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after mis shifting 1-2-1 (11,495 rpm and destroyed motor) and my co-driver missing by 2-3-2 (12,011 rpm and no damage) i started to build my own shifter. inline, no mor H-pattern.
i worked on it for a while, then i bought a sequential shifter, and then i went back to H-pattern and sold the seq shift. i did not like not being able to go to neutral anytime.
but today, i have finally finished the shifter after a couple of years. here are some progress videos, from rudimentary designs, trial and error, and finally the finished (needs paint etc) product. i had to rebuild an 01E (1-2 shift collar) to be able to fine tune this, and will put a trans in the race car so i can final tune it in the car before i put the dog box back in.
but, missing a gear should be a thing of the past (hopefully!)
it is based on the old school muscle car Vertigate setup, i even cannibalized a bearing from Chubs old skateboard for the linkage part on the trans rod
the 3-4 detent pulls hard, almost negating the need for the spring to pull it down into the next slot. i studied quite a bit on this, there are some pretty neat shifters out there like this, inline stuff.
here is the whole series..... i think. including the redneck lathe to make the grooves for the clips.
but as you will see through these next vids, i tested, changed, tested, changed, and just made things gradually better and better as time went by. i got it now i think.
tinkering is one of my things, i like to do it. i like to see what makes things tick. this was no exception.
i worked on it for a while, then i bought a sequential shifter, and then i went back to H-pattern and sold the seq shift. i did not like not being able to go to neutral anytime.
but today, i have finally finished the shifter after a couple of years. here are some progress videos, from rudimentary designs, trial and error, and finally the finished (needs paint etc) product. i had to rebuild an 01E (1-2 shift collar) to be able to fine tune this, and will put a trans in the race car so i can final tune it in the car before i put the dog box back in.
but, missing a gear should be a thing of the past (hopefully!)
it is based on the old school muscle car Vertigate setup, i even cannibalized a bearing from Chubs old skateboard for the linkage part on the trans rod
the 3-4 detent pulls hard, almost negating the need for the spring to pull it down into the next slot. i studied quite a bit on this, there are some pretty neat shifters out there like this, inline stuff.
here is the whole series..... i think. including the redneck lathe to make the grooves for the clips.
but as you will see through these next vids, i tested, changed, tested, changed, and just made things gradually better and better as time went by. i got it now i think.
tinkering is one of my things, i like to do it. i like to see what makes things tick. this was no exception.
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