I turned the car over to The Traveling Builder to install the EPAS motor, then set the ride height (a guess at this point because there's no body, glass, etc). He made short work of it! When he brought it back we set the body and hood onto the chassis.
Now the next phase of the project begins. Before I took the body off a couple of years ago I had done several modifications that go hand in hand with the chassis mods. Over the course of time I found that my methods weren't the best. In particular, I used the 3M High Strength Repair filler as a binder in a sandwich of fiberglass and sheet metal. I'm not faulting the product, rather my use of it. I found that it didn't take much effort to cause this fabrication to delaminate. I'll be taking another approach that I will describe in detail when I get to that part of the project.
Here's the installation of the EPAS motor. The upper shaft extends through the lower steering shaft bearing and joins with the shaft that connects to the steering wheel. The lower shaft is splined and connects to the steering rack via a shaft with two U joints. Mark called it "Like butter, baby!".
EPAS Motor Installed by
Team Limer, on Flickr
We dropped the body down from it's perch against the ceiling. It looks so helpless!
Body Down from the Ceiling by
Team Limer, on Flickr
The body is now set in place but not aligned or fastened down. It dropped right into place with no fuss. I'm really happy with the way it fits, especially with how the fuel tank and mufflers are so neatly tucked away.
Body On by
Team Limer, on Flickr
Next up is to align and bolt down the body, I expect I'll need to make a few brackets for that. We'll see why later. Then hang and align the doors.