Thanks Phil thats what I thought just needed conformation lol
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Originally Posted by jps
At the wheel end of things - I have welded the offside part of the steering column mount onto a piece of 3mm plate - which is welded onto the top of the upper chassis rail. I did this so that I could leave a return on the GRP sidepanel when I come to fit it - to leave some strength in the panel...
My point is - someone looked at it and said 'that's not going to be strong enough'.
My view is that - the forces exacted through the steering rack/column/etc are controlled at one end by the grip of the wheels on the road - at the other end by the pair of human hands gripping the steering wheel. I suspect that the human hands end will give way long before something like a welded frame rips itself apart...!
I'd be interested to hear if i've thought wrongly about this!
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Thats a good point
so 3mm plate and ubolts it is gonna be