Steering And Shocks
Now the car was home (has a temporary nickname of chubby, don’t really know why and it’s only me that calls it that but oh well!!) The first thing that needs addressing was the steering. Steering rack was in a box and the wheels were just flopping all over the show.
Before
The steering rack was painted blue (by the previous owner) from what he said all the blue parts are in better condition and the bits he was going to put back on the car. So we used the blue bits where we could. After rummaging through boxes we found the mounting brackets and some track rod ends so we went about mounting it all. I can tell you, mounting the steering rack with the sub-frame attached to the car was really hard. We ended up with the front wheels on ramps and the back end on a trolley jack so we could wiggle the rack in.
We got the steering rack in, then realised that the brackets would not fit as there was not enough clearance between the sub-frame and the body. We had to drop the sub-frame away from the body. This was a challenge to say the least, but we managed to work out a system. We used jacks and adjustable ramps to lift the body up and managed to make a big enough gap to fit the brackets through. It was a pain in the butt, but it worked.
While the wheels were off we found a pair of shocks as it was missing these as well. The shocks that were used are not great but for the time being they will do. We plan on replacing these in the future with spax adjustable shocks or at the very least a set of good quality high performance shocks.
After, Now that’s better
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