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I was recently thinking that the R&P install in my 62 Galaxie was one of the easier fabrication projects I had done. I got everything mounted up under the car and all was looking good until I started on the connecing steering shaft. I have a double u-joint at the rack end and a single u-joint at the main steering shaft. This means that the shaft had to be supported or it would flop around. The hard part was getting it all dialed in. To many variables. The length of the shaft and the position of the heim joint could both be changed and the u-joints were nearly maxed out so there was not a lot of room for adjustment. I fought it all day yesterday and couldn't get it to work without binding. Still took me most of today to get it dialed in, but I finally got it. All I can say is I am sure glad to be done with this part of the project as it was a major PITA!!!
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What, no pictures? Here is a great big ATTA BOY and thumbs up for your percevierence! Just imagine how much more "fun" that would have been without your lift! We're all waiting for the drive report.
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here you go