Update here...
So I sourced a second e36 rack and picked it up today. It wasn't in great shape, but good enough considering I only needed the casing from it, and none of the internals or hoses / hardlines.
Need a good cup of coffee before doing anything, of course...little did I know that this cup would be a precursor of what was to come.
Proceeded to try and get the inner tie rods off before tearing the rack down. THEY WILL NOT BUDGE when trying to get them off. Seems like the previous owner used loctite (rack came off a track car, so it wouldn't be unheard of) and they are on there good.
I figured I would get a blow torch and try heating the inner threads to release the loctite, but in the meantime I would blast the rack with cleaner to get all the grease and dirt off. Once I did that, I noticed that BOTH rack mounting points are cracked. Bummer.
Looks like I need to source a third e36 rack in order to get this project progressing onward.
So I sourced a second e36 rack and picked it up today. It wasn't in great shape, but good enough considering I only needed the casing from it, and none of the internals or hoses / hardlines.
Need a good cup of coffee before doing anything, of course...little did I know that this cup would be a precursor of what was to come.
Proceeded to try and get the inner tie rods off before tearing the rack down. THEY WILL NOT BUDGE when trying to get them off. Seems like the previous owner used loctite (rack came off a track car, so it wouldn't be unheard of) and they are on there good.
I figured I would get a blow torch and try heating the inner threads to release the loctite, but in the meantime I would blast the rack with cleaner to get all the grease and dirt off. Once I did that, I noticed that BOTH rack mounting points are cracked. Bummer.
Looks like I need to source a third e36 rack in order to get this project progressing onward.
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