Steering – EV-XJS

(07/07/2024)

Busy summer. Here are a few updates!

First, I got my wood back from British Auto Wood. Absolutely amazing job and good price. I would completely recommend! Now I’m able to put the driver door card back on!

Next, I got back to finishing up the turn signal PCBs and have the driver side completed!

Here is a video of the turn signal in action. The shutter rate of the camera makes the effect look different than in person:

And when the 4-way hazards are on:

Finally I have the power steering pump installed and temporarily plumbed while I work out the CAN messages to control the speed:

(05/27/2024)

Ok, it’s been a month+ since I last posted, but I have been busy and haven’t had a chance to do much with the car.

One exciting thing though is that the Torque Trends TorqueBox 3:1 reduction box is here and it is beautiful!

I also start designing brackets for the Volvo-based power steering pump. I really wanted to put an electric motor-based rack assist off a Kia, but it just won’t fit with how tight things are both under the dash and to the rack, so this is the next best thing. Making the brackets out of 3d prints first to make sure everything fits up, then will make them out of metal.