How to Install Volvo Electric Power Steering in an F-Body | 1986 Trans Am Project
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Volvo S40 pressure hose (pump connection):
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4th gen f-body pressure hose (gearbox connection):
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1986 Trans Am low pressure return line/cooler:
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Steel 3/8 tubing:
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3/8 nuts (4 nuts needed):
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8 gauge wire:
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80 amp circuit breaker:
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37 degree an flaring tool:
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2004-2014 S40,C70,V50 and the C30. There are other ones as well. It's a Ford/Volvo pump. That's from when Ford owned Volve era. Lol.
Did all models use the same part number/unit?
From what I've seen. I pulled it up online and the list shows them all with 1 pump. There is one with a remote reservoir and one attached, so there are 2.
You know which one is more common? Is the remote reservoir unit a better unit?
Thanks
Not sure which is better but the one without the remote reservoir is more common.
Next episode she starts up!
Yes!
Can't wait brother.
Hell yeah, mullet magic is back!!
So. Much. Yyyyeeessss!!!! Can't wait!
Congrats on 100k subs!
Just put one in my Fox Body over the weekend. It's a nice little modification... no more whiney/leaky stock pump!
EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED. 92 firebird with bbc power steering pump wont fit
Congrats on 100K Matt, well deserved. Best thirdgen F body content on TH-cam, hands down. There’s so much more work than the build with the editing and content. Hell, I’d watch just for the music and the mullet.
Congratulations on the 100k subs. Very well deserved. Working on my 83 Trans Am and 78 Trans Am. Hope to have at least one of them painted by August.
Congrats on 100K Matt! It is definitely well deserved. Love your attention to detail in these vids. This install looks incredibly clean and like it was there from the factory. Can’t wait to hear this screamin chicken roar once more!
doing a gt500 swap in my car, i am doing an EPAS swap so no fluid or hoses. Totally worth it
Got an 85 TA I’m working on, I’m really happy about this series, not enough videos that go in-depth like this! Great job Matt👍
@Lsxmatt, I know it's probably too late for this project, but early (up to 2013?) Mazda 3s and Mazda 5s have an electric p/s pump that looks very similar to that Volvo pump. The high pressure line is connected with a banjo bolt instead of a straight in fitting like the Volvo unit.
Long time lurker, love the TA stuff, got an 89 GTA myself.
I really like how you mounted that power steering pump! Thx for sharing!
Matt, awesome work! Love the 80’s synth music!
Love the TA vids. Seeing it coming together builds the excitement. Can’t wait to see the dent in the fender come out too. ❤
Man, Congratulations on 100k!!! Well earned!!! I have learned so much from you. Thank you! A lot of these videos, I go back and watch as they are 100% helping with my '86 LS swap IROC-Z!!! Keep pushing great content, Matt. I'll be sharing your videos and purchasing from your Amazon store. Thanks for setting that up as well! And, here's to hitting 1M subscribers! Cheers, brother!!!
I did this thanks to you showing it was going in on the last video. Put mine through the drivers battery box. Thanks!
Yes! More 3rd Gen!
Looking great.
I started following you when you were doing the LSA on the Camaro.
I was building a 1969 Camaro at the time with an LSA on and LS3 engine.
I sold the LS and bought an LT4 from a 2018 Z06 so this is coming in handy for my build now.
Looking forward to seeing it start.
Very nice fab work and well thought out. 👍
Good to see you finally did it. I remember you talking about it in 2020 on TGO. I have one on the shelf for my car, i have the one with the remote reservoir.
Congrats on 100k subs. Thanks for the video upload. You're quite fortunate that despite breaking your pump, these power steering pumps are relatively simple devices. On my car, a 1988 BMW 750iL, it uses a dual vane pump that drives not only the steering, but also the power brakes and the rear self-leveling suspension (which I will be deleting soon). On my car, this engine-driven hydraulic pump going bad costs an eye-watering $2,127.10 to replace. While unfortunate, that would be a strong financial motivation to at least experiment with going with an electric power steering conversion.
great build , i"m interested in a build like this for myself
I've been wanting to do this for my 3rd gen. Glad I finally have a reference video to work off of.
Did you get this figured out on your 3rd gen.
Awesome video. I'm building a 70 Corvette and I don't have room for the regular pump. I'm using the same exact pump, in fact I just got it today. I had to get a fitting but I have the part number. I got it from ICT billet on Amazon.
Cool video!! I hate that the pump crapped out on you.
Great job Matt! The bending and wiring are top notch, Just wish it worked out man! But. of course. Ill be watching for the next video. Congrats on the 100k subs, well deserved!
My first car was an 85' trans am same blue! I really enjoy this series, you've done a ridiculous amount of work on this car! My current 89' GTA never disappoints. I'm in Northern CT, you must be in long Island if I here you're NY accent correctly.
Staten Island, still an Island😂
Great idea for the pump! I feel for you, I've been there!!!
Gotta love the electric pump got a Buick LaCrosse with a 5.3 ls4 need to install it haveing a hard time finding the fittings for it
I was thinking this samething but I have the 3800 motor 04 Impala
Paid 60$ for my pump. I’ve done this in my own dd turbo ls swap. I put mine in the trunk. I did one on a drift car and put it behind the seat. I have also put one beside the rad under the headlight. If you just run the one wire setup I think the system defaults to 75-80% for one setup the customer bought a module to control the % assist and turned it to the max and blew the end rack seals when it was full lock really hard. So a little research and maths would pay off 80% of the Volvo pump was about 90% of the Nissan rack or something. I ride with 80% on my Mazda rx8 rack
OMG so many questions. What are the dimensions and weight of the unit? How many amps does it pull? What pressure does it output? Is the pressure variable or adjustable in any way? What size and type hose connections did u use the the high pressure side? Never mind. I see they are in the description. Want to mount in my 68 Camaro. Also the long hoses will help a bit with cooling. Great video. 😀
congratulations! on 100K... Harry's you pull it is my local junk yard. This could be a project in my future, for my 89 formula 350. Great content...
Without the disappointing moments what fun would it really be? Honest of you to share both the good and the bad.
Another great vid. Cool builds
Been looking for one for my s10 down south in La no luck yet nice to see a video on it thanks
Super nice work Matt!
That gonna go in to my 77 Dodge Pick up, cheaper than buying a new pump and i save som horsepowers to, this is great
Fantastic engineering skills. 😎....
Excellent work.
I love that 3rd Gen brother. And that is my favorite Blue on them.
Epic video once again!
Thanks for keeping the thirdgen content. I own an 85 IROC and an 88 GTA, so your thirdgen content is definitely relevant for me. Hopefully you can bring one of these to the Thirdgen Nationals at Carlisle one of these years.
You got the best music dude
love the F Body stuff! Especially the innovative stuff
This dudes a pioneer
Lmao thankyou
Talented guy for sure.
You can find them in 03-08 S60 I believe. I tend to find more s40 in the junkyard. I just installed one of these pumps into my Foxbody as well as a hydro boost unit from a new edge mustang
She's running like a Swiss...car. ;-)
Yay, another episode of my favorite content!
Great way to spend time
I've got a soft spot for TransAms after my Mom, she enjoyed KITT so much back in the day. She's no longer with us, but every time I see one of them, no matter which year it is, it sure brings back great memories of her. Bet your TransAm will be a hell of a ride when it's complete, which looks like it's happening soon. Love all the attention to details, the custom fab work and all the things you've done so far to your TransAm. Can't wait to see what's coming for it, and your other cool cars too!
I know you're a Chevy guy, but wanted to share this anyways. My brother-in-law abandoned a 2000s Expedition with that stupid head crack, spark plug and synchros issues, and an almost blown transmission. I'm thinking on getting a crashed 1st gen Ford Raptor and do something crazy as the body and chassis of the Expy are still great. I'm more of a pre-EcoBurst Ford guy btw, but I love how people are fighting to keep the ICEs alive.
Dude, your the second guy using Volvo E- power steering!!! I'm thinking!!! ✌️
Can’t wait to hear this crank and see what you do to it once it’s going
Bought one of these to drive a hydro boost system in my c3 Corvette...trying to figure out relative PSI and how to plumb it and how now to blow everything up with the steering wheel at lock
Volvo part in an fbody, interesting choice
Man that came out real nice!! Too bad about that pump though!!
Also congrats on the 100k subs!!!!!! 🐺😁
Looking great 👍
Yes sir. That's what I am planning on putting in my swap. 03' Crown Vic Police Interceptor Ls3 4/L80. The only reason I am running a Ls3 is because I found a block really cheap for a 6.2L that is lol. Brother they sell a controller on E-Bay for $60 so your not stuck at 75% power. You take a small screw driver and adjust it to where you want your steering to be. I will stiffen mine up a little for the track.
Working on the wipers on my 89. Thought I had it with new capacitors in the wiper cover, but nope. Guess I'll test the switch next and see if it's acting right.
This power steering pump would be in the 05-11 S40, 05-11 V50, 06+ C70s and all C30s. That’s all the P1 platform cars america got.
I feel like i started this trend. At least on youtube. I helped a guy to outfit can am commander with this very pump 10 or so years back
I'm using a pump similar to that out of a 2017 nissan quest van. It's horizontal.
Working on a 6.0 LS swap in a 87 iroc-z and a 91 and 92 camaro z28
couldn't find a video of yours on either the camaro or ta, but was wondering if you had replaced the brake master and booster with one from a 4th gen or maybe looked into trying to make a hydroboost setup work on one of your third gens? i did the big brake ls1 setup and wanted some input on replacing or upgrading the master cylinder and booster
Awesome!! Did you go with ATF fluid or stick with the Volvo CHF 202?? Any issues? Thanks 🙏
Nice fit! Always good to use the factory bracketry. What did you use for the PWM modulation of the pump operation? I didn't see you mention that when you talked about the hookup (8min). I bought the one that's on eBay - in my case this is for an older RWD Volvo LS swap setup
I ended up getting a chip on ebay that lets you vary the output. I installed it in one of my recent videos, the one titled “My lt swapped trans am needs a little work”
So did you the 4th gen front brake calipers on the bird? I didn’t know you could you have a Amazon page. When you said that I went straight there 😂That’s super cool 👍🏾👍🏾
What kinda psi does this pump produce, compared to the fox pump ? Ty congratulations
Interested to see how you hook this up .I have a 99 Camaro that was a V6 I put a 5.3 in it
Hey Matt great content. Love the video. Do you think u will be reinforcing the chassis od the car.. given its a ttop car .. and the extra power ... would like to see that
How did you wire the pump to have variable drive or is it just on or off?
looks like you need a fender that one is beat up .
Can you give me the overall height of the pump with it standing on a flat surface? Curious about space requirements before I buy one.
Congrats on 100k. Are you going to replace that fender? lol
Eventually! If I come across one before I start body work then I’ll replace it sooner rather than later.
You think one of these could work with a hydroboost brake booster and power steering? Or should it have two volvo electric power steering pumps?
Hey buddy if you don't mind where did you get that transmission long roll of too bad in the fittings can you help me out
Matt - what kind of rubber trim is that you put on the inner fender where you mounted the PS tank?
I got it from Amazon a while ago, I have it linked in the description.
I was just about to comment bracing the return line, so the line vibrating or moving won’t stress the plastic nipple and then your painfully smiling face appears with a broken part, but the metal output. Lol, that’s nuts it broke that easy.
I’m still rebuilding the engine in my 92 RS. It’s the 3.1L. Just trying to keep it on the road until I get into my new house and am able to save up for a LS.
P.S. How do you like that U.S. General tool box?
I forgot electric ps swap from volvos were a thing lol
So, stupid question, what's the draw of the electric vs the hydraulic pumps?
Congrats bro on the 100k. Cant wait to see the plague
What was your inspiration or goal with the e-power steering? The electric power steering thing has always intrigued me. Nice video on the mod. My only question is on your pressure line. Why not just use an AN adapter fittings on each end (pump side and box side) and then ptfe line between? Less points of failure (fitting joints), flexible and a slightly cleaner install.
Nice work, I have to check out some of your other content now.
Main reason was cost. I already had the steel tubing and tube nuts. For the electric power steering itself I decided to go with it for space savings around the engine. A belt driven pump would stick out and get in the way of future turbo piping.
@@lsXmatt ok, that makes sense. Turbos definitely require some real estate for the piping.
What are the tube flare fittings called you used?
They’re -an tube nuts. Size was 3/8 and I used stainless steel being its a high pressure line. May have been overkill but I’m not sure what the aluminum fittings are rated for pressure wise.
Could this work for 4th Gen fbody?
I have an 08 Volvo C30 with that pump, and it only runs when turning the wheels. I also believe it provides less assist at speed. Are you replicating that functionally, or planning to just run it continuously?
I was wondering because I thought it was a neat little unit for older builds, but wasn't sure about controlling it.
Planning on running it continuously. If I don’t like the feel there’s an aftermarket controller that lets you vary the assistance.
Just curious bc I did eps on my 78 f250 way easier ......I've noticed people using Hyundai tuscon units 200$ and no fluid how come you didn't go that route? I'm interested in doing a swap just pulling off the fender on a finished painted car to replace the part sycks for me
How much does the pump weight?
where do you buy the wire loom/heat shield from?
nevermind i saw it on your amazon store lol
While waiting for the pump, get the fender fixed
Hey Matt there's an autocross event this September 16th at Lime Rock Park hosted by Gorman Performance. I called out some suburban and Tahoe owners and other racecars are welcome like Camaros, gtos, miatas etc, corvettes, mustangs, Porsches etc. Right now I have three other suburbans going up against me and it's only $150 do you got what it takes? Let me know we would like to have ya. It would be modified vs stock, cammed and not cammed class.
Volvo Electric Power Steering Pump Standalone Controller, 04-13 S40 C70 C30 V50
With this controller you can turn the pump up or down to suit the feel you want. I'm Def buying one.
Matt, off topic. Can you help me, I’ve got C5 z06 rims 17’s front 18’back that I want to install on my 85 Camaro. Do you know what size wheel spacers I would need. Also have the stock rear end
You could just Google this information. If it were myself, I would google the specs of each wheel and then order spacers of the appropriate thickness. You will need to know the backspacing for each wheel.
Not a fan of electrical power steering, I like to feel what front wheels are doing. Still, I'm impressed by how profesionally and cleanly you build this car. It would take me years just to figure out how to connect the cables.
Maybe try welding it back together.
I was thinking that, haven’t gotten gas for my tig yet.
I live near by I am working on a 96 Chevy Caprice. I took out the LT1 and installed a LY6 with a 6L90E transmission. Would like to meet up.
You could have been the tallcamaroguy
What degree flaring tool are you using?
37 degree. Rigid sells it but its stupid expensive for what it is. I paid 196 on amazon.
@@lsXmatt Nice work! Most know nothing about 37° stuff. I'm showing my age, but 20-25 years ago just finding a 37° flare tool was a challenge.
With a tig
what is the plan for the car? autocross? drag? road course? or just street machine?
Semi daily driver
i took mine and put it in the back in front of the RR tire. but mine is a race only car. to get more HP and more rear weight@@lsXmatt
Cast aluminum is weak as hell, any little resistance and it will break