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Re: [Fot] TR4 (early) steering rack mount stiffening

To: Tony Drews <tony@tonydrews.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] TR4 (early) steering rack mount stiffening
From: Paul Ricco via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2019 06:13:47 -0600
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Dave,

You are welcome. Paul

Sent from my iPhone

> On Feb 4, 2019, at 5:51 PM, Tony Drews via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:=

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> Dave, I did something like what you describe.  I welded angle iron to the f=
rame rails below the rack mounts for the diagonals to bolt to.  This one is m=
ore of a vee welded to a cross bar out of thick flat stock.  I've attached a=
 pic of the engine bay where you can kind of see this.  It works surprisingl=
y well.  I did the angles in such a way that they didn't interfere with engi=
ne removal / installation.
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> Regards, Tony Drews<hkdciipdcefeinib.jpg>
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>> On 2/4/2019 12:07 PM, David Gott via Fot wrote:
>> Hi All,
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>> Thanks for the add!   Quick question:  my =E2=80=9862 TR4 has the tall, v=
ertical steering rack mounts, and they flex a bit more than I like.   (Rack i=
s solid mounted with aluminum blocks).   Before I reinvent the wheel, does a=
nyone have a suggested method of stiffening these, where it won=E2=80=99t be=
 an issue for access to anything else?  =20
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>> I was thinking of making some diagonals that went from one side to the ot=
her, using the existing rack mount holes, and an         open hole already i=
n the base of the vertical piers the rack bolts to.   This way, it=E2=80=99s=
 removable if need be, and gets rid of any torsional force- although sheer f=
orces would still be at the base of the piers.
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>> Thanks for any suggestions!
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>> Dave Gott
>> =E2=80=9C80 EP=E2=80=9D HRG 3
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Dave,<div><br></div><div>You are welcome. P=
aul<br><br><div id=3D"AppleMailSignature" dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPhone</d=
iv><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>On Feb 4, 2019, at 5:51 PM, Tony Drews via Fot &lt;<=
a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net";>fot@autox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br><b=
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    <p>Dave, I did something like what you describe.&nbsp; I welded angle
      iron to the frame rails below the rack mounts for the diagonals to
      bolt to.&nbsp; This one is more of a vee welded to a cross bar out of
      thick flat stock.&nbsp; I've attached a pic of the engine bay where yo=
u
      can kind of see this.&nbsp; It works surprisingly well.&nbsp; I did th=
e
      angles in such a way that they didn't interfere with engine
      removal / installation.</p>
    <p>Regards, Tony Drews&lt;hkdciipdcefeinib.jpg&gt;</p>
    <div class=3D"moz-cite-prefix">On 2/4/2019 12:07 PM, David Gott via
      Fot wrote:<br>
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    <blockquote type=3D"cite" cite=3D"mid:872827875.2778988.1549303649816@ma=
il.yahoo.com">
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      Hi All,
      <div><br>
      </div>
      <div>Thanks for the add! &nbsp; Quick question: &nbsp;my =E2=80=9862 T=
R4 has the
        tall, vertical steering rack mounts, and they flex a bit more
        than I like. &nbsp; (Rack is solid mounted with aluminum blocks). &n=
bsp;
        Before I reinvent the wheel, does anyone have a suggested method
        of stiffening these, where it won=E2=80=99t be an issue for access t=
o
        anything else? &nbsp;&nbsp;</div>
      <div><br>
      </div>
      <div>I was thinking of making some diagonals that went from one
        side to the other, using the existing rack mount holes, and an
        open hole already in the base of the vertical piers the rack
        bolts to. &nbsp; This way, it=E2=80=99s removable if need be, and ge=
ts rid of
        any torsional force- although sheer forces would still be at the
        base of the piers.</div>
      <div><br>
      </div>
      <div>Thanks for any suggestions!</div>
      <div><br>
      </div>
      <div>Dave Gott</div>
      <div>=E2=80=9C80 EP=E2=80=9D HRG 3<br>
        <br>
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