Custom Steering Racks
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Demlotcrew
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Hi buddy, thats really good news! Do you participate on any other Auz forums?reggid wrote:i need a new rack to clear my BTB2 and a quicker one might be good (a properly done reco'd stock one here is like 600-700 GBP) so a bit extra is probably worth it
Depending on final price, would you be interested at all in letting me know anyone else who might be interested? Because the more we get the lower the price!
Andrew
i will post it on ECCA forumDemlotcrew wrote:Hi buddy, thats really good news! Do you participate on any other Auz forums?reggid wrote:i need a new rack to clear my BTB2 and a quicker one might be good (a properly done reco'd stock one here is like 600-700 GBP) so a bit extra is probably worth it
Depending on final price, would you be interested at all in letting me know anyone else who might be interested? Because the more we get the lower the price!![]()
Andrew
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Demlotcrew
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reggid 
Power steering.
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Demlotcrew
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This has stalled, I received this email a week after i dropped the rack off to them.
"Hi Andrew,
Sorry for the delay in getting back to you, we have had the rack inspected on our CMM.
David and I have carried out a review of both the commercial and technical aspects of the project, and feel that we are not setup at the moment to develop power steering for road use.
It is as a result of our limited test opportunities regarding the safety of a critical component.
This project requires extensive testing and development, which are our investigation reveals that we are not able to pursue this opportunity.
I am sorry that we cannot help you further.
If you would like to arrange collection of the sample unit, I will get this boxed up and in stores waiting for you.
Kind regards"
I am still working on this!
Andrew
"Hi Andrew,
Sorry for the delay in getting back to you, we have had the rack inspected on our CMM.
David and I have carried out a review of both the commercial and technical aspects of the project, and feel that we are not setup at the moment to develop power steering for road use.
It is as a result of our limited test opportunities regarding the safety of a critical component.
This project requires extensive testing and development, which are our investigation reveals that we are not able to pursue this opportunity.
I am sorry that we cannot help you further.
If you would like to arrange collection of the sample unit, I will get this boxed up and in stores waiting for you.
Kind regards"
I am still working on this!
Andrew
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HairyScreech
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have you considered modeling the exhaust in something like Wave and looking at the pulses, you may find that a manifold equal to the 80s effort can be sorted quite quickly with today's technology.
http://www.ricardo.com/What-we-do/Softw ... ucts/WAVE/
http://www.ricardo.com/What-we-do/Softw ... ucts/WAVE/
2.8 development thread http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&t=170822
m3.3.1 m20 thread - now running, chip needed - any volunteers?
http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... =viewtopic&
m3.3.1 m20 thread - now running, chip needed - any volunteers?
http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... =viewtopic&
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I may have gone for this if I didn't already do the E36 rack / custom hydraulic pipes conversion.
An manifold in inconel will be way more than the custom rack. Titanium would be the middle ground and that would still be more.
Custom rack is the elegant and smart way to go - and no dicking about with steering columns. It's an elegant and smart option = not cheap but that's the point.
£1350 is not that much for a special car at all, that already has a tasty manifold - I'd rather retain a rare manifold this than put some common as muck E46 on.
An manifold in inconel will be way more than the custom rack. Titanium would be the middle ground and that would still be more.
Custom rack is the elegant and smart way to go - and no dicking about with steering columns. It's an elegant and smart option = not cheap but that's the point.
£1350 is not that much for a special car at all, that already has a tasty manifold - I'd rather retain a rare manifold this than put some common as muck E46 on.
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May be of interest to some people manual racks as per group a/dtm 2 terns lock to lock, to take std track rod ends or rose jointed outer end
Will be available on exchange rhd and lhd
contact by u2u
other group A parts available
Will be available on exchange rhd and lhd
contact by u2u
other group A parts available



