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RE: Fatman Fabrications, Rack and Pinion, and the Y block

sundance241 — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:20:23 GMT

I installed a fat man kit on my 56 victoria . Only problem i had was connecting to the original steering column . a little tight with exhaust manifold , but i made it ....the other problem was getting the rac with equal number of turns for both directions , think i have one more adjustment to make , but it drives andhandels well .......Luck...Sam

RE: Fatman Fabrications, Rack and Pinion, and the Y block

Ted — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 04:49:29 GMT

I’ve got the Fatman front clip on a ’56 Frame that’s just about ready to put back under my ’55 Club Sedan. Although I’m putting a 4.6 DOHC on this one, the clip itself is stout enough for a 430 Lincoln if I wanted to go that way but would require some stiffer coil springs. Here’s a couple of pics.

[IMG]http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s167/tedeaton/Fatman55ClubSedan01.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s167/tedeaton/Fatman55ClubSedan02.jpg[/IMG]

RE: Fatman Fabrications, Rack and Pinion, and the Y block

miker — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:22:46 GMT

check the tech articles section, there's a review and pic's. I built my own for my 55'bird, and really like it.

Fatman Fabrications, Rack and Pinion, and the Y block

Daniel Jessup — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:19:19 GMT

I was on the Fatman Fabrications site looking at their setup for 54-56 Ford front ends. Looks like they have a decent rack and pinion setup for the mid-fifties cars. The site said that the rack and pinion kits have been tested with small block Ford motors, but not with the Y block. Has anyone out there used their kit for the Y block powered 54-56 passenger cars, and what do you think?

Dan