ta22 rack & pinion

[hsmidy]

Hey

so im doing an engine converstion on my 73 ta22 celica and at the moment my steering box is getting in the road, now i have searched on toymods and theres some great info on there but i was wondeirng if any one over here has done one?

and wither or not there is a rack that is well suited as last time i checked they (on toymods) had alot of trubble getting a well suited rack.

[fangsport]

have you measured a KP60 one? remembering they didn't get them in Auzzie, so won't have one to compare to.

[hsmidy]

no i havent, ill have to get off my ass and find one, shouldnt be hard

cheers for the direction

[Logan]

thought about changing the whole x-member?

Ive also got a ta22 in chch which will get r&p at some stage.

[hsmidy]

hey, yeah by the looks of things im going to have to modify the x-member a bit anyway, plus it doesnt help that the engine going in has a rear sump, would a r'n'p set up on the front cause many dramas...my thoughts are yes?

wouldnt be many x-members that would fit into them would there, they have quiet narrow chassie rails

[sleeektoy]

The RA series engines have rear sumps so it could be beneficial to change to the american RA20 x-mber or a jap/nz/aus RA23/28 one if they fit. This doesnt however convert to r'n'p

[hsmidy]

yeah again the x-members need to be chopped down a bit as the ra's are wider, i'm starting to think i might as well just butcher my x-member and fabricate a bit of a new one with some 'c' section, atleast that wayi can pretty much place the r'n'p where ever i want.

has anyone heard or seen a ta with the r'n'p on the front of the x-member?

[Logan]

wouldnt it be easier to convert your engine (which is?) to front sump. cut shut, extend pickup.....