[Can any confirm these steering arms and stub axles?]

Not sure whether this should be a separate post or just keep it in my "under construction" page.
I decided on the latter.

Question for everyone and particlularly Rob:
Can any confirm these steering arms and stub axles?

Arms



Axles

After trial fit of engine, trans, we have welded in new engine mounts.
Spent wednesday, pulling apart the front end to get powder coated.
(photo - pre ball joints removed)

New rear mount bracket for the trimatic has been fabricated. (Clay you might be interested in this)
Each end fits over car frame with bolts going through sides rather than vertical.
The guys at Simax, welded tube in the holes in the members on the car, to stop them being crushed when tightened and having more support for the bolts.



   

great starting canvas.

nice car

too good Rob

I looked at the photos of the stub axles, and I think they're Torana, not HR.
Briefly, Torana stub axles have a 3/4" UNF thread for the adjuster nut and the holes for the steering arms are plain, HR stub axles have a 5/8" UNF thread and the holes for the steering arms are threaded.

Rob, would this explain the HT rims hitting the top grease nipple?

thanks Terry

not sure it is 85 degrees though...

I think you need to use the HT wheel nuts with different chamfer angle as well unless the centres are HK. Assuming these are stock rims of course.

good point.. I assume they are stock.

Not sure what i need to do here.

Got some very nice 14" HT rims off a forum member.

I have HR Front End (disc)
I have EH rear end (drums)

I trialled fitting the wheels on both front and back

Front - the rims hit the front end and push on the top grease nipple.
Rear - the wheel nuts only go half way onto the thread.

Is this a wheel, stud or rotor issue?

@RET, Stinky - if this should have been in my Car Under Construction page, let me know.

Clay,

Correct with the pre-commodore.
I think the HQ cross member is a common solution and Ken has a good example in the forum if you search.
As the car is currently in a small engineering workshop in Adelaide, the guys are making up a custom piece.
Their only concern was that they preferred to bolt the piece through the other members rather than bolt it vertically.
When i have the piece, i will throw it up here.

I have an EH rear - I need to move the brake hose mount.
I will have to look at what we do with the bump stops.

Cheers

Stash

Update  29 March 2017

Test fitted the new refurbished EK steering column.





Placing of new engine mounting brackets thanks to @FCHOON







Test fitting engine and trans







Now a bracket is being made to hold the rear engine/trans mount



Once all that is done, Engine, trans, steering and front end will be removed, go back to temp storage and body work will be finished and painted.
cheers

John

converting FC to auto, so need a big brake pedal.

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Hey Rob.

I looked at the steering arm mounting holes and there is no thread in there.
Any ideas?




Worked on rebuilding the steering box today





Lastly, with an EH Diff do i need to move the pipe connection bracket over to the right?



more tomorrow...

looks in reasonable nick considering how much dirt it was under.
Look forward to seeing it progress.

Welcome aboard.

time for some admin help...

photos?