Oldtimers, Youngtimers and Vintage Motoring

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A community for everything old and youngtimers! That includes Cars, Bikes, Trucks, Bicycles and all other old Personal Vehicles!

Oldtimers are Defined as Vehicles 30 years or older, whereas Youngtimers are between 25 and 30 years of age!

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submitted 5 months ago by Mr_Mofu@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/oldtimers_youngtimers@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Universal joints, which steering columns already have. Just need one that's in the right spot with the necessary range of motion.

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Alternatively, a ring/pinion gearbox could be designed to let the pinion rotate on one axis without issue.

I assume they used a rack/pinion setup with u-joints.