My chassis build

[mark]

Originally Posted by HandyAndy

if the extensions you have are made to book spec then i think they are too long, if i remember correctly when you fit them & put the wheels on then the wheels will be pointing outwards instead of straight on , not 100% sure but somebody else had a similar problem,
what total length are your steering rack extensions?

andy

It was me!

If they are book spec they will be too long as i found out

The rally design aluminium jobbies are perfect though, and very nicely made too

[RAYLEE29]

just a quicky the book extensions are too long i made mine 125mm long
ive only set the track wit a tape measure so far but beleive i have enough adjustment with them at 125mm
Ray
ps you can stop the track rods turning wit some mole grips but the threads should go full depth by hand on no account should you have to use force
hope this helps

[HandyAndy]

Originally Posted by mark

It was me!

If they are book spec they will be too long as i found out

The rally design aluminium jobbies are perfect though, and very nicely made too

Mark,
i didn,t want to say who

i haven,t got the book with me Geeman, but i think the extensions you have are too long, i think they will make the wheels point outwards, turning left & right at the same time

but i think you can shorten them but will probably need re tapping, might be easier to buy some from Rally Design (£25 i believe)

andy

[geeman]

i guess simply shortening the threaded ends of the extentions arent going to work then .... (a bad day made worst )

[HandyAndy]

sorry Geeman,,

but tomorrow will be a better day for you, now you know of the prob

andy

[geeman]

well i was busy yesterday doing other things but today got the front wheels on now so its now a fully rolling chassis, however, i havnt got the steering rack problems sorted. i maganged to getb the old t5rack rod ends off the sierra rack by welding some box section onto it to act as a lever to stop the rack arm from spinning when undoing the track rod end. i mean it rellly was tight and siuezed on, it was nearly as tight a a hub nut!. I think this might be the reason that i cant screw my rack extentions on to the escort rack as the thead on the escort rack has bits stuck in the thread. Also i thought of a possible solution to the problem of my extentions being to long, why cant i just shortn the escort rack and then screw on the extension, and is nessacary shorten the extensions. Thanks

[RAYLEE29]

Shorten the extensions leave the rack standard.
If later on you need to change the rack for any reason then its a simple swap.
In all my mods on cars I always try to keep the consumables or parts that may wear standard.
Ray

[geeman]

ok, well today seing the engine in the correct place was good and i spent about 2 hours cleaning up the garage as well. i only spent an hour on the car and it really is surprising how easy it is to place the engine in the car as it take around 5-10 min at most, however pulling the engine crane with engine up a steep driveway with only myself is very difficult especially when the driveway is full of potholes . I fabricated the left side engine mount and fitted it( i didnt do it like the book as i dont have much 3mm plate, so used box section.
I also wondered what material the engine mounts on the 1.8 cvh are made of as they look like either cast oron or some alloy?

Also i have put all my photos on flickr and try to update it a few times a week if anyone wants to see em.

one other thing, is this around where the gearbox should sit:


thanks

[geeman]

also, im now really looking for a roll bar, anyone got some suggestions? should i try taking drawings to some local fabricators and get quotes? do most people use cds or not?

[deezee]

Didn't someone on here have a rollbar group buy? That were I got mine from. The rear stays and cross brace I just made from thickwall tube I had lying around in the yard.

I got a quote from a fab shop in Liverpool, and to just mandrel bend one roll bar was extortion.