Once I get a sheep by the horns..I just sort of stay with it till you tell me to stop...

How to Design Your Steering System

 

Check out this "Double needle bearing universal joint"... page 4 I think

https://borgeson.com/Images/2013_Catalog.pdf

 

Boy oh boy that looks tight in there, I was lucky and had no steering issues, built my own exhaust manifolds......I'm thinking you'll be using the small u joint system. I needed this for my hood to go back on....lol!





Patience....you'll work it out!

 

Detoured...I really like that scoop! Not to big not to small...

 

Tex some interesting stuff there. I'll do some more looking at the double joints to see if I could work that out at the top.

I got a 78 MGB complete steering column coming. At this point after doing more looking, pm's and email. I think that building my own fire wall is going to be the way forward to complete this train wreck lol.

The more I look at that option the better it seems. Cut the offending area out, at clean manageable angles for ease of patching. Then I bolt the rack and column in place joining them up with the recessed cup bolted to the new column. I think I can make a decently clean patch job at that point.

Looks like I will also need a new ignition switch and key lock as the 1972 equipment I have doesn't look to interchange.

I'm thinking of going with a RF ID keyless ignition system instead. Something, like this is what I had in mind.

New Smartlock PKE Passive Keyless Entry Push Start Ignition System Complete Kit | eBay

It would cost a little bit less and has a certain cool factor to it.

 

That does look cool as hell, I dig the pro-street TR7 look lol. I like a bit of the sleeper look with the "oh S^&*" factor when it starts or the hood opens.


Oh and patience isn't one of my strong suites lol, but your right I know I'll get it. Just not a huge fan of surprises like that.

 

My way is better...more points of failure to repair later down the road.

 

that would be the land rover way.....

 

What rover fanantic posted is what I was thinking, also the push button start is neat once you have the engine running, I am not a fan of throwing in to many mods like that till the initial big modd is shown to work, saves on trouble shooting after the fact

 

That adds to the excitement though Tom, I could just leave the ignition hanging from the column until I know it works properly though. Good idea. I'll have to install something though before I start driving it more than around the block.