[Fot] TR4 (early) steering rack mount stiffening

[Tony Drews]

Dave, I did something like what you describe.  I welded angle iron to 
the frame rails below the rack mounts for the diagonals to bolt to.  
This one is more 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 surprisingly well.  I did the angles in such a way that 
they didn't interfere with engine removal / installation.

Regards, Tony Drews

On 2/4/2019 12:07 PM, David Gott via Fot wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Thanks for the add!   Quick question:  my ‘62 TR4 has the tall, 
> vertical steering rack mounts, and they flex a bit more than I like.   
> (Rack is solid mounted with aluminum blocks). Before I reinvent the 
> wheel, does anyone have a suggested method of stiffening these, where 
> it won’t be an issue for access to anything else?
>
> 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.   This way, it’s 
> removable if need be, and gets rid of any torsional force- although 
> sheer forces would still be at the base of the piers.
>
> Thanks for any suggestions!
>
> Dave Gott
> “80 EP” HRG 3
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