Today's Hackery

"sony1492" (sony1492) 04/19/2020 at 19:01 • Filed to: locost

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Shortened and de-powered the old sc400 Steering rack.

Its gone from roughly 29" to 15.25", the process was; tear it apart, cut out the middle section (orange circle), weld the end back on at the desired length, screw around with welding its centering bushing to the body (red circle), fill it with grease, leave off the variable pressure system, and plug its holes with interior screws.

Without bushing (red circle) the only force holding the rack center is pressure between the steering shaft and pressure spring pushing on the back of the rack.

Good ole suspension nuts fill the space for the banjos to bolt tight

With nothing under pressure all that needs to be done is plug these holes to keep dust out, nothing some parts bin screws can’t fix

All that’s left to do is paint the steel section of body and its ready to mount up.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > sony1492 04/19/2020 at 19:07

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Wow this has really come along quickly! So you have all the structural stuff welded in place for good?

sony1492 > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 04/19/2020 at 19:24

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The main square sections of frame are welded in place, 70 % of the triangulation is tacked in place, the rest is dependent on suspension which hasn’t been decided on

Still to do is the rear end which requires an axle, make front suspension, and motor mounts with engine bay triangulation. Mostly whats stopping me moving forward is lack of parts and decisions. (To make front suspension i need to see how far back the engine can go since the wheels need to fit in front of the turbos and clear under full lock which again depends on scrub radius and tire size)

Urambo Tauro > sony1492 04/19/2020 at 20:02

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Nice rack   hack!