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I guess that means it's about 35 degrees from a straight line. EXCUSE ME for not reading more carefully.

Originally Posted by daveS53

I guess that means it's about 35 degrees from a straight line. EXCUSE ME for not reading more carefully.

To tell you the truth I haven't put a protractor on it, as the "ears" of the joint are clearing the "base" of the other side by almost 1/8" and it turns smooth as silk. I have a double u-joint still in the package, but I chose not to use it as I didn't want to mess with a second support. If pressed I can shorten the front shaft up to an inch, lengthen the rear shaft a corresponding about and decrease the angle, but it would put the center of the u-joint very close to the header. I like it the way it is better.

Today's been spent messin' more than getting anything much done. I was troubled that while one side of the hood fits nice at the cowl the driver's side seemed to have too much gap at the corner. Decided to try something, and put a 3/16" shim at the front body bolt and a 1/8" shim at the next one back, and snugged it back down. It worked! Fit is much better at the corner, and a bonus, it tightened up the gap at the top back on the door just a bit, too. Bonus! The beauty of the roadster is that they're more "loose" on gaps and movement, but I like this fit lots better.

Continuing to work down the list of stuff I want/need to get done before pulling the body off. My hope is to pull the body one more time, finish all chassis works & paint the chassis, and then paint the body on the stand before dropping it back on the chassis for the last time. At least that's what I'm thinking today....

Originally Posted by daveS53

I guess that means it's about 35 degrees from a straight line. EXCUSE ME for not reading more carefully.

Just because you care so much I dug out a protractor and measured the center u-joint, which is greater than 30, but less than 35 degrees, somewhere in the range of 33 degrees as best I can tell. You can rest easy tonight, and not toss & turn wondering if I've exceeded the allowables on the steering u-joint.

Seriously, questioning an item of potential safety is never an issue in my mind. A home built car can be a death trap if not done right, so YOU"RE EXCUSED!