Sunday, July 23, 2023

You can see why they did away with cable steering! It is murder to set up!

 

The mad thing is that this has taken so long, given that it is a joke and serves no practical purpose, as regards actually making the car go. 
You can see why cable steering was done away with. 

It buckles; develops slack; distorts brackets, which flex; frays; risks breaking; and draws blood.









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