I got the quick rack installed, found the following link the most useful out of the list:
Lotus Elise How to Replace your Steering Rack | Z-Car
Its not a difficult job, but the toughest part was re-aligning the steering column spline to the rack's spline. I removed the two front rack mounting bolts that affix the column to the dash and the single bolt that's far in there (behind the instrument cluster and under the switchpack) I only loosened it. If its removed its a bear to get back in there, so I backed it off to get a little more wiggle room to re-align the column to the rack.
I marked 12 o'clock on the steering wheel with blue painters masking tape, then with the wheel cranked to lock position to the left and then to the right, did the pie slice comparison to get the steering wheel straight with the rack. It took 2-3 attempts to get that right. At worse, you can be off by 5 degrees but no more or else your steering will get affected in negative way.
Another tough part of the job is breaking the tie rod end free without damaging the boot. The passenger side popped off by itself, the driver's side, that was a bear. I tried a pitman puller and since the tie rod end is so small, that doesn't work. Couldn't find a small enough one at the auto parts store either. Tried small pullers, etc. Nothing worked. I then banged the bottom of the tie rod end (its hardened and has no threads to damage) and after a couple of good whacks the tie rod end broke free undamaged. If you have a couple of crappy nuts to put on there, that'll give more surface area to whack without damaging your existing nut which you may still want to re-use. Also once you have the tie rod ends off, I recommend repacking the rubber boot with grease using a syringe. Lastly, when the tie rod pops off you'll find a very small white washer that's laying on the arm or on the base of the boot. Keep that. It actually is the wrap for the bottom of the boot. Below is a link that describes repacking the tie rod end and of the white plastic retaining clip which I described:
V2Arms Install Log (pics questions too) - LotusTalk - The Lotus Cars Community
Also I recommend "disabling the APS", meaning shutting down all power to the car's 12v system before you do any work. Actually this should be done whenever you're messing around in the dash or other vulnerable area that has wires and electronics. While playing around with the steering column, I caused a short somehow. My water pump stopped circulating, HVAC couldn't get its firmware version, and my wipers/windows wouldn't work. I got a little worried thinking I may have fried my switchpack, but the aux power supply outlet still worked as well as other 12v systems like the headlights and blinkers. I checked my fusebank and found one 7.5 fuse blown and a 15 amp blown. I swapped in new fuses and all systems were a go. So be sure to shut things down before you proceed.
I lost my instrument cluster connector with wires and all.... It just vanished. Well keep an eye on that, while messing around with the column, it got pushed back behind the switchpack. Was happy to solve that mystery
I pulled the steering rack out from the passenger side, it came out without any issue at all and plenty of clearance. Just wiggle it some to get the spline of the rack clear of the firewall. So I put it in the same way, again no issue. Another thing to watch out for is the steering boot dust cover. I read in an Elise forum that a person noticed the boot all twisted after they had someone install the rack for them. So before you put your tie-rods back on ensure your steering boot on both sides is straight, not twisted, and free of kinks. Twist them out if you find any. I found my drivers side got twisted and had to address it.
Also note that you will have to get contorted some to deal with loosening and tightening the column spline u-joint bolts as well as to re-align the steering wheel to center. So just warning you ahead of time
My wheels and tie-rod ends are still off, I just need to put those back on as well as re-assemble the dash pieces. Then sometime soon, within the next week or two, have an alignment done and I should be good to go.
12 O'Clock Position
Full Left Lock Position
Full Right Lock Position