This is MY 67 Camaro

[coolwelder62]

Sorry Michael I see that now.

[waynieZ]

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!

[Sonar Chief]

Originally Posted by waynieZ

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 , 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

[waynieZ]

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!

[Sonar Chief]

Originally Posted by waynieZ

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!

[grendel]

Looking good shipmate.

[Sonar Chief]

Originally Posted by grendel

Looking good shipmate.

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.


Angle of the dangle is off, hmmmm ...

New bracket set in place fer now.

Drivers side setting there, may be too high!

20 degrees changed the plane alot!

Another view of the clearacnce.

Top down pix looks ok ....

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 ....

[coolwelder62]

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.

[Beach Cruiser]

You should be able to use your stock column without cutting it up. I used the flange adaptor from here: http://www.cachassisworks.com/c-1040...omponents.aspx

Then a standard U-joint down on the rack and it should clear. My rack is also tilted, but maybe not as far as yours. I'm using a Ford Thunder SC power rack.

[Sonar Chief]

Originally Posted by coolwelder62

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.

Scott ... that's why I referenced Stielow's bible, good pixs! Still weighing the cost and benefits of all this!

Originally Posted by Beach Cruiser

You should be able to use your stock column without cutting it up. I used the flange adaptor from here: http://www.cachassisworks.com/c-1040...omponents.aspx

Then a standard U-joint down on the rack and it should clear. My rack is also tilted, but maybe not as far as yours. I'm using a Ford Thunder SC power rack.

That there is a good idea .... that's why I have my Camaro on this site, great people to share ideas with