EPAS for the Stratos

[john]

Finally got up to Chorley to see Easysteer and talk the epas possibilities with them.
As usual I've had to rethink it all again!

Like I said.
I'm confident I've spoken to the right guy about how to go about it.
It is more hands on than I wanted, or have time for to be honest.
The advantage for me is I hope I've got everything necessary in one hit and even more so the parts are sat here on my bench. If it doesn't get done now there's no one else to blame.
He didn't elaborate but Rick was fairly dismissive of the Corsa B . Laying them side by side it's not actually any more compact than what I'll end up with and the technology is so yesterday.��

[Strat Fan]

We had this made for an LB car destined for Germany,
It is a TUV compliant EPS unit made from new parts which is designed to accept the X1/9 stalks and ignition barrel.
It is also bracketed to be a direct fit to the LB chassis and uses the standard lower link shaft.
For UK customers we have also developed the equivalent column using the Corsa B as a base which again accepts the X1/9 parts and is also bracketed to fit to the standard LB chassis.

[john]

That's a nice bit of kit. It looks like the motor locates directly below the 40x40 tube.
Is my guess correct that that tube is marginally higher on the later chassis than on mine?
Any collapsibility in the column itself or still fitting a collapsible boss?

[Strat Fan]

That's a nice bit of kit. It looks like the motor locates directly below the 40x40 tube.
Is my guess correct that that tube is marginally higher on the later chassis than on mine?
Any collapsibility in the column itself or still fitting a collapsible boss?

The tube is in the same place but the floor is lower on the later chassis.
The Corsa B has collapsibility in the upper shaft and uses a collapsible boss, the TUV one uses an approved collapsible boss.
There are no welded joints or cut and shuts in the system.

[john]

I see. Thanks. I was only basing my guess on the fact that the top bolt on the door hinge plates is missing the steel of the chassis so I assumed the whole hinge post and 40x40 crossmember was lower on mine.
The only welded joint I will have is where I graft the inner column into the adapter and that can be pinned too so, for me, it's not exactly a 'cut and shut' with all the connotations that implies.

[Strat Fan]

These 4 positions look correct but it is a low quality pic so cant see if they are actually what they appear to be.

[john]

It's no big problem. There were 9 holes in each hinge post but none matched up to any of the mounting holes for the stainless hinge plates. I've room to add a 40x20 on top of the existing 40x40, and with a closed end that will catch the top bolt and give the body more support.

[ducatiman]

I have modified the Hawk Chassis so it is converted from RHD to LHD. For any Hawk owners you have to specify for the chassis build if your going RHD or LHD as it is not symmetrical down the centre. The LB Specialist Car Chassis design allows you to build or covert to RHD or LHD a lot easier than the Hawk Chassis. Converting the Hawk to LHD it is tight but just about possible. I had installed the Corsa B EPAS originally only on the LHD but had welded in the bosses for the RHD option.

Today as a test for Hawk Owners I moved the EPAS over to confirm the Corsa B EPAS will fit on a RHD without hitting the side wheel arch and the top box section.

All the brackets that have been made do have some minor adjustments and are suited to the position of the steering column for myself............