Drag link (original) Measure distance from tie rod ends center to center. Approximately (47) inches. This is also your toe in/out adjustment.

Front view, pinion adjuster you need to cut bend clearance in bottom back side of cross member.



Cross member, The half moon mark is shape needed to be formed to clear pinion adjuster.

View of Channel Iron (orange) and notches to cut. The silver part is notch for pinion adjuster.



Another view of channel iron, this is new mount for Chevette rack.



Shows 25 degree angle of pinion shaft.



Arrows indicate welded nuts for top mounting straps on channel iron.



The (2) Arrows left to right indicate welded nuts for bottom mounting straps. The right arrow shows cut out for pinion shaft on bottom back edge of cross member.



Shows rack boot clearance when mounted to cross member.

Shows rack mounted to cross member. (rear view)

Top view showing center mark on cross member

Rear view of rack & mounting straps. Note left strap is heated and hammer formed to shape of rack. This prevents rack from rotating.

View of bottom showing the notch to clear pinion and the welded nuts for strap mount.



View of new sway-bar bushing supports. 1 wide X 7/8 thick X 3 & 1/2 inches long.



View from the rear of vehicle showing how rack pinion goes under left side engine mount at the camber adjuster and lower control arm.

Front view shows location and clearance of sway-bar, and engine oil pan. (oil pan 2 inch deeper sump than stock).



Another front view showing sway-bar to rack clearance.

Turn picture 90 degrees clockwise, shows left side steering/spindle arm (74 Nova).



Front view showing (10) degree tilt of steering/spindle arm, (tilt not & issue)

View from right side shows location of steering shaft and u-joints. Joints are Saturn with a D shaft. (On Saturn, these are under dash and connect steering wheel to rack pinion.) Most front wheel drive GM cars have this since 1980.

View looking down where old sector and steering were located.

Another view shows steering u-joints to rack pinion. You can use Borgenson joints or any u-joint made for steering linkage. Your choice.

Top view from front of car shows location in relation to oil pan and left side engine mount & lower control arm camber adjuster.

View looking down from front. (Note sway-bar location) At the right side of the picture, you see the strut rod frame. At the juncture of cross member is a bolt (dark circle) in frame rail edge. Then a factory rivet. This is the location of (underneath) the sway-bar mounting pad that you made, one for each side. The (dark circle) is now the rear mounting bolt for sway bar bracket. You will drill a new hole for the front sway-bar mounting bracket.

Side view showing pan clearance and how the sway-bar will look after installation.

Alternate view of u-joint to pinion shaft, and location in relation to engine mounting bracket and lower control arm camber adjuster.

View rear looking down. Early attempt at location, every thing is correct, except that cross member is not cut out on the top where you see the pinion adjuster.