Inverse power steering would just make the project the world's most overbuilt workout machine. I say run it that way and you won't have to title or register it because it's probably not illegal to drive a Bowflex.
Lol. I see you commenting on all the channels I watch. It's fine for me to waste this much time, but shouldn't you be spending that time making me more videos? Entertain me, dammit!
I know you’re doing a crazy amount of work and thinking behind the scenes, but it’s insane to me how simple you make this seem, this is a really cool project
Matt - I'll just scan this and laser cut it. Me - I'll just fabricate this... nope, shit. I'll just fabricate this... nope, shit. I'll just fabricate this...
The sponsorship is perfectly integrated with this project. I hope SendCutSend continue to sponsor you because the way you go through custom parts I suspect you could showcase them on every video.
I've been a laser operator / light tech for 6 or 7 years now and I've always thought it was insane how much we charge for parts. Good to see an honest company bringing our lord and savior to the masses
Just get the steering wheel you want. Then change it before installing it because you found another one you want more. you know, like a normal car person would... All hail the mighty algorithm.
All hail the algorithm! I have no opinion of value, just my engagement. You may consider a steering quickener (1.5:1 inline gearing) now that you have power steering.
The Jag had a traditional steering box, not rack-and-pinion. There's nothing of the original Jaguar Mk V steering system in this car, so it doesn't have the original ratio.
@@SuperfastMatt theres an anti theft idea. iether have a switch,to switch the output to input, or a switch to desconect 1 wire. no power,no turn. ?. just a thought.
I don't mean to get all sentimental here... but this last month has been some of the hardest days of my life, and I discovered your channel pretty much the day it all fell apart. I've been binge watching everything you've made, and you've taught me a lot in this time, but more importantly- you've helped me stay distracted and keep myself alive, and for that.. I'm thankful for you. I know this wasn't your intent, but I appreciate you, Matt. Thank you for being the genius you are, you're a gift to this world... and especially me.
@@redneckswitwheels actually.. yeah, I'm doing far better now than I was this time last month. A lot has happened between then and now, and I'm genuinely happy, more than I ever thought I'd get to be. I got lucky with that, and I know it. I appreciate that you asked, that means a lot to me and says a lot about you with just a few short words. I hope life is treating you well. Thank you.
@@steventoney8797 hey man... we..I have been thru hell and what I hated most was the feeling I was alone.. even a few kind words from a stranger would've helped. We all need a person to gaf about us..
@@JohnSmith-yv6eq My dad hasn't said he has any problems with it, he only praises the car. I've only driven it in a parking lot so far so I can't say for myself.
Sendcutsend is awesome! After you mentioned them in a previous video, I designed and had them cut an aluminum RC crawler chassis. Very cool they're sponsoring your video(s)!
Ahhh so the king of "Lets build another project while I'm doing this one" is here :) .. yeah it's always interesting seeing how in depth Matt's knowledge is with building things :D
If you add a magnetic collar and hall sensor at the differential input flange, then connect the signal wire of the sensor to pin 5 on the D31 connector and 12V+ to pin 6, you will get speed sensitive assistance instead of just the failsafe assistance. You vary the speed at which the steering firms up by adding magnets at the diff collar. The unit will provide three steps of assistance.
Your voice is so relaxing, I could watch you narrate a complete disassemble of the jaaag - all hail the algorithm! Great content as always. Keep up the awesome work!
Matt the Jaguar did actually have power steering and my late father's go to dad joke for this was always "Armstrong Power Steering" 🤦🏻♂️😅 Miss you Dad
I love your videos and enjoy seeing your fabrication processes. As a homebuilder who's a little over a year into an agonizingly slow Locost 7 build, your endorsement of Send Cut Send is very timely as I'm approaching the need for custom mounting solutions in my frame. Also, I had been planning on running a depowered steering rack, but may have to look into a Prius unit if I have space. Thanks for the fantastic content.
dominic clancy 1 week ago If you add a magnetic collar and hall sensor at the differential input flange, then connect the signal wire of the sensor to pin 5 on the D31 connector and 12V+ to pin 6, you will get speed sensitive assistance instead of just the failsafe assistance. You vary the speed at which the steering firms up by adding magnets at the diff collar. The unit will provide three steps of assistance.
Totally addicted to SuperfastMatt. Each video has enough professional and well considered ideas behind it, with just enough “this will probably do” to make me think 🤔 “I could do that” 🤔 Keep the vids coming! 😄
My grandfather was a strong man. Im not strong but i still enjoyed helping him with projects He passed away the day after valentines day and left me his car I can't use the manual steering and i need power steering. But he's not here to help me... Even though i wasn't good at mechanics stuff, he was proud that i was like him in the aspect of tech
That pic of the honda is great. The rusted body and led headlights combo is as cool as it can get. I'll use a corolla's powered column on my 80's shitbox soon.
I think I need to go tell everyone about Matt. Thanks for explaining how the Prius steering assist works. I always thought that conversions like that required calibrated steering angle sensors.
dominic clancy 1 week ago If you add a magnetic collar and hall sensor at the differential input flange, then connect the signal wire of the sensor to pin 5 on the D31 connector and 12V+ to pin 6, you will get speed sensitive assistance instead of just the failsafe assistance. You vary the speed at which the steering firms up by adding magnets at the diff collar. The unit will provide three steps of assistance.
Watched this to escape from reality for a moment and accidentally learned a ton o’ stuff! The Send-Cut-Send option looks amazing and basically sends my imagination spiraling out of control! Will be watching again because Superfast Matt not only thinks superfast, but also speaks superfast!
dominic clancy 1 week ago If you add a magnetic collar and hall sensor at the differential input flange, then connect the signal wire of the sensor to pin 5 on the D31 connector and 12V+ to pin 6, you will get speed sensitive assistance instead of just the failsafe assistance. You vary the speed at which the steering firms up by adding magnets at the diff collar. The unit will provide three steps of assistance.
The wheel you picked is perfect and I totally agree with your comments about the holes, they immediately envoke thoughts of 50s and 60s race cars to me
I am a engineered and have built classic race cars the whole of my life but respect this guy he knows his stuff ,respect , although I’ve fitted similar systems to old large jaguar race cars
BEAUTIFUL VIDEO! 50 years in fleet maintenance and 55 in loving mid '50's Fords. This electric power steering assembly and your link to "Send-Cut-Send" is GREAT! I want to custom fab an aluminum oil pan for a Ford Y-Block. The flange to bolt to the engine was stumping me as to the 'best' option. Thanks to your video, I think I've found the answer! Thanks!
4:53 I'm glad I'm not the only one who sits on the bare metal floor of a rusty car that doesn't run and looks up RUclips videos to make sure I'm doing things right hahaha
steer by wire was actually the 1st E lectronic P ower S teering that was used in th e 3rd gen honda prelude that even came with a digital instrumet cluster...it didnt take root because theres was no backup in case the electricals failed so we have the EPS that we know now
dominic clancy 1 week ago If you add a magnetic collar and hall sensor at the differential input flange, then connect the signal wire of the sensor to pin 5 on the D31 connector and 12V+ to pin 6, you will get speed sensitive assistance instead of just the failsafe assistance. You vary the speed at which the steering firms up by adding magnets at the diff collar. The unit will provide three steps of assistance.
I am used to non powered steering and changed to hydraulic some time. When I changed to electric (Mitsubishi i-MiEV) I have outgrown all my shirts within a week. I have to actually turn the wheel all by myself until the power steering takes over. Turning slowly and meditatively I can actually steer non powered. Saves energy but I had to switch from shirts to sweaters or go topless.
Whenever I'm feeling overwhelmed by projects, seeing what you've undertaken makes me feel a lot better about my chances. I'm about to start an engine build, making a center diff controller from scratch, and about to start helping my mate build an electric motorbike. Should be a busy Christmas period
The wheel you have chosen is not bad, but I am partial to the four spoke wheels that are stock in these cars. Of course you probably don't need a steering wheel that's a meter in diameter... Speedway Motors carries something that I would be tempted to get, were it my project: the GT Performance 91-4040 GT3 Competition, a 15" four spoke wheel that wouldn't look out of place.
Brilliant and great explanation of rivnuts. I get your point about metric in the US. Must be chuffing annoying all that fraction stuff. Re the wheel a lot of early Miatas were fitted with Nandi wheels. Could be a good option. Splines might even be the same as Prius. Tell send cut send we need them in the UK
The more you mention your Honda four-wheeler, the more I miss my 71 Datsun I traded a $50 Craftsman tool box for. Just going the speed limit was fun if there was a yellow sign with a scribbly line on it.
Here in the U.K. and being the owner of a 1952 Jaguar XK120 I am fascinated by what you are doing to this Jaguar Mark V. I am enjoying this and watching your engineering skills really impresses me. But I did hide my eyes in your early videos. :) As to the steering wheel, the present wheel could be stripped to bare metal and then powder coated to match the future body colour. And as to Imperial vee Metric, I hate Metric. As far as I am concerned, Millions of Pounds of thrust, and Thousands of Miles per hour got a man to the moon, and that is good enough for me.
I added power steering to my sporting trials car because of shoulder injury and bought a feedback controller which allowed me to control how much assistance via a trim pot.
For the Prius setup dominic clancy 1 week ago If you add a magnetic collar and hall sensor at the differential input flange, then connect the signal wire of the sensor to pin 5 on the D31 connector and 12V+ to pin 6, you will get speed sensitive assistance instead of just the failsafe assistance. You vary the speed at which the steering firms up by adding magnets at the diff collar. The unit will provide three steps of assistance.
I had to pause this at 3:20 just now. You said exactly what I was thinking. The moment you mentioned the drive-by wire force feedback, I was thinking about how cool it will be when they're in the junk yards and I can get one for making a racing rig.
Another awesome schoolbook reference material I will keep returning to when I start converting my Jaguar X-Type... You, sir, are greater than life! Thank you so much for sharing all your useful wisdom!
the very first thing I put on my 1974 BMW 2002 was a Nardi wheel I paid way too much for. I love it so much. Think about this: There's nothing in a car that gets touched more than the steering wheel. Make it great.
Did this in my VW Thing. Guy on the LS1 forums has a list of electric power assists that will operate in fail safe. I used an Altima (Edit: Nissan Versa, not Altima) unit that has a bolted flange on the where the Prius has the press fit tube. Simple CNCed flange to bolt to firewall.
For the Prius dominic clancy 1 week ago If you add a magnetic collar and hall sensor at the differential input flange, then connect the signal wire of the sensor to pin 5 on the D31 connector and 12V+ to pin 6, you will get speed sensitive assistance instead of just the failsafe assistance. You vary the speed at which the steering firms up by adding magnets at the diff collar. The unit will provide three steps of assistance.
I will definitely post this video on my Twitter page, Matt. Everyone who wants to advance the RIGHT TO REPAIR cause needs to become familiar with your brilliant videos.
I may do this one day to a Fiero chassis I rebuilt to electric custom. It really is not hard to steer with manual, but there is a little bit of delay in response, probably from 36 years of wear in the steering rack. If I am going to rebuild the rack anyway may as well upgrade to power steering. I knew people had used MR2 parts to convert to electric power steering, but didn't know about the Prius option. Also, thanks for the SendCutSend LASER cutting info. That could be very useful.
for the Prius unit... dominic clancy 1 week ago If you add a magnetic collar and hall sensor at the differential input flange, then connect the signal wire of the sensor to pin 5 on the D31 connector and 12V+ to pin 6, you will get speed sensitive assistance instead of just the failsafe assistance. You vary the speed at which the steering firms up by adding magnets at the diff collar. The unit will provide three steps of assistance.
I did this EPAS swap on my subaru after my fancy quick rack started leaking. Can't leak if there isn't any fluid in it! It actually works really well. you'll like it. I used a BRZ column as the motor is bigger and I'm doing autocross with slicks with an awd car.
For the Prius setup dominic clancy 1 week ago If you add a magnetic collar and hall sensor at the differential input flange, then connect the signal wire of the sensor to pin 5 on the D31 connector and 12V+ to pin 6, you will get speed sensitive assistance instead of just the failsafe assistance. You vary the speed at which the steering firms up by adding magnets at the diff collar. The unit will provide three steps of assistance.
Your normal progression of work and engineering and re-engineering made me anticipate a four-wheel steering Tesla swapped Jag would be seen eventually neutral steering to a Tesla quick charging station. But this is also good. Like 80% as good.
Fill up the holes in that wheel with indicators or switches. You could keep the dash a lot more stock looking by controlling the modern stuff on the wheel. I.e. put the cruise control switches and maybe a fog light switch, then fill or cover the spoke. Wrap the spoke in leather or plate it with brass, and or fill the holes with indictor lights. Something like glass dome lenses with frosted back and a LED. Just make them glow a little bit. This might work really well with the instrument cluster wiring exposed, kind of a steampunk look.
...and make the steering wheel mounted controls and indicators data connections wireless, so the only electrical connection needed to the rotating wheel is a bit of DC power. Maybe make that power transfer inductive, so no slip-rings or clock-spring conductor. Miniature Arduino-compatible micro controller and cordless phone charger parts to the rescue!
Might be entirely wrong but Exmoor Trim make after market Land Rover wheels similar to the Nardi one you showed. Being Land Rover they might have the have spline fittings as the original Mark V one. FYI I've no idea if this wrong or right... but maybe worth a quick search as it could save time and mean you don't need a boss
Hi from Australia! Love your stuff mate, always a great blend of info and no gratuitous wrench-turning video-lengthening shots. But seriously, awesome work! Now I just need to blow up... uh... I mean... find a wrecked Prius.
For Prius system... dominic clancy 1 week ago If you add a magnetic collar and hall sensor at the differential input flange, then connect the signal wire of the sensor to pin 5 on the D31 connector and 12V+ to pin 6, you will get speed sensitive assistance instead of just the failsafe assistance. You vary the speed at which the steering firms up by adding magnets at the diff collar. The unit will provide three steps of assistance.
Steering wheel: Depends what final look you're after. both are nice. The E-type is nicer !!!!! Sporty yes. It's a Hotrod right ? :) VERY well made video. Humorous too.
Im only now watching this and I wanted to add a remark to the steer by wire section. Steering is safety critical for some reason (people don’t seem to enjoy hitting walls, pedestrians or other cars) and given its FMEA classification it’s an ASIL level D system. Depending on how they design and decompose the system components you’ll probably end up with a triple redundant system. Which seems expensive but it means you still no longer need the steering column and if you increase the redundancy you can then use components that have a lower safety level classification (e.g ASIL B instead of D) which are orders of magnitude cheaper to develop and produce. So amusingly increasing the redundancy will actually reduce the complexity and cost of the resulting system
Check out the steering wheel from the Studebaker Avanti. It's similar to the design you're leaning towards, but it has a finger in each spoke that activates the horn as well as the center button.
You can't imagine the timing of this vid. 😂 I'm just about to start building the streering column on my Standard and thought of building servo assisted, however didn't want to meddle in the hydraulics. Then I heard of electric servo, and now I'm browsing the interwebs for more info. This was juuust what I was looking for. Cheers.
I agree, I've spent HOURS driving around trying to find specific metric fasteners. It's even worse on the weekend, because the dedicated fastener stores are all closed.
You could laser cut and build your own steering wheel? That would be a great video for sendcutsend. I’d love to see the process to bend and laminate a steering wheel.
I like the wooden steering wheel that you have chosen but I think the same hub but with the metallic pins going through the grips would look better. I don't like the darker ring.
All hail the algorithm. Pretty cool video. Drive by wire is not legal under DOT rules, so the law would need to be changed. However, they've been flying by wire for decades, so it's past time DOT got with the program. Meanwhile, electric power steering without any bells or whistles is pretty cool. Re: Steering wheel. Why not fabricate what you want? LASER-cut the spokes as you want, then use an existing one to get the wheel grippy parts from... could even make one from magnesium, just for the cool factor, with a real walnut rim.
Have you noticed the price difference between a car and an aircraft with fly-by-wire? And that for most of the flight duration, you can entirely lose the controls for seconds at a time and still recover before crashing... unlike on a road? Steering which normally operates without mechanical coupling ("steer-by-wire") but fails to mechanically coupled has been around for a long time (from Nissan), without regulatory issues, offering all of the functional capabilities of a purely steer-by-wire system. Eliminating the shaft entirely has nearly zero real benefit, so we already have an effective solution.
@@brianb-p6586 Sure. But, as I said, the technology has been around long enough, that the price could be easily within reach. Hydraulic coupled steering has been around in construction machines for even longer, and is more reliable than pure mechanical ones anyway. Worse-- anytime a mechanical power-steering system loses power, the majority of people lack both the skills and the strength to overcome the suddenly increased effort, so the entire point is moot. DOT needs to join us up here in the year 2001... it's attitude is so 1940. If DOT can be swayed by pure *design* motives (round vs square headlights) then pragmatic engineering should be permitted.
@@brianb-p6586 I did research your claim, and could not find a single example of drive (steer) by wire in the US. Infini is reportedly considering one for the near future. If you have evidence otherwise, I'd love to see it.
@@bobpowers9862 Nissan offered "Direct Adaptive Steering" (just do a web search for that term) for a few years starting in the 2014 model year Infiniti Q50, later in the Q60, with an update for 2017. They only seem to have used it in this one platform, only as an option, may have dropped it since. It has been widely negatively reviewed due to the lack of feedback. www.infinitiusa.com/infiniti-news/technology/direct-adaptive-steering.html www.nissan-global.com/EN/TECHNOLOGY/OVERVIEW/direct_adaptive_steering.html
All Hail the algorithm. The Nardi wheel is a really good fit IMO - I agree with you about the holes. A lot of European conversions use Opel Corsa electric racks - I think they have the same benefits as the Prius one, but I'm guessing they are somewhat harder to get hold of in the US.
I'm in process of bingeing all the videos on your channel. Was going to wait to comment until I finished, but I just have to say I enjoy your videos for booth information and humor!
Same thing but Versa of the same era EPS powers two of our race cars and a vintage Mustang street car. You missed that it MUST have an 12V turn on lead that is seperate from the primary 12V feed.
For Prius system dominic clancy 1 week ago If you add a magnetic collar and hall sensor at the differential input flange, then connect the signal wire of the sensor to pin 5 on the D31 connector and 12V+ to pin 6, you will get speed sensitive assistance instead of just the failsafe assistance. You vary the speed at which the steering firms up by adding magnets at the diff collar. The unit will provide three steps of assistance.
x2 redundancy on safety critical systems isn't really enough - it's fine if one completely fails, but since we're talking about sensors and data transfer there's the possibility of a fault causing mis-matched data. With only 2 systems, there's no way to know which is correct; x3 is a minimum, so the system can always 'know' which is the bad set of data.
Inverse power steering would just make the project the world's most overbuilt workout machine. I say run it that way and you won't have to title or register it because it's probably not illegal to drive a Bowflex.
Good one!
Ronald Finger strikes again! 🤣
Lol. I see you commenting on all the channels I watch. It's fine for me to waste this much time, but shouldn't you be spending that time making me more videos? Entertain me, dammit!
But imagine SuperFastMatt with Popeye's forearms for just a minute....
Love your work Ronald!
I'm totally okay with this sort of sponsorship that is quite clearly a genuine recommendation. Love your stuff Matt.
I know you’re doing a crazy amount of work and thinking behind the scenes, but it’s insane to me how simple you make this seem, this is a really cool project
Matt - I'll just scan this and laser cut it.
Me - I'll just fabricate this... nope, shit. I'll just fabricate this... nope, shit. I'll just fabricate this...
When someone can make something like this seem easy, you know the REALLY know their s**t.
The sponsorship is perfectly integrated with this project. I hope SendCutSend continue to sponsor you because the way you go through custom parts I suspect you could showcase them on every video.
I didn't even realize that they were sponsors until this episode
I've been a laser operator / light tech for 6 or 7 years now and I've always thought it was insane how much we charge for parts. Good to see an honest company bringing our lord and savior to the masses
Just get the steering wheel you want. Then change it before installing it because you found another one you want more. you know, like a normal car person would...
All hail the mighty algorithm.
Laughed to hard on the "it's not a tumoh"
All hail the algorithm!
I have no opinion of value, just my engagement. You may consider a steering quickener (1.5:1 inline gearing) now that you have power steering.
I swapped in a BMW rack that has a much quicker ratio than stock. It should be good this way.
The Jag had a traditional steering box, not rack-and-pinion. There's nothing of the original Jaguar Mk V steering system in this car, so it doesn't have the original ratio.
@@SuperfastMatt Tesla, Toyota and BMW in a Jag. Its the UN in your garage.
@@SuperfastMatt theres an anti theft idea. iether have a switch,to switch the output to input, or a switch to desconect 1 wire. no power,no turn. ?. just a thought.
I don't mean to get all sentimental here... but this last month has been some of the hardest days of my life, and I discovered your channel pretty much the day it all fell apart. I've been binge watching everything you've made, and you've taught me a lot in this time, but more importantly- you've helped me stay distracted and keep myself alive, and for that.. I'm thankful for you. I know this wasn't your intent, but I appreciate you, Matt. Thank you for being the genius you are, you're a gift to this world... and especially me.
Hey u good bro?
@@redneckswitwheels actually.. yeah, I'm doing far better now than I was this time last month. A lot has happened between then and now, and I'm genuinely happy, more than I ever thought I'd get to be. I got lucky with that, and I know it. I appreciate that you asked, that means a lot to me and says a lot about you with just a few short words.
I hope life is treating you well. Thank you.
@@steventoney8797 hey man... we..I have been thru hell and what I hated most was the feeling I was alone.. even a few kind words from a stranger would've helped. We all need a person to gaf about us..
The Nardi Classic is the perfect wheel for this build!!!
I did not know that about the MR2 Spyder, and my Dad just recently got one so hey now I learned something about his car!
Read the comments in here from people that own or have owned one...the steering assist can get squirrely at speed on the Mk2 apparently...
@@JohnSmith-yv6eq My dad hasn't said he has any problems with it, he only praises the car. I've only driven it in a parking lot so far so I can't say for myself.
Sendcutsend is awesome! After you mentioned them in a previous video, I designed and had them cut an aluminum RC crawler chassis. Very cool they're sponsoring your video(s)!
Sendcutsend is great, ponoko is another alternative with more materials options
@@aygwm,thanks! I'll check them out!
Really enjoying your build, and thought processes. Looking forward to seeing what you have in mind for the next project.
Ahhh so the king of "Lets build another project while I'm doing this one" is here :) .. yeah it's always interesting seeing how in depth Matt's knowledge is with building things :D
Nice one Jeff!! You’re both legends!!
I found you for the roof rack video (working on doing that for my highlander) but stayed for the sick engineering projects
If you add a magnetic collar and hall sensor at the differential input flange, then connect the signal wire of the sensor to pin 5 on the D31 connector and 12V+ to pin 6, you will get speed sensitive assistance instead of just the failsafe assistance. You vary the speed at which the steering firms up by adding magnets at the diff collar. The unit will provide three steps of assistance.
This is super cool, thank you!
Excellent 👍
Do you know what year Prius this power assists works with?.
The algorithm demands more content...you gotta pump these numbers up...less shorts...more longs! Kudos from a diesel engineer.
All hail the algorithm! My vote is for a banjo steering wheel. I think it fits better with the timeframe and type of car.
Agree with the steering wheel with holes does not look right with this car, but yeah, consider a banjo type.
Your voice is so relaxing, I could watch you narrate a complete disassemble of the jaaag - all hail the algorithm!
Great content as always. Keep up the awesome work!
I've looked at a lot of these electric power steering conversions. Yours is one of the cleanest I've seen.
Matt the Jaguar did actually have power steering and my late father's go to dad joke for this was always "Armstrong Power Steering" 🤦🏻♂️😅 Miss you Dad
It’s nice when folks hawk the stuff they actually use and believe in. I’m so glad to find a good laser cutting service!
I love your videos and enjoy seeing your fabrication processes. As a homebuilder who's a little over a year into an agonizingly slow Locost 7 build, your endorsement of Send Cut Send is very timely as I'm approaching the need for custom mounting solutions in my frame. Also, I had been planning on running a depowered steering rack, but may have to look into a Prius unit if I have space. Thanks for the fantastic content.
dominic clancy
1 week ago
If you add a magnetic collar and hall sensor at the differential input flange, then connect the signal wire of the sensor to pin 5 on the D31 connector and 12V+ to pin 6, you will get speed sensitive assistance instead of just the failsafe assistance. You vary the speed at which the steering firms up by adding magnets at the diff collar. The unit will provide three steps of assistance.
Totally addicted to SuperfastMatt. Each video has enough professional and well considered ideas behind it, with just enough “this will probably do” to make me think 🤔 “I could do that” 🤔 Keep the vids coming! 😄
My grandfather was a strong man. Im not strong but i still enjoyed helping him with projects
He passed away the day after valentines day and left me his car
I can't use the manual steering and i need power steering. But he's not here to help me...
Even though i wasn't good at mechanics stuff, he was proud that i was like him in the aspect of tech
Big thumb up from France, I like the way you explain technical things with humour !
That pic of the honda is great. The rusted body and led headlights combo is as cool as it can get. I'll use a corolla's powered column on my 80's shitbox soon.
I did this on my 1965 mustang excepts I used the motor from a 2003 Saturn VUE. Works great! I put mine inside the car, but same principle.
Brother, you are hilarious! Really enjoy the vids!
Thanks! Glad you're enjoying them.
I love your channel. This is the sort of stuff I want to do with my 37 Hudson.
I think I need to go tell everyone about Matt.
Thanks for explaining how the Prius steering assist works. I always thought that conversions like that required calibrated steering angle sensors.
dominic clancy
1 week ago
If you add a magnetic collar and hall sensor at the differential input flange, then connect the signal wire of the sensor to pin 5 on the D31 connector and 12V+ to pin 6, you will get speed sensitive assistance instead of just the failsafe assistance. You vary the speed at which the steering firms up by adding magnets at the diff collar. The unit will provide three steps of assistance.
Watched this to escape from reality for a moment and accidentally learned a ton o’ stuff! The Send-Cut-Send option looks amazing and basically sends my imagination spiraling out of control!
Will be watching again because Superfast Matt not only thinks superfast, but also speaks superfast!
How have I not heard of the Prius steering motor used for this?! Great solution. Also, congrats on the sponsorship. Send Cut Send is fantastic. 👍🏼
dominic clancy
1 week ago
If you add a magnetic collar and hall sensor at the differential input flange, then connect the signal wire of the sensor to pin 5 on the D31 connector and 12V+ to pin 6, you will get speed sensitive assistance instead of just the failsafe assistance. You vary the speed at which the steering firms up by adding magnets at the diff collar. The unit will provide three steps of assistance.
The wheel you picked is perfect and I totally agree with your comments about the holes, they immediately envoke thoughts of 50s and 60s race cars to me
I am a engineered and have built classic race cars the whole of my life but respect this guy he knows his stuff ,respect , although I’ve fitted similar systems to old large jaguar race cars
This is my favorite series on RUclips right now
11:51 I was so glad to hear you say set screw! I was worried you'd be going down the road and that thing comes loose!! Well done sir!
BEAUTIFUL VIDEO! 50 years in fleet maintenance and 55 in loving mid '50's Fords. This electric power steering assembly and your link to "Send-Cut-Send" is GREAT! I want to custom fab an aluminum oil pan for a Ford Y-Block. The flange to bolt to the engine was stumping me as to the 'best' option. Thanks to your video, I think I've found the answer! Thanks!
4:53 I'm glad I'm not the only one who sits on the bare metal floor of a rusty car that doesn't run and looks up RUclips videos to make sure I'm doing things right hahaha
steer by wire was actually the 1st E lectronic P ower S teering that was used in th e 3rd gen honda prelude that even came with a digital instrumet cluster...it didnt take root because theres was no backup in case the electricals failed so we have the EPS that we know now
Prius electric column is pretty cool. My friend put it in his awd 600hp wv golf for autocross. It turns like butter
dominic clancy
1 week ago
If you add a magnetic collar and hall sensor at the differential input flange, then connect the signal wire of the sensor to pin 5 on the D31 connector and 12V+ to pin 6, you will get speed sensitive assistance instead of just the failsafe assistance. You vary the speed at which the steering firms up by adding magnets at the diff collar. The unit will provide three steps of assistance.
Yay for the wheel, you might find something similar on mx5 na or nb .
i love how sarcastic you are towards youtube algorithm and i think it's true. lol
We hope it doesn't get snark soon.
I am used to non powered steering and changed to hydraulic some time. When I changed to electric (Mitsubishi i-MiEV) I have outgrown all my shirts within a week. I have to actually turn the wheel all by myself until the power steering takes over. Turning slowly and meditatively I can actually steer non powered. Saves energy but I had to switch from shirts to sweaters or go topless.
A four spoke steering wood rim steering wheel would look more period for that car as with the XK series, the MK 7,8 & 9s had four spoke wheels.
First steering wheel you showed the Nardi. I've that on my Corolla really comfortable and nice feel to it I'd go for that one.
Whenever I'm feeling overwhelmed by projects, seeing what you've undertaken makes me feel a lot better about my chances. I'm about to start an engine build, making a center diff controller from scratch, and about to start helping my mate build an electric motorbike. Should be a busy Christmas period
The wheel you have chosen is not bad, but I am partial to the four spoke wheels that are stock in these cars. Of course you probably don't need a steering wheel that's a meter in diameter...
Speedway Motors carries something that I would be tempted to get, were it my project: the GT Performance 91-4040 GT3 Competition, a 15" four spoke wheel that wouldn't look out of place.
Brilliant and great explanation of rivnuts. I get your point about metric in the US. Must be chuffing annoying all that fraction stuff. Re the wheel a lot of early Miatas were fitted with Nandi wheels. Could be a good option. Splines might even be the same as Prius. Tell send cut send we need them in the UK
My Eunos Roadster (MX5) ‘V special’ has that Nardi steering wheel but with black spokes. Absolutely gorgeous. Recommended.
The more you mention your Honda four-wheeler, the more I miss my 71 Datsun I traded a $50 Craftsman tool box for. Just going the speed limit was fun if there was a yellow sign with a scribbly line on it.
All hail the mighty algorithm
All hail
All hail
Sorry I'm late... HAIL!
Here in the U.K. and being the owner of a 1952 Jaguar XK120 I am fascinated by what you are doing to this Jaguar Mark V.
I am enjoying this and watching your engineering skills really impresses me. But I did hide my eyes in your early videos. :)
As to the steering wheel, the present wheel could be stripped to bare metal and then powder coated to match the future body colour.
And as to Imperial vee Metric, I hate Metric. As far as I am concerned, Millions of Pounds of thrust, and Thousands of Miles per hour got a man to the moon, and that is good enough for me.
Hate to burst your imperial bubble, but Apollo was all metric... :)
I added power steering to my sporting trials car because of shoulder injury and bought a feedback controller which allowed me to control how much assistance via a trim pot.
For the Prius setup
dominic clancy
1 week ago
If you add a magnetic collar and hall sensor at the differential input flange, then connect the signal wire of the sensor to pin 5 on the D31 connector and 12V+ to pin 6, you will get speed sensitive assistance instead of just the failsafe assistance. You vary the speed at which the steering firms up by adding magnets at the diff collar. The unit will provide three steps of assistance.
Agreed!! I think a clean spoke style steering wheel will look better.
I had to pause this at 3:20 just now. You said exactly what I was thinking. The moment you mentioned the drive-by wire force feedback, I was thinking about how cool it will be when they're in the junk yards and I can get one for making a racing rig.
Another awesome schoolbook reference material I will keep returning to when I start converting my Jaguar X-Type... You, sir, are greater than life! Thank you so much for sharing all your useful wisdom!
Wood Banjo style wheel is what I would go with, but that's just me.
the very first thing I put on my 1974 BMW 2002 was a Nardi wheel I paid way too much for. I love it so much. Think about this: There's nothing in a car that gets touched more than the steering wheel. Make it great.
All hail the algorithm!
Loving this build and your commentary.
Also congrats on the sponsorship.
Did this in my VW Thing. Guy on the LS1 forums has a list of electric power assists that will operate in fail safe. I used an Altima (Edit: Nissan Versa, not Altima) unit that has a bolted flange on the where the Prius has the press fit tube. Simple CNCed flange to bolt to firewall.
For the Prius
dominic clancy
1 week ago
If you add a magnetic collar and hall sensor at the differential input flange, then connect the signal wire of the sensor to pin 5 on the D31 connector and 12V+ to pin 6, you will get speed sensitive assistance instead of just the failsafe assistance. You vary the speed at which the steering firms up by adding magnets at the diff collar. The unit will provide three steps of assistance.
Excellent choice for the steering wheel.
Algorithmically speaking, I'd take a look at Banjo steering wheels, like the Flat Four.
I will definitely post this video on my Twitter page, Matt. Everyone who wants to advance the RIGHT TO REPAIR cause needs to become familiar with your brilliant videos.
most underrated channel !
I may do this one day to a Fiero chassis I rebuilt to electric custom. It really is not hard to steer with manual, but there is a little bit of delay in response, probably from 36 years of wear in the steering rack. If I am going to rebuild the rack anyway may as well upgrade to power steering. I knew people had used MR2 parts to convert to electric power steering, but didn't know about the Prius option. Also, thanks for the SendCutSend LASER cutting info. That could be very useful.
for the Prius unit...
dominic clancy
1 week ago
If you add a magnetic collar and hall sensor at the differential input flange, then connect the signal wire of the sensor to pin 5 on the D31 connector and 12V+ to pin 6, you will get speed sensitive assistance instead of just the failsafe assistance. You vary the speed at which the steering firms up by adding magnets at the diff collar. The unit will provide three steps of assistance.
Nicely done. I used the Prius steering on my 1967 Mercury Cougar.
Man this is the second video I've watched that mentioned send cut send. Im going to have to check them out. And learn fusion 360
They are fantastic, been using them on my electric Vespa project
Buy a prusa 3D printer and you’ll have much more fun learning fusion 360
@@trahar6257 I have 3 printers. Just haven't learned fusion 360 yet. But I don't have a lot of time to devote. I work most of the time
I did this EPAS swap on my subaru after my fancy quick rack started leaking. Can't leak if there isn't any fluid in it! It actually works really well. you'll like it. I used a BRZ column as the motor is bigger and I'm doing autocross with slicks with an awd car.
For the Prius setup
dominic clancy
1 week ago
If you add a magnetic collar and hall sensor at the differential input flange, then connect the signal wire of the sensor to pin 5 on the D31 connector and 12V+ to pin 6, you will get speed sensitive assistance instead of just the failsafe assistance. You vary the speed at which the steering firms up by adding magnets at the diff collar. The unit will provide three steps of assistance.
Matt, keep it up! These videos are equal parts hilarious and informative. Really enjoy your style.
Nice work! Make sure your steering u-joints are in phase when you get that far.
Your normal progression of work and engineering and re-engineering made me anticipate a four-wheel steering Tesla swapped Jag would be seen eventually neutral steering to a Tesla quick charging station. But this is also good. Like 80% as good.
Still quite a bit of imperial here in Australia after 55 years.
I have a neat vernier that measures 5/32 etc and metric.
Constantly useful. Ebay.
The Nardi wheel is a very good choice !
Fill up the holes in that wheel with indicators or switches. You could keep the dash a lot more stock looking by controlling the modern stuff on the wheel. I.e. put the cruise control switches and maybe a fog light switch, then fill or cover the spoke. Wrap the spoke in leather or plate it with brass, and or fill the holes with indictor lights. Something like glass dome lenses with frosted back and a LED. Just make them glow a little bit. This might work really well with the instrument cluster wiring exposed, kind of a steampunk look.
...and make the steering wheel mounted controls and indicators data connections wireless, so the only electrical connection needed to the rotating wheel is a bit of DC power. Maybe make that power transfer inductive, so no slip-rings or clock-spring conductor. Miniature Arduino-compatible micro controller and cordless phone charger parts to the rescue!
Might be entirely wrong but Exmoor Trim make after market Land Rover wheels similar to the Nardi one you showed. Being Land Rover they might have the have spline fittings as the original Mark V one. FYI I've no idea if this wrong or right... but maybe worth a quick search as it could save time and mean you don't need a boss
You should use a flight yoke so your car can be more like Knight Rider! These are great videos. Thanks for sharing this.
i love the raw look of that dash without the wood on it
Hi from Australia! Love your stuff mate, always a great blend of info and no gratuitous wrench-turning video-lengthening shots. But seriously, awesome work! Now I just need to blow up... uh... I mean... find a wrecked Prius.
For Prius system...
dominic clancy
1 week ago
If you add a magnetic collar and hall sensor at the differential input flange, then connect the signal wire of the sensor to pin 5 on the D31 connector and 12V+ to pin 6, you will get speed sensitive assistance instead of just the failsafe assistance. You vary the speed at which the steering firms up by adding magnets at the diff collar. The unit will provide three steps of assistance.
custom banjo steering wheel looks nice but not the oem they are too big. Perhaps flaming river they have some cool stuff.
Steering wheel: Depends what final look you're after. both are nice. The E-type is nicer !!!!! Sporty yes. It's a Hotrod right ? :) VERY well made video. Humorous too.
Im only now watching this and I wanted to add a remark to the steer by wire section. Steering is safety critical for some reason (people don’t seem to enjoy hitting walls, pedestrians or other cars) and given its FMEA classification it’s an ASIL level D system. Depending on how they design and decompose the system components you’ll probably end up with a triple redundant system. Which seems expensive but it means you still no longer need the steering column and if you increase the redundancy you can then use components that have a lower safety level classification (e.g ASIL B instead of D) which are orders of magnitude cheaper to develop and produce.
So amusingly increasing the redundancy will actually reduce the complexity and cost of the resulting system
I would honestly have just a clear acrylic panel or something to see the wiring of the dash, that was some cool stuff to see.
Check out the steering wheel from the Studebaker Avanti. It's similar to the design you're leaning towards, but it has a finger in each spoke that activates the horn as well as the center button.
Mr2 mk3 pfl was my best car. I sure miss it.
You can't imagine the timing of this vid. 😂
I'm just about to start building the streering column on my Standard and thought of building servo assisted, however didn't want to meddle in the hydraulics. Then I heard of electric servo, and now I'm browsing the interwebs for more info. This was juuust what I was looking for.
Cheers.
Nardi wood wheel is always a classic.
Highly. enjoy this project, Very underrated channel.
Great logical thinking Matt, this project is going to be at another level so congratulations on your hard work and determination..
I agree, I've spent HOURS driving around trying to find specific metric fasteners. It's even worse on the weekend, because the dedicated fastener stores are all closed.
Honestly I love needlessly long silent wrench turning scenes, something very relaxing about that
You could laser cut and build your own steering wheel? That would be a great video for sendcutsend. I’d love to see the process to bend and laminate a steering wheel.
I like the wooden steering wheel that you have chosen but I think the same hub but with the metallic pins going through the grips would look better. I don't like the darker ring.
All hail the algorithm. Pretty cool video. Drive by wire is not legal under DOT rules, so the law would need to be changed. However, they've been flying by wire for decades, so it's past time DOT got with the program. Meanwhile, electric power steering without any bells or whistles is pretty cool.
Re: Steering wheel. Why not fabricate what you want? LASER-cut the spokes as you want, then use an existing one to get the wheel grippy parts from... could even make one from magnesium, just for the cool factor, with a real walnut rim.
hmm, not a bad idea!
Have you noticed the price difference between a car and an aircraft with fly-by-wire? And that for most of the flight duration, you can entirely lose the controls for seconds at a time and still recover before crashing... unlike on a road?
Steering which normally operates without mechanical coupling ("steer-by-wire") but fails to mechanically coupled has been around for a long time (from Nissan), without regulatory issues, offering all of the functional capabilities of a purely steer-by-wire system. Eliminating the shaft entirely has nearly zero real benefit, so we already have an effective solution.
@@brianb-p6586 Sure. But, as I said, the technology has been around long enough, that the price could be easily within reach. Hydraulic coupled steering has been around in construction machines for even longer, and is more reliable than pure mechanical ones anyway. Worse-- anytime a mechanical power-steering system loses power, the majority of people lack both the skills and the strength to overcome the suddenly increased effort, so the entire point is moot. DOT needs to join us up here in the year 2001... it's attitude is so 1940. If DOT can be swayed by pure *design* motives (round vs square headlights) then pragmatic engineering should be permitted.
@@brianb-p6586 I did research your claim, and could not find a single example of drive (steer) by wire in the US. Infini is reportedly considering one for the near future. If you have evidence otherwise, I'd love to see it.
@@bobpowers9862 Nissan offered "Direct Adaptive Steering" (just do a web search for that term) for a few years starting in the 2014 model year Infiniti Q50, later in the Q60, with an update for 2017. They only seem to have used it in this one platform, only as an option, may have dropped it since. It has been widely negatively reviewed due to the lack of feedback.
www.infinitiusa.com/infiniti-news/technology/direct-adaptive-steering.html
www.nissan-global.com/EN/TECHNOLOGY/OVERVIEW/direct_adaptive_steering.html
All Hail the algorithm.
The Nardi wheel is a really good fit IMO - I agree with you about the holes. A lot of European conversions use Opel Corsa electric racks - I think they have the same benefits as the Prius one, but I'm guessing they are somewhat harder to get hold of in the US.
I'm in process of bingeing all the videos on your channel. Was going to wait to comment until I finished, but I just have to say I enjoy your videos for booth information and humor!
That same Nardi wheel is on my wife's 90 MX5 Miata. Nice project.
That sponsor section was super nice, fits extremely well with your content.
Same thing but Versa of the same era EPS powers two of our race cars and a vintage Mustang street car. You missed that it MUST have an 12V turn on lead that is seperate from the primary 12V feed.
For Prius system
dominic clancy
1 week ago
If you add a magnetic collar and hall sensor at the differential input flange, then connect the signal wire of the sensor to pin 5 on the D31 connector and 12V+ to pin 6, you will get speed sensitive assistance instead of just the failsafe assistance. You vary the speed at which the steering firms up by adding magnets at the diff collar. The unit will provide three steps of assistance.
x2 redundancy on safety critical systems isn't really enough - it's fine if one completely fails, but since we're talking about sensors and data transfer there's the possibility of a fault causing mis-matched data. With only 2 systems, there's no way to know which is correct; x3 is a minimum, so the system can always 'know' which is the bad set of data.
Even x3 steering redundancy seems somewhat risky, what about a major 12V failure?
@@alexanderpa2868 Another good example of needless complication--a solution for a problem that doesn't exist, like EV's.
and what happens when you have a flat battery get a flat battery - ok 2 batteries, and 2 dc/dc converters and ...
I think the Ford banjo style wheel would work
I like the cut of your jib and concur on a banjo wheel.