Rack&Pinion

[Belgiumbarry]

i'm installing a R&P kit on my C2 now.... remember me the days we looked at it for the E9 but was almost (? ) impossible without getting the firewall more aft.
Was surprized to see many brands who sell kits for the old Corvette's.... will be a great upgrade in direct, precise steering .

( on the E9 we inverted the steering rod and elongated the pitmann arm and idler arm with 35 (?) mm , that already give a much better steering . )

 

[roundel]

A lot of CSL race cars used a rack from an E21 3 series. To do this they shortened the steering column shaft so it protrudes about 50mm through the bulkhead then fit a bulkhead bearing to the firewall. Then use a steering shaft with a UJ on either end to connect it to the rack. It is no so difficult to do....

 

[Belgiumbarry]

yes, but if you have to do all the design yourself perhaps not that easy. Getting it all in the right place ( keeping Ackermann principe , bump steer etc ) , how to mount the R&P , brackets etc .... copy a working design OK , but making it from zero ??

 

[jefflit]

@JetDexter did it from scratch on the CSE using a rack from a VW Golf. Works great. Of course, this was to get more room for the battery box, and uses an electric P/S pump from a Mini Cooper, and certainly not a bolt-in.

 

[teahead]

A lot of CSL race cars used a rack from an E21 3 series. To do this they shortened the steering column shaft so it protrudes about 50mm through the bulkhead then fit a bulkhead bearing to the firewall. Then use a steering shaft with a UJ on either end to connect it to the rack. It is no so difficult to do....

Man, someone needs to create a kit to retrofit our E9s.

 

[Markos]

Man, someone needs to create a kit to retrofit our E9s.

I thought Vink motorsport had one, but was incorrect. They have all sorts of repop GRP goodies, including the vertical engine subframe and the clocked bellhousing. Also period A-arms with spherical bearings.

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