steering column too long?

[TalonMotorFabrication]

Flyerncle is right in what he says the column is intended to go between TR8+9, be under TR8 and pass through the foot well bulkhead. That said it may cause you some problems when it comes to your engine mounts and your steering shaft extension. Although looking at the pics again it looks as though you had the steering shaft passing through the bulkhead at some point already and changed it?

[Shorty]

Yeah that's right... why was that again.
I think it gave clearance for the standard zetec inlet.

Yeah I also had seen the bearing mounted in that position on other cars and preferred the look of it.
Could always change back if it would give a bit more room.

[flyerncle]

One thing you could do if you have not already made the engine mounts is to forget the boxes to mount the rubbers and weld plates direct to chassis and make up mounts to match if you get what I mean.

[Shorty]

I think I will have to have a re-think on the column bearing mount and may go back to the standard route under TR8.
I didn't like how where the column passes through the foot plate, if the column was central in the cut-out it was being pulled over to the engine.
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Now that the engine mounts are in place I will have another go at the column, it's hard to make out the inlet position but the engine mount looks fine.
Yeah flyerncle, is this how you mean.
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[flyerncle]

Yes exactly that,if you look through the threads on here there are some nice plenum chambers knocking about or make your own and replace that plastic pig of a manifold.

Or you could mod the column by putting another u/j and mount in it to clear.

Another thing to bear in mind is that fibre scuttle panels made for standard car will not go over that bracket at that height.