Watch this space kids!
I refuse to pay $200-$300 for something that is little more that a small steel modification & an ally riser plate, so Im making my own.
See as per the pic, the 2 ends of a standard shifter are just pressed into the centre ball, my plan is to pull the lower section out by 8-10 mm, then copy the C's alloy plate that goes under the assembly in my car
If I can't pull the lower section out by that much (and I may need to throw a couple of tacs of weld in to make sure it stays there) then I'll pull it all the way out & make a replacement part. Machine it up on the lathe, just 10mm longer - so we go from a 58.50mm shaft, to a 68.50mm shaft length.
That's all a short shifter is folks! A change in the pivot point
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You can see the ally plate in this pic. I just need to replicate it.
Also note the longer lower section of the shifter
Also note the longer lower section of the shifter
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Taz wrote:When funds allow
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Just found out my short shifter doesnt have an alloy plate?
Could that be the reason why reverse is so hard sometimes and its real notchy?
Could i just space it with washers? would be a lot easier than replicating the plate.
Could that be the reason why reverse is so hard sometimes and its real notchy?
Could i just space it with washers? would be a lot easier than replicating the plate.
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For those of you not on Facebook, I finally got off my ass & bought a mig welder for little things like this. Finally welded her up
Weld tidied up.
And yep, going with steel spacer washers for the plate. These actually come as part of a Fujitsu server racking kit & they're never used, so I pinched dozens of them :cheerscunts:
Weld tidied up.
And yep, going with steel spacer washers for the plate. These actually come as part of a Fujitsu server racking kit & they're never used, so I pinched dozens of them :cheerscunts:
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Look awesome.
Is there anything you dont know how to do?
Is there anything you dont know how to do?
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I think Bennoz should install wings on his car and make it a REAL rocketAkys wrote:Look awesome.
Is there anything you dont know how to do?
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