Tilt Wheel / Swing Pedal
Brake - Continued
Custom Application
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FINIAL ASSEMBLE
 Next,
we re-installed all the parts and began construction of the floor plate. We
then constructed the floor plate out of 20 gauge sheet metal. The box was
formed up on our shop vise. The box was then trimmed to fit the floor board
contour. The upper part of the box was bent back flat so it could be slid up
and under the brake bracket. Tightening down of the master cylinder bolts
securely holds the top of the floor plate. Self-tapping screws were used to
secure the bottom of the plate to the floor. Next, a hole 1/4" larger
than the diameter of the column shaft is cut into the floor plate. The a piece
of 1/8" hard rubber 1" wide is cut to go around the column shaft and
fit between the floor plate and column shaft. A standard hose clamp is slipped
down over the rubber and tighten down. The tightening of the clamp squeezes
the rubber into the floor plate and secures the rubber to the shaft. Seal
sealer is then applied to all seam to insure a good water tight seal.
LINKING THE
STEERING
 Moving
outside to the steering linkage, we simply put the linkage together to tie the
column into the steering sector. The linkage is stock from the column shaft to
were it connects with the damper. The damper to the rag joint parts were
donated by a Ford Ranger. You can go with used parts as we did here to order
the hole setup from Borgson. No matter how you do it, make sure it's SAFE. We
drilled out the two plastic collapsing pins and peened in two steel pins. This
was done to insure a safe connection. The column itself still provides a
collapsing shaft inside for crash safety.
WRAP UP
The finial step is to hook
up the shift linkage and trim out the firewall penetration. To tie in the
transmission we used a linkage kit from Kugel Komponents. The kit ran us
$30.00 and was well worth it. I installed the shift linkage in less than 5
minutes. The firewall hole was seam sealed inside and a piece of hood
insulation was cut a glued into the void. Next a strip of jam molding was cut
and fitted around the firewall hole to finish off the rough edge. A little
paint touch up was need and that finishes this project. Below are few more
photos that we took of this project.
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