Willowbilly3
A *real* tin magnet
I got my rpu inspected this morning and got the VIN tag.[cl[cl I got home put the tags on and went for a ride. I drove around town all afternoon, weighed the car, took and old friend for a ride, ran some errands. Everything seemed fine other than a little shake from my junk front tires, at around 60 or so. Then I was coming back into town, 35 mph speed limit and it went into a violent death wobble that wouldn't stop. I was on the brakes and only going maybe 15 or so, still violent wobble. And then lost the steering. It was on a 4 lane and I was in the left lane, came across and hopped it up on the curb on the right hand side. I got it towed home and found that the center had broken out of one of the sprockets on the chain drop I designed for the cowl steering. The chain is #60 and I thought would be plenty strong. Bad idea and bad design. I haven't liked it since I had the car driving. Now I will re-engineer the whole thing. In order to run a standard type of steering box, I would have to make new pipes. I am considering a cross steer so I can snake the steering shaft inside my pipes. I'm done with the cowl steering. Most of them I've seen don't seem to have much room for big feet like mine.