great.
Kim

[ChuckDriver]

Great videos Dan, truck looks great too!

[Dan in Pasadena]

Thanks guys. All the known gremlins WERE fixed until I found one more: Drove it around the block to painter's this morning to check fit of vent delete panel. Steering effort is too high. I even have the stock 18" wheel on it right now. Mike says he will "burp" the PS system again to see if there's more air in it. Would that cause high effort to turn? I thought it'd be ridiculously easy to turn with PS AND the 18" wheel. Also read plenty about MII systems having too much pressure to the rack w/ Chevy pump. But this is a C4 rack. Anyone have an idea?

Truck comes home Monday. I'll be waiting to pick up bed parts while I work on wood. Mike had a heart-to-heart with me and even though he's best friends with the glass guy he suggested I find another person or do it myself. Says the glass guy is a great friend but he doesn't pay attention to small details and he knows I probably won't be happy with the work. So I'm thinking I may just take a shot at install the glass myself while I wait for the bed.

[G&R's57GMC]

Yaaa ! It runs !

Dan if you get a chance take a test drive in a C4 Vette . It should give you a baseline for the steering feel. Then you could figure out a course of action to lighten it.

My 2004 SSR has heavy steering, Chevy lightened it for 2005.

[Dan in Pasadena]

Not a bad idea Glen - IF I knew someone who had a C4, lol.

I wonder if all the hoses, fittings, etc Mike used are the same as stock? The ONE thing I know we did differently is not use the factory fluid reservoir - it conflicted with the serpentine belt. We used a different one in a different location. So now I'm thinking about the orifice sizes in it and the hoses to/from it?

[not2oldchevy]

I have a 53 3100 ls c4 with stock s10 steering wheel. Steers very easy, a lot easier than my c5.

[G&R's57GMC]

Dan I was thinking a used car for the test drive

[joedoh]

there are shims in the back of the high pressure hose and if I remember correctly luckily to get more pressure you remove shims, so if there are more than one in there take one out and see what happens.

Originally Posted by G&R's57GMC

Dan I was thinking a used car for the test drive

yeah hit up craigslist, find a corvette, and ask to come drive it.

[Dan in Pasadena]

Did some searching "power steering high effort" online last night. I wasn't able to find the specific pressure the system should produce but it looks like in the 1000-1500psi range. My LQ4 came out of an Isuzu N series truck and of course my rack is from a Corvette. So I'm wondering if there simply a mismatch of pressure requirements? Also, I read some where there are shins within the pump that lower the pressure. So obviously if that's true we could remove some to gain pressure. But without knowing what pressure it's producing now and why it SHOULD be for the Vette rack, we'd be working blind and potentially over pressurizing the hoses.

[Black_Sheep]

Originally Posted by Dan in Pasadena

Did some searching "power steering high effort" online last night. I wasn't able to find the specific pressure the system should produce but it looks like in the 1000-1500psi range. My LQ4 came out of an Isuzu N series truck and of course my rack is from a Corvette. So I'm wondering if there simply a mismatch of pressure requirements? Also, I read some where there are shins within the pump that lower the pressure. So obviously if that's true we could remove some to gain pressure. But without knowing what pressure it's producing now and why it SHOULD be for the Vette rack, we'd be working blind and potentially over pressurizing the hoses.

You are on the right track Dan. Hydraulic systems need to supply adequate flow and pressure tailored to the specific requirements of whatever it's driving. If you know what year the donor car was you should be able to find pressure specs in the appropriate Corvette service manual. If the pressure is within spec then you need to look at flow. If the pump displacement is undersized or pump rpms are too slow, the system performance will suffer. I'm only asking because you are mixing and matching parts so please don't be offended, are you sure the pump is turning in the right direction? How are the pressure and return lines plumbed? Line size is commonly -6 to and from the rack, the line from the remote reservoir should be the same size or even slightly larger.

[Flysocal]

My stock GM PS pump apparently produces too much pressure for my Ford thunderbird rack. If I remember correctly the GM pump puts out 1400psi and the ford rack likes 800psi. I'm sure I'm off on the numbers but you get the idea.

Borgeson sells a reducer kit that is just washers. I think it had 4 washers and I installed 3 of them. If you have washers just remove one like joedoh suggested.

I remember my Dads 80s Bronco and how sensitive the steering was. It sucked! I prefer something that requires more driver input and hoping for the best on my build.

[BAM55]

Truck is looking and sounding great.

[Dan in Pasadena]

Thanks guys for the kind remarks.

We'll get the PS figured out. It has hydroboost connected to the pump and the brakes work perfectly. So I discussed with Mike and we'll check off items one by one: No obstructions in any of the hoses, the rack, the pump output pressure. I'm not driving it anyway - there's no seat because I dropped the bench off for upholstery and that will be another wait (of course) because he's doing a bunch of rush stuff for the SEMA show.

Here she is in my backyard today

[Dan in Pasadena]

^^^ No offense taken^^^

This is ALL stuff that has to be checked and addressed if it's not right. I'm confident it'll be an easy fix....once we figure out what's the problem.

[lower50's]

Truck is looking killer!! Sound great. I love the reupholstered seat in the last pic, I will be cool on a hot day for sure.

[MIKESAD50]

Dan, The Truck is looking Awesome!