Some steering stops for my Pop

[Manky Monkey]

Arrived in the post today G.
Should do the job nicely. I'll try them for size tomorrow. Thank you. 

[Mr_G]

Sweet, Postage was cheaper than I expected, I have £1.06 change for you so gimme your paypal email and I'll send it on back to thee.

Can we have a photo of them fitted to y our pop please?

Cheers G.

[Manky Monkey]

Don't be daft! Keep the change. 
Young Mr Lunatic has been struck down by a cold this week, (though I'm sure he'll tell you it's something far more life threatening than that), so no workshop activity today. I've been plumbing in the brake lines this week, but with only an hour or 2 a day to play in after work & Loony being ill, it's taken a week to do. Determined to get them finished tomorrow afternoon though, so will try the steering stops then.
Thanks again Mr G. Appreciate it. 

[Mr_G]

Pleasure xD

[Manky Monkey]

Stainless steel steering stop in situ.
It's basically a big nut that screws on the end of the cotter pin that secures the kingpin to the axle. The back of the hub stops against it, limiting the amount of turn. Pretty basic but it's a standard Ford design & seems to work.
I asked G to machine 2 flats on it, so I could do it up with a spanner. Could've done with the standard 6 flats though as there's very little room to get a spanner on it. No matter, I've just screwed it on hand tight for now, but will fit the stops before the axle goes together on the final build.
I'm going to screw a stainless steel button headed allen bolt into the back of the hub for the stop to butt against. That'll give stainless to stainless contact & mean I won't have to worry about wearing away the paint.
Many thanks Mr G. 

[Manky Monkey]

Drilled the hubs today & tapped an 8mm thread into each one, then screwed a short M8 allen bolt in, to act as the striking plate for the steering stops to stop against. The turning circle's reduced a little further by the thickness of the bolt head, but I'd rather have plenty of clearance between the wheels & suspension arms than not enough.

[Manky Monkey]

Roughly 45 degrees of turn. Not fantastic, but will hopefully be enough for every day driving.
Thanks again for your help Mr G.