You need to supply

• Parts from your car

  • Your steering column, this will be modified to suit the rack conversion.  This will be collapsible and easy to install.

   

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  • Your floor plate for steering column, which will be welded to the column as in the photo.  This is a much neater way of mounting the lower end of the column and makes it easier for you to assemble.     

  • With the front rack we will need your cross member and lower control arms to modify and weld the brackets for the rack.

  • Your crossmember needs to be unassembled and cleaned before sending it to me.

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• Rack Parts

  • Torana rack for the front - UC, LH, or LX

    • You will need to check the rack, this is done by turning the rack from lock to lock, checking for tight or loose sections, then open the rubber boots & check for rust.

     

  • Commodore steering column and right intermediate shaft.  This is 440mm long; remember to check the universal joints for wear

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  • HQ steering arms these are the short ones, they are about 100mm from the hole that the tie rod bolts up to and the first bolt hole for the stub axle.

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Extra things you need to know . . .

You will notice in the photos of the front rack that the tie rods are the right length.  There is no extension nut; these tie rods are new.

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You will need to check the rack, this is done by turning the rack from lock to lock, checking

for tight or loose sections, then open the rubber boots & check for rust.

With these rack conversions you still get the original turning circle, and the steering is lightened too. The top of the column still remains the same as standard, other columns can be used.

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