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The first picture shows the pieces, with the torched-off FJ-55
shock tower from the passenger's side of a parts truck. (Many
people use F-250 or some generic shock tower, but I had this one
handy). The grinding marks are prep for welding. The other piece in the first picture is a section of I-channel with the bottom leg of the I cut off. It's drilled in 5 places for the frame mount, and four places for the box mount. The gussets await welding. |
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The second picture shows the assembled and sandblasted mount, from the bottom up. |
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The third picture shows it in place on the truck. I cut away the bottom corner of the I-channel to clear the pitman arm and joint as they swing back during steering. The box just clears the shock tower and inner fender, which interfered by only 1/8" or so. The steering box input shaft plugs right into the intermediate shaft, and I reused the original heat shield to protect the new power steering box from the nearby exhaust manifold. |
