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posted January 17, 2007 06:24 PM |
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Short Throw Shifter
I ran across this in the RX7 forum, and thought some folks, especially those who autocross in green REPUs might be interested.This decreases the shift throw around 60% or so.
All you need to do is lengthen the distance between the ball joint and the pivot point by 20mm. Then you need to create a 20mm spacer to move the whole assembly up.
All you need is some 10mm thick alloy.. short length of steel rod (20mm).. 4 long bolts and some gasket paper.
1) Remove Gearstick
2) Hacksaw balljoint off end of gearstick.
3) Weld ball onto 20mm steel rod.
4) Weld steel rod onto gearstick.
5) Cut out a rectangular piece of 10mm thick alloy that matches the size of the gearstick base.
6) Drill the 4 holes for the bolts in the rectangular alloy plate
7) Cut large hole in centre of alloy to allow gearstick to go through and have adequate movement.
8) Repeat steps 6 and 7 (ie you need two 10mm plates)
9) Cut 3 pieces of gasket paper (1 between plates, 1 on top of plates and 1 below plates.
10) Grab your 4 longer bolts and bolt it all in.
I snagged some photos of a commercial kit as well, but, I don't know how to attach an image to the post.
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