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looks good you need to get the moss out from between the paving!!

is chassis your won work?

Are the metal strips for the steering rack strong enough to resist flexing?

And the engine appears to be higher at the back - usaully it is the other way round - not sure if matters that much.

Is the engine leaning forward to clear the bonnet?? Looks a bit strange.....

na, its all tiger bits..
cant comment on whether the strips are strong enough although it feels okay??
got me worried about the engine now? where do you see it, the last photo I guess?
(i've done nothing because of xyz, i've just fittered it the way it fits..)

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The only thing I'd say is:

do you really want a tunnel-top mounted handbrake?
I put mine in the passenger area and I'm so glad I did.
I often drive with my elbow resting on the tunnel-top exactly where the handbrake would have been!!!

Oh- and keep up the goodwork!!!!!

yeah, i asked tiger about that, im just like you, its nice to put your elbow there but they said not to. besides, reckon going round corners sideways should really be with two hands

-- they said it affects your handbrake if its to one side because the two cables dont pull equally

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on the engine thing, is it worth getting some stronger engine supporters, and whilst at it make it higher?

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Originally posted by jimbona2
yeah, i asked tiger about that, im just like you, its nice to put your elbow there but they said not to. besides, reckon going round corners sideways should really be with two hands

-- they said it affects your handbrake if its to one side because the two cables dont pull equally

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it should be possible to drop the handbrake - pretty sure I have seen wells in the transmission tunnel that swallow up a lot of the handbrake.

If the well is too deep then it may be hard to grab the handle?

Also in an accident a handbrake lever could really hurt you.

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http://www.groovy42.freeserve.co.uk/transtunnel.jpg





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your going to have to brace the steering rack supports mate. the latest tiger chassis uses a triangle welded against the side of one support. I have bolted a 3mm thick strap between the support and the chassis upright.

looking good

cheers

any chance of a piccy mate? thanks

here is a crap piccy - but hopefully you can make out the reinforcing strap - cheers



steering

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Has your steering column crush section already been 'used'?.....Just a thought as I haven't looked at mine for comparison.....

You could call that an FAQ!

Its fine!

Hijacked it sorry...

Geoff

That's good to know.....I shall sleep better at night now

whats this change needed for? new design from tiger?

Like Dave, I have fitted a bracing bar to the rack mount brackets. I welded mine across both brackets and to the nearside chassis.
This is because some SVA centres apparently,have been failing the Avon due to the otherwise unbraced brackets flexing during operation of the steering.
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another view....(sorry about quality of pic)
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thanks, i'll look into it.