ya basically same boot except came off a master cyl off a chevy. theres a small vent hole in the eps body and i glued a peice of a scotch bright pad in the hole to let air out but keep sand out. my steering shaft mount has a bearing in it but i grease it once a year.

your right it was made for inside mount. i figured they all were to be honest. an an ext mounted one would be best.

Yes, that is the one.  Yours is a good deal for the money, but I was worried about sand and water since these are usually inside the Saturns.  Did you do anything for sand seals on the shaft?  Seal the electric control box?  I know Dave's went out on him.  I just used  10 gauge wire and 40 amp breaker, should be good. 

from what i can see online, amp draw is determined but amount of load put to the motor. obviously heavier vehicles get stronger motors that pull more amps but even then it will only pull so many until you apply a huge load. put the 40 amp fuse in and if it blows you know you need a 50 amp. i doubt you'll have issues with it to be honest but it would still be interesting to know what it was actually built for as in weight class of automobile.

on another note......i know the assist adjust-ability isn't for everyone but i pre fer it myself as it allows me to dial in exactly what i need for a particular terrain.

which eps do you have? it could be max 40 amps at full assist and 18.3 running at min? looking back on page 1 at all that info most of those are 40 to 80 amp fuses. it would be interesting to know what you have. i assume it came from pacific customs like 78crews did?