Michael,The casting bump on the kuckle needs to be milled or ground down so lower steering arm bolt hole is the same thickness as the upper bolt hole.You can drill the lower hole with a 1/2" drill bit. Use a 12mm or 1/2" bolt & nylock nut.

Scott .... all that is already done, that's why the drivers side is put together, I'll work on the passenger side tomorrow :knokwood:

Thanks again!

Michael

Sorry Michael I see that now.

Great progress! Never thought I'd say this to someone in Colorado, but can you send some of that heat (50's) this way? Nice job!

Thanks Wayne ... I thought it was odd that we were in the upper 40's :relax: , it didn't last long ... it's 16 out now, maybe hit 21? I gotta take advantage of the good days and work when I can.

Keep everything perishable inside or covered! lol

I hear ya I'm going to try to put poly on my ceiling in the garage to try to keep a little heat from my propane bullet heater in there. Stay warm!

That's funny, cuz I'm going to HD tomorrow and buy the R13 rigid insulation for the rafters too keep what heat I can generate from my torpedo heater inside the garage .... too cold today to work outside!

Looking good shipmate.

Hmmmmm....
 

Thanks JJ ... your Camaro is coming along nicely too!


Finally warmed up here and I got the passenger side knuckle all bolted up and ready to go, still have to check toe and all that too!

So, my rack and pinion bracket came from Paul Horton's and thought I'd go see how it fit .... well 20 degrees change in the mounting plane changed the whole enchilada, not sure I need 20 degrees as I could take some of the angle off the plate.

I put all the dash and the steering wheel in to see how they line up ... hmmm, the angle of the dangle is off, is is too much? Take a look and advise, I looked at the Stielow Bible for reference, gonna need a different column fer sure.

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Angle of the dangle is off, hmmmm ...
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...911/ThUiDq.jpg
New bracket set in place fer now.
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...661/n3XzNQ.jpg
Drivers side setting there, may be too high!
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...538/MCPdzA.jpg
20 degrees changed the plane alot!
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...913/qY3RW5.jpg
Another view of the clearacnce.
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...907/gPN9m1.jpg
Top down pix looks ok ....
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...673/7sqKyv.jpg
It's looking like an interior of a Camaro!

Change one thing and you have to fix two other things .... that's hot rodding! I know I have to keep the CL of the pinion where is was to keep bump steer to a minimum, is there any thing else I need to check before I change to these mounts?

Thanks for looking ....

If you cut the column flange off then weld & bolt a short pc of double D shaft in the end of the column it will give you more room the straighten the angle of the steering shaft out.Then grind some of back side of the paul hortons mount plates and you should be go to go.