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| | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,832 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,832 | Want to put a Prius electric p/s unit on our forklift which will expose the unit to the weather. Will this work? Have used several on AD and TF trucks but these are under the dash and out of the weather. Thank you; Evan
Evan
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 2,242 Herder of Cats, Goats, and Sheep (moderator) | | Herder of Cats, Goats, and Sheep (moderator) Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 2,242 | I put one in a 67 firebird under the hood and it ran just fine for the year he drove it until deciding it needed an LS3.
That is not super exposed, but being next to the inner fender it did get some splash water/dirt on it. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 2,242 Herder of Cats, Goats, and Sheep (moderator) | | Herder of Cats, Goats, and Sheep (moderator) Joined: Jan 2019 Posts: 2,242 | On the subject of electric conversions, what do you think of the prius vs the saturn setup?
I keep toying with the idea of making a CAN enabled interface for the saturn one that would keep the speed sensitive assist functionality. It would not be a hard job and would be neat to have. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,832 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,832 | We used the Saturn Vue setup on a couple but the Prius has more parts integral to the unit and is easier for dummies. The unit, the module, the shaft, and your in business. The speed sensitive function would be a neat feature so take pics if you jump onto this.
Evan
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,777 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,777 | How about building a shield from large diameter PVC pipe to protect some of the sensitive components? It's not likely that forklift is going to get anywhere near highway speed to create a lot of splash, even in wet weather.
Jerry
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| | | | | Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,052 Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums | | Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,052 | Like Jerry said, I'm sure your shop Evan could build some kind of enclosure. I bet you could even make it look cool. 
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truckFollow this saga in Project JournalPhotos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,832 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,832 | Our forklift is a 1941 Ross with a sbc V8 replacing the original 4 cyl Continental so it's capable of way more speed than it has steering or brakes. Three forward speeds and three reverse but has never been out of first either direction. Of course shield option came to mind but pedals are high and close to column with just enough vertical room for the p/s unit. Will pull floor pan and see how hard to move pedals. Might be able to wrap with something flexible and tape. If nothing else we can add a lean to onto the fiberglass shop and park out of the weather---probably better for the machine anyway.
Evan
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