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 MickH
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| posted on October 21st, 2007 at 08:34 PM |
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posted by helmut
| Quote: | Originally
posted by MickH
1. A photograph of a car with something fitted to it does not mean it's legal.
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1. " A photograph of a car with something fitted to it does not mean it's legal."
is also not mean is not legal too !!!!! car has it number plate and sticker tags !! are you say this car is not legal???
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NO...I'm in NO WAY suggesting that this car is not legal...but you should not assume that as 1 person has done something that it is OK for everyone
to just go and do it to their cars. NOTHING like this is a simple bolt on,especially with this applcation of using R&P steering,as even if you are
using "bolt on" stuff from the US of A there is a very high chance that it would not pass engineering for Australian standards. All this stuff
requires the approval of an engineer who specializes in motor vehicle modifactions and who is authorzed to permit these types of modifications...to
REGISTERED vehicles..
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helmut
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| posted on October 26th, 2007 at 04:54 PM |
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is it owner/builder on this forum im like this car
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MikeM
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| posted on October 26th, 2007 at 11:12 PM |
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MickH, if we ignore it, it might go away.
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| posted on October 26th, 2007 at 11:17 PM |
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helmut
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| posted on October 27th, 2007 at 08:29 AM |
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posted by Baja Wes
So I modelled the center rack, at the rear (same as first pic).
I played with the Excel sheet to get it in the back spot, but still near the firewall like the pic shows. The Excel sheet was giving around 29mm of
toe change per wheel.
Then once modelled the model gave 5 degree change per wheel, which ends up equalling about 29mm toe change per wheel. So that's a nice check of both
methods, it's good they agree.
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my point is being is good but not need is very waste of time for 7 pages of angle and geometry 
you liked it to talk like you know steering geometry and im know it baja wes is understand but not everyone else here im offer solutions for you ppl
easy solution but im also know you did not try it the wheel is already invent from an engineer im know that if is safe maybe xray the weld check it
bump steer ackermans rack integrity must pass if brad is doing you can do too in usa we have it people talk and people do it is sad in Aust it look
worse
did you try it bolt on front end from states at engineer in Australia what did it say???
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helmut
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| posted on October 27th, 2007 at 08:32 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by MikeM
| Quote: | Originally
posted by helmut
the rack and pinion steering into vw it is very easy
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So I guess you have already got a blue plated and registered car on Australian roads with a rack and pinion in it and no bump steer?
The rack and pinion setups they use in the offroad race cars in the US are not legal for street use in AUS. If it was that easy we wouldn't have even
started this thread.
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"MickH, if we ignore it, it might go away."
problem problem problem problem problem problem problem problem
=give up tell every people is hopeless this is not help anybody
what is YOUR SOLUTION??
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| posted on October 27th, 2007 at 08:47 AM |
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Helmut, the problem is the LAW in Oz does NOT allow these aftermarket parts to be fitted to your car!!
So the offroad race rack is not legal
Need to find one that is strong, fits and RHD.
The a arm link posted a week or so ago used Golf rack.
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helmut
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| posted on October 27th, 2007 at 09:13 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by matberry
Helmut, the problem is the LAW in Oz does NOT allow these aftermarket parts to be fitted to your car!!
So the offroad race rack is not legal
Need to find one that is strong, fits and RHD.
The a arm link posted a week or so ago used Golf rack.
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i am hear you but...
did YOU try it
what is reason they tell YOU for not approve
i an know you can take it to 10 engineer and get 7 answeres
ok more solution
use it stock torsion house copy position of rack from race house fit approved centermount rack
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| posted on November 14th, 2007 at 11:04 AM |
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i know this thread is pretty old , but reading it last night i remembered seeing this on a car in melb (at day of?) a few years ago now , maybe 2004
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i realise its been considered "1970's technology. "
thought i would post it anyway 
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| posted on November 14th, 2007 at 01:55 PM |
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mm interesting thread ...... if only everyone could learn to read.
In short
The WRight Racks, Trik Racks, CORC Racks, etc etc ARE NOT NOW AND NEVER WILL BE ROAD LEGAL IN AUSTRALIA (without considerable $$$ being spent)... is
that clear enough for you all to understand ??
Have I tried it ?? YES I HAVE,
The rack in my buggy is ADR Compliant, ie it is already approved as it is from an existing production vehicle. The fitment is design is approved (with
considerable effort from Wes) and once complete the installation approval can be given.
Rack and pinion is an engineered solution not a bolt in yank solution with bump steer .. yes that is correct those centre mount race racks have bumps
steer and allways will have. We make them here in Australia and I know they have it. BUT in a offroad race car it is less of an issue and the front
ends are usually wider so it is less than a stock width beam. Most also bank on having 9 degrees added into the frame head.
In the USA you can register a sand rail for crying out loud ........
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| posted on November 14th, 2007 at 08:15 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by avwboy
i know this thread is pretty old , but reading it last night i remembered seeing this on a car in melb (at day of?) a few years ago now , maybe 2004
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i realise its been considered "1970's technology. "
thought i would post it anyway
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Nice pics, Boy, it is something that will no doubt 'even up' the toe change from side to side, with a possible/probable benfit to handling,
especially under hard braking...
I gutted a steering box a decade ago to achieve a similar result, but never got around to installing it in my car... I am re-inspired (is that a
word?!) to do it now
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Baja Wes
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| posted on November 15th, 2007 at 09:14 AM |
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The advantage of the idler arm set-up in those pics is you eliminate the weak long tie rod (which you can get around by just making it stiffer
anyway), and you don't need to clearance the tunnel for the long tie rod if you have a lot of down travel. So although interesting, I'm not sure of
the point of it. Old holden has that set-up, but that was to eliminate the need for a big tie rod swing area through the lower suspension / engine
area.
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| posted on February 12th, 2008 at 08:43 PM |
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wow  its been awhile since ive ventured over to avd but seeing
as im buying the bolt on a-arm convertion for one of my buggies i thought id have a squiz over here not much has changed eh  but ......... i think my buggy and possibly kurts might have been some of the
only manx builds that got a rack n pinion steering way back in 82 when it was built so i have no need for any blue tags are there any others that are
around???
its just a car for f*%k sake
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| posted on December 6th, 2008 at 08:33 PM |
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Ok well my Iguana now has Rack and Pinion steering in it which is ADR Compliant and has passed engineering inspection # 1 ..
Big thanks must goto Wes for designing it, Dave (Custom Vee Dub) for building it and me for buying lunch and sweeping up afterwards.
After a few hours of dicking around we got it to 1.5mm bump steer over 195mm of travel. Although it ain't the zero I was after it is a very fidly
thing ...
Anyway it is in, Iguana Steers well and I was very happy putting it on the trailer for the first time with steering.
The rack is 4/1/2 Turns lock to lock ..
Yippy ...
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| posted on December 6th, 2008 at 08:41 PM |
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This shows the jigs I had laser cut. Wes designed them to allow Dave to rotate the Rack around the correct axis to maintain minimal bump steer but
still position it to suit the application
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| posted on December 6th, 2008 at 08:43 PM |
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I will be doing a tech article for thr Next Manx Mania next year on it and will also do a write up on my Buggy Build thread on the Manx Club Forum (
http://www.manxclub.org )
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Baja Wes
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| posted on December 6th, 2008 at 09:15 PM |
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ah, the proof is in the pudding
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| posted on December 6th, 2008 at 09:19 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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ah, the proof is in the pudding
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Yes it is and just to show it all actually exists and stuff .. here is a pic with the heavy duty custom tie rods and rack all fited up just before I
put it back on the trailer.
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LIFE IN THE LOW LANE
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| posted on December 7th, 2008 at 07:15 PM |
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Whats the pipes coming out of the tunnel with the rubber hoses on them ??
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| posted on December 7th, 2008 at 09:59 PM |
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For the wet stuff I'd reckon.
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| posted on December 7th, 2008 at 10:00 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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Whats the pipes coming out of the tunnel with the rubber hoses on them ??
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Man they are my oil cooler lines, you can never have enough oil in those air cooled engines.
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| posted on December 26th, 2008 at 12:47 PM |
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so another vw problem solved, when is the bolt on version ready for sale?
sign me up for one!
Quit calling rust patina
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| posted on December 14th, 2012 at 10:45 AM |
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anyone done racket peanut steering on type 3?
71 notchback,
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| posted on June 30th, 2016 at 04:51 AM |
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Bit of a long shot, any of the original posters still on here? I'm trying to fit a rack in my buggy, I came up with similar mounting position to
Wes' - but I now have serious anti-ackerman and I'm not sure why, or what I can do about it. My rack is 400mm long, mounted at 91mm back 29mm high,
so bump steer is 'not too bad' but will be fine when moved to match wes' but is there anything at all I can do about ackerman as this will be a
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