We have had a redesign of the steering and pedal box.

Instead of the standard top mounted pedals we now have a floor mounted unit from Comp Brake.

The master cylinders are from Wilwood. The original design uses a cable operated clutch. I have fitted a clutch master cylinder so we can convert it to a hydraulic system.

The original pedals that hang down from the chassis bars, and hence interfere with the steering shaft position, have been ditched in favour of floor mounted pedals. Also the steering column mount was altered to better align with the seat position.

Note that the steering column has some angles built in. This makes it safer in the event of a crash so the column collapses.

Extra bars are welded to the chassis to mount the floor pedals.

 

 And I had to make a small cutout in the bulkhead to allow the master cylinders to fit.

Steering rack mounted. Check the fitting with the aluminium brackets. Possibly needs some fillers or padding to make sure the rack is solid in the brackets. Connect the jointed connection to the steering column and tighten everything. Fit the steering wheel and check full lock to lock.

I found the full steering arc from lock to lock was a bit extreme. I'm not going to do three point turns in Waitrose's car park (posh). All I need is to get round the hairpin at Mallory. The other thing is that the more movement we have on the wheels, the more we need to account for the length and flex of the brake pipes.

Ford sell these things:

Pull back the large end of the rubber gator just like a foreskin.

Clip the plastic spacer around the shaft as it enters the main body of the steering rack. Check it seats properly, pull the gator back and secure with a new tie wrap. Do this both sides obviously.

Now we have a smaller steering arc which is quite suitable and better controls the front wheels from lock to lock.