Rose joints and steering.
 

Hello all!

My steering extension is 1mm away from the engine crossmember so I'm going to have route it a different way. What I'm thinking is going down the center chassis rail parallel with the engine to a rose joints. Then going upto the steering column? Would I also need a rose joints for this part? It would mean I have to have a total of 2 u joints and 1 column connector.

Should all work fine, I mounted my rose joint screwed into a block welded onto the off engine mount, with a grub screw to prevent it turning. Loads of photos on the flicker if its helps. Are you at the show this year?

Fantastic thanks mate. Will check out the pics.

Yeah I sure am! Can't wait for it think I'm going to buy a full wiring loom and join. The skyline engine loom to it. Not sure what else to buy there this year. Oh and some huge as rear and front wings to fit 18" wheels

This should save you some time searching through the photos:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/56936222@N04/page11/

Let me know what your plans are for show, it was great last year.

If the steering column is mounted on the engine mount how do you stop the movement of the engine from either bending the shaft or causing stress fractures on the welded joins? Besides the vibration through the steering wheel it could lead to some thing being sheared off while doing some important like erm ...... steer?

I am with Talon on that one. I really don't think that putting a column bracket on the engine mount is safe. It may never be a problem but do you really want to find out when you are flat out on long bend?!

Yes I agree too, those landy mounts feel rock hard but they do let the engine move enough to cause problems with your steering

Someone failed an iva with a brake line bracket attached to an engine mount and had to move it and pay for a retest

I will look at turning it by 90 degrees and mount it of the chassis side rails. Only an hours work to do so. I have not had any vibration issues yet, but then its only been on a flat surfaces. I will have a think about this over the weekend, best to make sure that the IVA Man has nothing to moan about.

Would it be practical to fabricate a longer reach bracket so it fits the same but between the engine mount and the chassis ?

I had a look at this today and it just needs a bracket fabricated and bolted to the chassis engine mount box in lieu of the engine mount as described above. Should have it sorted over Easter.