rack and pinion steering

H'ya Mule · 03-18-2004, 08:54 AM

hey y'all,
I am taking my car to the sandblaster today for blasting and primer. after that i am thinking about R/P steering sytem from flaming river, any opinions? like or dislike? thanks.

Kisner · 03-18-2004, 10:49 AM

A little advice on the sandblasting. 1 - ensure the individual doing the sandblasting has lots of experience and knows what they're doing. 2 - ensure the cowl vent is covered. And 3 - if sandblasing the interior (which I don't recommend), ensure the cavities along the roof are covered.

The reason I mention this is before I acquired my 68 stang, it was sandblasted and the individual didn't know what he was doing. As a result, he sandblasted the rear quarter panels too long and slightly distorted the metal. Not that noticeable, but at the right angle you can see ripple effects in the sheet metal. Also, the cowl vent wasn't covered nor under the roof and it took me an entire day to vacuum out those areas (must've removed about 3 gallons of sand). Fortunately, with the heater and vents removed, my hands were small enough to get in there and vacuum it out. But what a mess.

H'ya Mule · 03-18-2004, 12:06 PM

thanks, i hadn't even thought of the cowl or interior collecting sand. actually the guy is switching to using baking soda, so no heat is produced. he seems to know what he is doing.

Fostang · 03-18-2004, 04:34 PM

Wait on that FR rack improvemets will come right now they are having too many clearance issues.

H'ya Mule · 03-18-2004, 06:00 PM

thanks for the information. do you know anything about the system from carchemistry.com?

03-18-2004, 08:54 AM	#1
H'ya Mule Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Jacksonville, NC Posts: 10	rack and pinion steering hey y'all, I am taking my car to the sandblaster today for blasting and primer. after that i am thinking about R/P steering sytem from flaming river, any opinions? like or dislike? thanks.

03-18-2004, 04:34 PM	#4
Fostang Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Stockton, Ca Posts: 599	Wait on that FR rack improvemets will come right now they are having too many clearance issues. __________________ 67' Fastback-Supercharged 4.6 DOHC Cobra, T-56, 8.8 more to come. 67' Coupe-EFI, AOD, 8.8 90 Gt-Supercharged,MAF,TB,1.7's ripper, bassani x, 3.55's, 01' cobras, headers. 89'GT-Supercharged,Heads,Cam,Intake,TB,MAF,power pipe,headers,offroad exhaust,black bullits.

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03-18-2004, 10:49 AM	#2
Kisner Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 290	A little advice on the sandblasting. 1 - ensure the individual doing the sandblasting has lots of experience and knows what they're doing. 2 - ensure the cowl vent is covered. And 3 - if sandblasing the interior (which I don't recommend), ensure the cavities along the roof are covered. The reason I mention this is before I acquired my 68 stang, it was sandblasted and the individual didn't know what he was doing. As a result, he sandblasted the rear quarter panels too long and slightly distorted the metal. Not that noticeable, but at the right angle you can see ripple effects in the sheet metal. Also, the cowl vent wasn't covered nor under the roof and it took me an entire day to vacuum out those areas (must've removed about 3 gallons of sand). Fortunately, with the heater and vents removed, my hands were small enough to get in there and vacuum it out. But what a mess.

03-18-2004, 12:06 PM	#3
H'ya Mule Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Jacksonville, NC Posts: 10	thanks, i hadn't even thought of the cowl or interior collecting sand. actually the guy is switching to using baking soda, so no heat is produced. he seems to know what he is doing.

03-18-2004, 06:00 PM	#5
H'ya Mule Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Jacksonville, NC Posts: 10	thanks for the information. do you know anything about the system from carchemistry.com?