Good info on the different designs Twin Turbo. One other difference is the knuckle for the tie rod to attach on the Grand Am is at the extreme top of the wheel area. Don't know what role that places in geometry of the syspension, but it is exactly opposite of the way it has to install on the Vette, since we have to put it very low on these cars.
I put the engine back in yesterday.
I now know better why I was able to connect with only two U-joints as it is clear my rack is lower than most. It is not a problem though because it is still higher than the low part of the oil pan.
I have more room than I thought to custom fit a different center bracket and tie rods. It really helps to have the engine it at this time to know where any interference items may be located.
Finished build the hydraboost yesterday as well and will be installing that soon. It will be easier to come back and tweak the tie rods after I get the car running again and can move it around a bit and then focus only on tweaking this aspect.
My list is shrinking, but I still have 100 other small things to do that are simply time consuming and minor detail in nature.
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