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WE3RX7 · 11-29-2009, 08:10 PM

I'm really due for an update.

First off. The honeymoon was good, minus the flu I caught on the way down. After recovering from that, I came home to a shit storm at work (hate being the only one who knows how to do anything!) - once I caught up on that I had minor surgery and then of course, holidays.

Putting it kindly - I'm behind. There were some issues during the work being performed that have put me a back a bit too.

I'm roughly one month off from the timeline I set in the earlier threads.

For my update though, I have accomplished October's tasks and SOME of novembers, not done undercoating yet and havent started the lizard skin interior.

For starters... I've rebuilt my steering rack following mostly what I got from flyin miata's writeup and Brian's thread in the FC section.

Some snags along the way would be the c-clip holding the quil cover down broke... had to order one since they dont stock a 44mm c-clip anywhere!

Secondly, dont have a TIG welder. Needed some m12x1.25 set screws to block off the holes left in the quil housing. Again - they dont stock those, they had to be ordered.

Other than that - it went smoothly. Here are some shots (sorry not as many - but the work was fast and messy). Busted out my old digi cam for these, so the pics arent great.

Here's the URAS inner tod rod comparison to stock:

I pulled the old ones off w/ outer rods in place (later removed but kept old inners for "extras" just in case)

Here is the big different between the URAS and stockers. Note the extra height in the URAS version on the left (adds additional steering angle) and the material is much stronger.

Just another angle (sorry, I know they are terrible pics)

Steering rack ripped open, bushings removed, line connections cut off and welded shut.

Rack during painting/cleaning. Still hadnt received the set screws yet:

New steering dust boots:

Putting it back in the car (still hadnt received new c-clip yet, so this pic isnt a "finished" shot).

It was around that time I smashed my hand in the steering linkage and stopped taking pics... lol.

I'll get some extra shots tomorrow. Hope to have interior completely out next weekend for lizard skinning and the rest of the rear out to finish the undercoating...

11-29-2009, 08:10 PM	#102
WE3RX7 RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: VA Posts: 1,812 Rep Power: 19	I'm really due for an update. First off. The honeymoon was good, minus the flu I caught on the way down. After recovering from that, I came home to a shit storm at work (hate being the only one who knows how to do anything!) - once I caught up on that I had minor surgery and then of course, holidays. Putting it kindly - I'm behind. There were some issues during the work being performed that have put me a back a bit too. I'm roughly one month off from the timeline I set in the earlier threads. For my update though, I have accomplished October's tasks and SOME of novembers, not done undercoating yet and havent started the lizard skin interior. For starters... I've rebuilt my steering rack following mostly what I got from flyin miata's writeup and Brian's thread in the FC section. Some snags along the way would be the c-clip holding the quil cover down broke... had to order one since they dont stock a 44mm c-clip anywhere! Secondly, dont have a TIG welder. Needed some m12x1.25 set screws to block off the holes left in the quil housing. Again - they dont stock those, they had to be ordered. Other than that - it went smoothly. Here are some shots (sorry not as many - but the work was fast and messy). Busted out my old digi cam for these, so the pics arent great. Here's the URAS inner tod rod comparison to stock: I pulled the old ones off w/ outer rods in place (later removed but kept old inners for "extras" just in case) Here is the big different between the URAS and stockers. Note the extra height in the URAS version on the left (adds additional steering angle) and the material is much stronger. Just another angle (sorry, I know they are terrible pics) Steering rack ripped open, bushings removed, line connections cut off and welded shut. Rack during painting/cleaning. Still hadnt received the set screws yet: New steering dust boots: Putting it back in the car (still hadnt received new c-clip yet, so this pic isnt a "finished" shot). It was around that time I smashed my hand in the steering linkage and stopped taking pics... lol. I'll get some extra shots tomorrow. Hope to have interior completely out next weekend for lizard skinning and the rest of the rear out to finish the undercoating...