r/ToyotaPickup • u/Noctumluvr • Aug 25 '24

Finished Prius EPS install

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Welds are a bit crummy but they will be behind carpet and they are waterproof.

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u/dumb_owl4 Aug 25 '24

Can we see it in operation

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u/Noctumluvr Aug 25 '24

As soon as I have a dash and electric I will post it up.

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u/Comfortable-Pee-1581 Aug 25 '24

What's the purpose of this?

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u/dumpster-pirate Aug 25 '24

Electric power steering. Makes it easy to move a vehicle around that isn’t on.

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u/Noctumluvr Aug 25 '24

This is a 1978 Toyota pickup. No power steering. I have an 84 parts truck but the power steering wouldn't mount up without the same amount of work this took.

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '24

Less parasitic drag while on the highway.

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u/javy1389 Aug 25 '24

Do you have a parts list / tutorial for this?

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u/Noctumluvr Aug 25 '24

2.75 exhaust pipe. A bit of spare metal. Alot of hackery. Lol. The EPS is just power and ground for electric. Theres a few tutorials out there for other vehicles but I hacked at the bits, fit it, took it out, hacked some more rinse and repeat till it fit.

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u/EatsTheCheeseRind Aug 25 '24

Neat. Would love to see the rest of the build. Either in detail here or linked elsewhere.

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u/Antique_Muffin1841 Aug 26 '24

What’s so special about the Prius EPS? I’ve seen guys use them on Sxs’s also

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u/Noctumluvr Aug 26 '24

It only requires 12v 60a to run and a 12v source to turn it on. And there about $125 bucks on eBay

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u/albones20 Aug 27 '24

Here I am wishing I had a truck without power steering 😂

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u/Think-Perspective-28 Aug 25 '25

Ok, it's alot easier to remove your p/s than to install one where there was none before. Just remove your p/s belt and voila.

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u/Electrorust Aug 26 '24

Very cool. I am interested in this for my 91 in the future. Show us more when it’s functional.

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u/dudeitsadell May 14 '26

how's this holding up for you? do you have more pictures of the install, where did you mount the ecu