kyle242gt
Still has a Volvo
- Joined
- Sep 16, 2003
- Location
- Santa Rosa, CA
Making a plywood crossmember to mock up the steering was a great idea, except it's totally in the way when it comes to mocking up the actual crossmember.
Took a couple basic measurements (rack distance from suspension crossmember and frame rails) then used the lift and some jackstands to get it more or less held in place.
Went out to my trusty sprint car frame, and cut off a likely looking section of tube.
Ground that down to fit pretty well, then turned my eye to the rack brackets. The passenger side bracket is just support, the driver's side does the actual location laterally as well as pitch.
Built a couple of brackets... the driver's side needs to be worked on further - I'm going to use the extra length to tie back to the rack crossmember as well as (probably) gusset it along crossmember, gotta be sure the driver's side bracket won't flex.
Next step will be to tack the brackets on the crossmember, verify that the universals clear the frame rail (that's my main interference point), and lay the engine in (AGAIN) to be sure the crank pulley clears the rack and crossmember. Still considering moving the engine back even further... both for added underhood room as well as weight distribution.
Not sure if I will bother tying the rack crossmember to the suspension crossmember. Any thoughts?
Took a couple basic measurements (rack distance from suspension crossmember and frame rails) then used the lift and some jackstands to get it more or less held in place.
Went out to my trusty sprint car frame, and cut off a likely looking section of tube.
Ground that down to fit pretty well, then turned my eye to the rack brackets. The passenger side bracket is just support, the driver's side does the actual location laterally as well as pitch.
Built a couple of brackets... the driver's side needs to be worked on further - I'm going to use the extra length to tie back to the rack crossmember as well as (probably) gusset it along crossmember, gotta be sure the driver's side bracket won't flex.
Next step will be to tack the brackets on the crossmember, verify that the universals clear the frame rail (that's my main interference point), and lay the engine in (AGAIN) to be sure the crank pulley clears the rack and crossmember. Still considering moving the engine back even further... both for added underhood room as well as weight distribution.
Not sure if I will bother tying the rack crossmember to the suspension crossmember. Any thoughts?