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Old 09-22-03, 07:40 PM
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Steering Rack Available Cp Racing Site Up!

The long painfull wait is now over, www.cpracing.ca is now up and the steering rack conversion kit is finally available and can be found for purchase and information under the Products section in the Drivetrain area. Please forward any and all questions/concerns to CP RACING via the email address on the site or call the shop at 905-936-5151. Purchases can be made online through the shopping cart or can be made over the phone by calling directly. Take care

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Old 09-22-03, 07:46 PM
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OMG OMG OMG OMG!

If only I had the money...

Looks damn good though!

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Old 09-22-03, 09:33 PM
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your body kit looks SICK, oh my god thats sexy.

Hey, I sold you guys a 3 core radiator, just wondering what it went in???
Old 09-23-03, 01:38 AM
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good work..

the kit looks very symetrical.. u think (or know) that it will work with a left hand R/p??

send one down to me and i will be a left hand test poilet
Old 09-23-03, 01:58 AM
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Good looking site Chris. The prices are in US funds right? I seem to recall that they are, but didn't see it on the site. Urge to spend rising....rising...


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Old 09-23-03, 06:19 AM
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Damn, that kit looks niiiiiiiiice. I was thinking though, isn't is a more fun when you don't know which way your car is going at 100mph J/K. Might have to get me one of those kits because my steering is getting pretty bad
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i want i want i want
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Ok, I'm going to have to ask too.

Will it fit a RHD car ? ... looks like a nice kit
Old 09-23-03, 07:01 AM
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How about clearance with headers etc? Just want to be sure!
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Quote from the website:

Vehicle exhaust system sits lower than steering rack and sub-frame, steering geometry is not negatively affected, uses all factory replacement parts.
~T.J.
Old 09-23-03, 08:27 AM
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Dear Santa,

I've been a good boy and all I want is the R&P kit for Christmas.

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Old 09-23-03, 08:37 AM
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Too late.........I wanted to get this and have it installed for Sevenstock........Next year..........Its still high on
must have list along with a major HP upgrade........

Glad to see it up and available......
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Quote from the website:
Vehicle exhaust system sits lower than steering rack and sub-frame,
Huh? Sorry the wording doesn't make sense to me.

So will my 12a RB header interfere?

EDIT - ah... perhaps they are trying to say that we should have no concerns about ground clearance because the exhaust would hit the pavement before the rack would.

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Originally posted by NanaimoRx-7
Good looking site Chris. The prices are in US funds right? I seem to recall that they are, but didn't see it on the site. Urge to spend rising....rising...


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If cou click on buy, it says CDN$, but the prices are actually US$
Old 09-23-03, 10:57 AM
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Originally posted by smnc
If cou click on buy, it says CDN$, but the prices are actually US$
It would be nice if the site specified which...at CDN$550 it's a steal, at US$550, you might as well buy a new stock set-up.
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So how exactly does it conect to the steering shaft?
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Originally posted by RotorMotorDriver
Quote from the website:

Quote from the website:
Vehicle exhaust system sits lower than steering rack and sub-frame,


~T.J.
What is that supposed to mean?
All I need to know is if it'd work with both stock exhaust system (thermal reactor in Europe, on all first gens, we never got cats), and/or RB headers.
If the exhaust sits lower, it'd interfere...
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The price issues are being rectified on the website, sorry.
As for the steering shaft, the stock shaft that is a part of the stock box is removed and the kit supplies a new steering shaft that slides into the collapsable colum.
It is now back to a stock collapsable system and the VW u-joint attatches to that as per factory.
As for the "Exhaust sits lower phrase" OMIT that. The system will not interfere with any stock exhaust configuration.

As for "Might as well buy a new stock set up"... There is absolutely NO comparison to the recirculating ball system, it can not hold a candle to a rack and pinion system. I have driven both, including a brand new steer box from Mazda. The box still has the SLOW steering ratio (rack and pinion much quicker) and it will always have that VERY vauge feeling from off center. It also does not give any feedback to the driver as to what the road and car are doing where as with the rack system you will feel only all positive feedback which makes the car much more enjoyable to drive.

Hope that helps guys
Thanx
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Damn... $350... That's almost twice what it was supposed to be...

Say it aint so... Looks like it'll wait till next paycheck.

Didn't someone have a link to get VW steering racks for $64 in one of the other threads?

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Does it work with power steering? Or would we need to convert with a manual box?

Right on.
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Questions you may want to answer on the site:

1. Apparently the kit will ONLY work on cars originally equipped with manual steering. Is this correct?

2. What is the ratio of the VW rack?? I personally really want to know the answer to this one...
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Originally posted by 82streetracer
your body kit looks SICK, oh my god thats sexy.

Hey, I sold you guys a 3 core radiator, just wondering what it went in???
sorry just quoting myself here.. i ment to asking can it be fliped to work for RIGHT HAND drive not left.. silly me thinking i was american. pfeww
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If it says 550 canadian on your website. The law states that you must sell it at that price.
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Originally posted by AdamAnt
If it says 550 canadian on your website. The law states that you must sell it at that price.
Hey yeah, lets all put Chris, Pat, and J Oliver out of business, that will really help get us what we want, lol...


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