Calvink

I have a puller, but not clear how I can get purchase on the upright without tearing up the boot on the track rod end. Tempted to just adjust the tie rod at the rack side (per MV8s suggestion) but the idea that the rod ends aren't aligned (in the sense that I'll have less play to adjust one vs the other) bothers me. As to Beachman, I fired off some mail to Bruce this weekend to see if he has any thoughts. Working on the headlights for now so no need to find a solution immediately. Would like to find a way to pull the end and get it lined up however. Thx, Calvin

Had a slow start to the build as the kids insisted I actually take them on vacation this year rather than working on the car. Damn inconsiderate if you ask me. Anyway, have the uprights installed and about to start on the lights. Did have one question though, after I installed the drivers side upright, I found that the brake rotor was tracking about 10-15 degrees to the left, so I added some turns to the track rod end such that it was parallel to the track of the car – at least by eyeball - when the rack was centered. Unfortunately, I neglected to check the orientation of the passenger side rotor before I tightened the track rod onto the upright. So the passenger side rotor is now oriented about 10-15 degrees to the right. Obviously the car was going to have to be aligned post build, but I wanted to at least line it up as best I could during build process. My challenge is that the passenger side track rod end is pressed into the upright now. I tried putting a hydraulic jack under it to push the bolt out but all this does it raise the suspension and eventually the car – obviously the car doesn’t weigh enough to get the track rod end to unseat. Meanwhile there doesn't seem to be any place to attach a puller on the track rod end to extract it. Anyone have any thoughts on the best way to get it out? I could wait until the build is finished and use the jack then when there is more weight. I could also just adjust things by turning the track rods, but I'd rather have the rod ends starting in roughly the same place if I can. Thx, Calvin

Prop is a 1942 Sensenich, with stickers and inspection marks still intact. Afraid I don't fly, but am an aerospace engineer by training so have always had the plane bug.

Took delivery of my 420R kit last week. Just under a year from placing the order to getting the kit. Super excited to get started on it. Body is in Aston green and detonator yellow.

@Pokey I have to say I'm pleasantly surprised at the number of 7 owners in the area. Hopefully we can all get together for some drives at some point. @TMRL7 I'm intrigued by the wheel dolly and jack stand idea. Did you bolt the wood frames to the dolly? @11Budlite Super helpful thread. Thanks. Thx, Calvin

I have a 420R kit on order (early December build date) and am passing the time as I wait getting my garage ready for the project. I've seen a few build videos with the chassis on a set of rollers during the build. This seems like a more convenient approach than putting it up on a set of jack stands. I'm seeing a few different roller options - speedway has some sprint car chassis rollers that look like they might work for example. Has anyone invested in a set of these? If so, I'd appreciate any suggestions on the best set to get and as to whether they were as helpful as they seem like the would be during the build. Thx, Calvin