Steering Linkage

I bought some nice aluminum rod ends from a race car supply company to connect my pedals and steering chock to the push/pull tubes. They have a 3/8 inch thread and a 5/16 inch hole for the steering chock bolt.


The rod end is screwed into a 5/8" piece of solid aluminum rod that I drilled and tapped.The solid rod will be bolted or riveted into the push pull tube. I used a stainless bolt for a jam nut and a hex head bolt to connect to the pedals and steering chock.




I bought a six foot sheet of 3/16" x 4" steel and a three foot 5/8" steel rod and fabricated a steering chock. It's in primer gray to keep the rust off until final paint.

Steering chock installed with top and bottom aluminum plates. To hold it all in place I drilled and countersunk 1/4" stainless steel screws and tapped the bottom plate to hold the assembly together. I also threaded the steering chock shaft and put a stainless lock nut and washer on. Not sure how I'm going to finish the springboard yet.

I need to drill the hole for the front runner bolt.