Another Mopar Off My Bucket List - Barracuda Fastback
I hadn't added many pictures to the last few posts so I thought I'd do it now.
The shaft we ordered for the steering needed to be cut down to the correct length and then we had to grind the end down for a double 'D' end on our knuckle.
After the first trial fit we could see that our header clearance was too tight. We went ahead and marked the #3 tube where it was going to need 'persuasion'. According to our research, dimpling the tube will have a negligible effect on performance.
Without a bearing/bracket to gold the intermediary shaft in place we'd have one heck of a wobble. You can see how much it's out of place without holding it where we need it to be. We also cut the end off the factory steering shaft and ground a double 'D' on it.
This is the shaft support we got from Borgeson. I made a paper template of it to position over the shaft so that I'd know where to cut it off.
The car is slowly shaping up. It looks like the problems I created by welding the new firewall section to my welding table weren't fatal.
I added a hole for the Painless wiring harness to pass through. It'll be nice not to have the original bulkhead connections anymore.
I hadn't added many pictures to the last few posts so I thought I'd do it now.
The shaft we ordered for the steering needed to be cut down to the correct length and then we had to grind the end down for a double 'D' end on our knuckle.
After the first trial fit we could see that our header clearance was too tight. We went ahead and marked the #3 tube where it was going to need 'persuasion'. According to our research, dimpling the tube will have a negligible effect on performance.
Without a bearing/bracket to gold the intermediary shaft in place we'd have one heck of a wobble. You can see how much it's out of place without holding it where we need it to be. We also cut the end off the factory steering shaft and ground a double 'D' on it.
This is the shaft support we got from Borgeson. I made a paper template of it to position over the shaft so that I'd know where to cut it off.
The car is slowly shaping up. It looks like the problems I created by welding the new firewall section to my welding table weren't fatal.
I added a hole for the Painless wiring harness to pass through. It'll be nice not to have the original bulkhead connections anymore.