quick rack cheapy

[robo]

On ebay a cheap quick rack, seems good value.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mk1-mk2-Es...item1e658390d7

Bob

[K4KEV]

Rally design do them for £86.90 delivered not much of a saving but it all counts.

[Bonzo]

Hi Bob

I get a little concerned when I see a steering rack described as Escort Mk1 / Mk2

The Mk1 rack has imperial threads meaning that the rack extensions will have to made to suit.
No big deal if you are making your own but a real problem if you have already bought the usual metric extensions

It looks very much as if the Rally Design 2.9 rack is a tad cheaper

http://www.rallydesign.co.uk/product...ducts_id=10557

At least with the Rally design rack you'll know it is definately a Mk2 Escort rack with metric rod ends.

[Bonzo]

Originally Posted by K4KEV

Rally design do them for £86.90 delivered not much of a saving but it all counts.

Too quick for me Kev

[K4KEV]

Originally Posted by Bonzo

Too quick for me Kev

Shame I'm not so with building this bluddy car.....keep getting side tracked wi other stuff

[Bonzo]

Originally Posted by K4KEV

Shame I'm not so with building this bluddy car.....keep getting side tracked wi other stuff

Know the feeling Kev

Got my lathe in pieces at the moment, what started as a simple motor change has turned into a major re-furb

[robo]

Originally Posted by Bonzo

Hi Bob

I get a little concerned when I see a steering rack described as Escort Mk1 / Mk2

The Mk1 rack has imperial threads meaning that the rack extensions will have to made to suit.
No big deal if you are making your own but a real problem if you have already bought the usual metric extensions

It looks very much as if the Rally Design 2.9 rack is a tad cheaper

http://www.rallydesign.co.uk/product...ducts_id=10557

At least with the Rally design rack you'll know it is definately a Mk2 Escort rack with metric rod ends.

Rally design it is then Ronnie, glad you pointed out the mk1/mk2 thing as that could have caused a problem x3.Who does the rack extensions?

Bob

[Bonzo]

Hi Bob

You can get the rack extensions from a number of places

Rally Design do them , Saturn do them, I think Tallon has them at times & Dave oxley on ebay quite often has them listed.

Some are alloy & others are mild steel so that's the first choice you have to make

You'll have to jog my memory on donor cars, Sierra or MX5 but be aware I am almost certain sure that the book length extensions are too long

I have a feeling that the book car used a shortened Escort rack & needed longer extensions ( Sure someone will confirm that for definate )

On my own Sierra based build I had to shorten the book spec extensions.

Rally Design & Saturn do the correct length alloy ones, I expect if Phil is doing a batch of mild steel ones, he will make sure that they are the correct length.

Hope that is of some help