Still plugging away on this install.
Threw the motor in to mock up the rack and pinion set up.
The mounting on this rack was offset to the drivers side which makes mounting a bit more troublesome. I picked up some 4" x 4" x 3/16" tubing to make some mounts out of.
Scott suggests a 3" notch to clear the rack. This WILL NOT work with a Ford rack. I had to open up my notch to almost 6" to clear the Ford rack. Frustrating to cut apart something that was finished.
I had to remove some material on the passenger side of the crossmember to clear the rack. I got a little overzealous with the skinny wheel and sawzall.
mock up
Making brackets
Tacked in
Fit test. I did end up opening up the notch after this.
Both side welded in and the relief boxed in. I just need to rebox the bottom of the notch!!
