Well gang, tig welder did a good job.

Maybe next weekend we will get the tank back in.

 

Nice work. As usual!

 

well gang,

Managed to get a little progress done over the last couple weekends.

Got the fuel tank installed.





Started running the fuel lines










Then started opening up boxes for the steering column install







I fabbed up a new floor plate



I then laid out the floor mount on a piece of plastic cardboard so I could determine the column mounting location.



The column mounted in a stock location interfered with the engine.
so I made another template with the hole at the bottom of the plate.

 

Well, while I am waiting for the Borgeson steering joints to come in I decided to fab up a transmission cross member.

 

That looks hell for stout. What ya got for a tranny? An 18 speed
Road Ranger?

 

It's only 2x3 tubing with a 3/16 wall.

 

Got the crossmember all drilled and mounted up.

 

All I can say is

 

Borgeson steering parts came in.





Should have it all mocked up tomorrow.

 

what size is the column ?

 

Very nice work, I am enjoying your build.. thanks for all the pictures

 

It's a 30" column.

Yes their are a lot of joints.

One too many to be exact.

I wasn't sure what I needed so I bought one extra just in case it would work better.

 

Haa Haa, More is like bigger. It may not always be better.

Sorry I couldn't resist

I too love your build and have been on board with ya since ya started.

 

Nice work on the heavy duty trans mount.

 

Well, we made a little more progress this past weekend....

For starters I have two reasons why I didn't like the "corvette" style booster that came with my brake pedal kit.

1) Giving the size of my truck, I felt the small brake booster wouldn't afford me the proper braking vacuum I may need.

2) The simple fact that it said "corvette" style booster in the parts list

So I decided that booster from the crown vic would be better suited seeing that the car was designed for hard stopping and city driving.

I ended up drilling out new holes in both the booster bracket and the firewall to accommodate the wider bolting flange from the vic.





Then I mounted it up to the firewall using the spacer that came off the crown vic fire wall.





After getting the booster mounted I bolted up the master cylinder.




Hmmm... pointing down hill... I don't like that look.

going to have to find another plastic master cylinder with a more horizontal mounting position.







Next I drilled out the holes for the columns floor mounting plate



I didn't take any pictures of the plate installed.... strange... oh well...

Then I moved on to installing the Bogeson steering parts.

First I cut up a 3/4" wood dowel to use as a mock up double D shaft.



and started test fitting until I was ready to install the carrier.