Grantura 2a steering

[Michael30]

I'm slowly restoring a Grantura 2a which has a damaged steering box, I've seen a few around that have been converted to rack and pinion, is it worth changing and what car do people get the new parts from?

Thanks,
Michael

[Slow M]

Sorry I don't know the answer to your question but check with Adrian@ or cantus.
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[cantus]

Hallo Michael,
I did the conversion on my Mk1. I used a triumph steering rack from spitfire and had a set of rods made by AMSteer.

I bought them here :
Amsteer Sales Ltd.
tel [phone]
[e-mail]

they can make what ever you want. So the best thing is to send an original rod to them to show them the tapered side. They measure it and they make an exact high quality copie for a very reasonable price.

First you gring the old brackets of the old steeringrack away and you weld a bar in front of the pillar in the middle . I will send you a clear picture of this later this week.

good luck
William

[cantus]

right ! The pics.


picture made from above



picture on the right site of the car looking backward


picture on the right site of the car looking forward


picture on the right site of the car looking backward


picture on the left site of the car looking forward

Edited by cantus on Friday 24th September 18:45

[Michael30]

Thanks, those photos are brilliant. How far from the front pillar have you mounted the rack?

[cantus]

The space between front pillar and rack is 42 mm