Steering columns - source? Mounting?

[Greg Cozier]

Are you racers using the standard Elan steering columns in your race cars? How about the mounting methods, are there better brackets and braces available?

[batfish]

Greg

Most of the race cars I have seen over the last 22 years have used standard Elan/ Triumph columns and mountings but I have seen the occasional car with different probably custom made columns and mountings.

Andy

[Greg Cozier]

Greg

Most of the race cars I have seen over the last 22 years have used standard Elan/ Triumph columns and mountings but I have seen the occasional car with different probably custom made columns and mountings.

Andy

Thanks Andy, there is a little gem of information in your response. What Triumph model is the S2 column from? Are the mounting brackets unique to the Elan?


Found this as well, great pictures lotus-suspension-f42/steering-column-bracket-t31058.html

[batfish]

Hi Greg
The inner and outer columns are Herald/ Vitesse early Spitfire items. the inner columns are difficult to scource as unobtainable new, the brackets are a combination of Triumph lower section with a Lotus cast aluminium bracket to attach to the dash, the Lotus part is again unobtainable new, and a pressed steel bracket again not obtainable new.

Regards

andy

[Greg Cozier]

Thanks Andy.

Neil Revington from Revington TR is a good friend of mine and an avid racer, I've asked him to find factory or competition column bits that would work. I'll be mounting the column to a rollcage dash bar so I'll try to borrow the Elan brackets to get the position right but will not need them permanently.

Edited to add: Neil asked me for measurements of the outer casing as well as the inner shafts, can anyone help with those?