Miller 91 steering system?

"ptak appreciates old racecars" (racecarptak) 08/02/2014 at 15:57 • Filed to: None

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Oppo Miller 91 experts, this is your chance to get out of your mother's basement :D

To the unenlightened, the Miller 91 was a sexy one-seater race car built in the 1920s by Harry Miller. Available in both RWD and FWD versions, it was largely successful and won over 80% of Indy 500 races between 1923 and 1928.

I'm working on a similar project and my main problem right now is the steering, which, if conducted straight, would collide with the engine. The car would be a one-seater, so I can't pull a Bugatti Type 35 and re-route it a zillion ways... or is that what was done with the 91?

Basically I just want to know what the steering system on one of those (one-seater) Miller 91s looked like. If anyone knows the dimensions too, I'd like to know as well.

Thanks. :)

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > ptak appreciates old racecars 08/02/2014 at 16:08

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Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > ptak appreciates old racecars 08/02/2014 at 16:10

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But, you could run the shaft above the motor and use a geared coupling or a u-joint to drop it down to the rack

ptak appreciates old racecars > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 08/02/2014 at 16:29

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Ooh, hadn't seen those before.

Running it above the engine is an interesting idea. Thanks on both accounts!

Frank Grimes > ptak appreciates old racecars 08/02/2014 at 19:16

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check out hot rod steering setups. here is a product sold by speedway I assume its just a couple of sprockets and chain connecting them.