After having a chat with Jon at AK the position for the Power Steering pump has been sorted. Just in front of the steering rack behind the rad and fan and supported by a bracket bolted to the nearside chassis rail.
First thing I had to do was decide how much of the old bracket I could use which turned out to be around 40%. So I set off cutting off all the areas that were not required. The original bracket now looks like this.
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| Before |
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| After. Lots removed. Need to add a small tie to the two straps |
Now I need to move onto the mounting bracket that the original part will be welded to. I spent quite a while sorting the position I wanted and then mocked up a bracket in cardboard.
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| Cardboard mockup |
Then I went onto the trusty CAD and modelled exactly what I want with a few mods.
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| Modelled in CAD |
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| Drawing ready for laser cutting and welding. |
Got a quote from Profab in Coventry for £50+VAT which I am happy with so ordered one. Now just got to wait a week or two as its holiday time! When I get the new support I'll have the original bracket welded on top and then the whole assembly powder coated black.
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