Putting a power steering unit into a 914 is no easy task. I invested serious money into having a working unit created. Not only does a rack have to be fabbed, so does the tub, the suspension points for attaching the rack and also you have to rearrange the pedal cluster.
We originally tried having a column driven electrical motor unit attached to the 914. This unit was out of a Saturn. Small motor, but alot of things to work out to make it right.
We then looked at the Miata power racks. The could be adapted, but you have to fab quite a bit again.
We also had the Woodard unit that is used in 911s mounted up. Again, not a direct fit. Tons of fabrication.
All of the units except the Saturn unit required moving the MC from the pedal cluster and running a remote resevoir. All of the options were not cheap. Anywhere from $4K to $5K installed.
If we stay with manual steering in The Beast we can play with tire size, stagger, scrub radius, etc....to get it to turn easier. But low speed turns in a GT type car with slicks is tough on most of the female half of the race teams. We would like to have a solution for them.....
Bill P.