55 HT project page 23
All bolted to the frame with new poly body mounts....
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The stance looks perfect to me....
Why paint it, the dings are history, worth preserving....
Yup, this is what I've been dreaming of for a long time....
The "Old Dudes Racing Team" is still around....
Yeah, it's a lot of work, but I love it....
Put the "Ididit" steering column and rag joint in,
hooking up to the 500 steering box,
the locking screws on the upper side of the
rag joint hit the firewall, some clearancing required...
The stock mounting bracket under the dash
is way too large, I'm going to have to modify
it or fab a new one to fit properly...
Yup, going to require some work here...
With some shims between the steering box and the frame,
I could get better alignment with the steering column,
but I'm too close to the headers already, so the steering
box will stay where it is...
This is the misalignment I'm referring to,
but that rag joint should be able to handle it ok...
I found this original rubber sleeve from the original
steering column, just needed to put in a locator
bolt to match the slot in the bottom of the steering column...
Everything bolted up quite nicely...
Dug out the shift lever and boot and fitted 'em up...
Got it screwed down. lookin' good !
Hung the clutch pedal...
Now I have to figure out how to set up a hydraulic clutch master cylinder...
Pulled the brake master cylinder off the shelf,
it will need some clean up and paint,
plus I need to figure out how this compensator
needs to be hooked up....
Can't find any instructions, and this date looks like it was
mfg in 1998....
Put the steering wheel on....
Oh, wait, I have to pull off that steering wheel hub
so I can install the turn signal lever...
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More Later....
