Reply to "New Power Steering System"

I should have clarified; the car with the electric power steering isn't my Pantera. I was sent a bunch of photos by the company that makes the system and I decided to pass the info on to the forum. The company has an excellent reputation for producing a top-notch product. I'm aware of one Countach owner who only drove his car a few times a year because driving it was such an ordeal. After having the electric P/S installed, it became his daily driver. EZ Electric thinks one of their biggest Pantera markets will be wide body cars. The owners can now set-up the front suspension with 6 or 7 degrees of caster and still be able to turn the steering wheel! Like Dago reported, you only get as much assist as you want.

My concern with the system is also with the u-joint that's welded to the lower section of the column. I understand that the electric power steering unit has a different splined coupling than the DeTomaso splined coupling, but why not simply use a new u-joint with the DeTomaso spline on one side and the P/S unit's spline on the other side? I believe this question has already been put to EZ Electric. I'll report back when I hear their response.