Shortest lived excitement ever:
Yep there is a reason why all the links and threads about block huggers link to hotrods...
I assumed it was because hotrods have narrow frame rails. Turns out...
There is no way they will work with rack and pinion steering. Well almost no way. Maybe if I buy a front sump pan, and go back to rear steer. So we will say no reasonable way. I read in a book that worm and sector steering will feel identical to rack and pinion if it is stiff enough. Which is like saying a port-o-john would make a good home if it was just bigger, not plastic, had furniture, and smelled a little nicer.
Those of you keeping score know that I have three non ideal options:
1) Original Shorties
+ Free
- DS collector is in the way of the subframe
2) Tri-Y
+ Look cool
+ DS fits with no modificatin
- Limits how high the engine can mount
- PS collides with the subframe
3) Block Huggers
+ nowhere near the subframes
+ great flexibility for routing after the header
- Hits the rack
- Hits the starter
- Hits the engine mount
-BTW you get what you pay for. Mounting flange is about .060inch out of flat.
Looks like it will be shorties. Today I loaded the DS one back on. Now that the engine is an inch higher, it barely interferes. Since I would like to go up another inch for bump steer, They may clear with no modifications to anything. Difference now is that back when I started this saga, I was not planning on chopping the tranny tunnel. We will see if it is as fun to send things back to summit as to get things from them.
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