You could just extend the shifter with the piece you cut out... I was mocking this up earlier and looks like it should work fine - just remove both the kinks.
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You could just extend the shifter with the piece you cut out... I was mocking this up earlier and looks like it should work fine - just remove both the kinks.
How??? The piece i cut out to remove the kinks now means its too short?
If i weld those bits back in i'll just be "re-fitting" the kinks?
Cut the kinks off either end and weld in the straight piece between them dummy.
Or get a different shifter that'll only require 1 cut. :)
I think im going weld that 3rd piece back onto the astra shifter(the bit with the small diameter end), and then weld the end of the nova one onto that.......
Or find a calibra shifter
Good work dude.
Today went quite well!
Old bit lopped off
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...P/027ecdd9.jpg
Test fit shifter, rod fits through hole, looks well
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...P/280b5999.jpg
Flushed the side bits of the carpet support, seam sealed them, and primered
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...P/9606e038.jpg
Bit of sheet metal cut to plate over the hole
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...P/3259c794.jpg
Cracked out the welder, had to wind the power right down to stop it blowing holes, had to do a load of spots in some places, and then join them...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...P/5a473332.jpg
Sealed and primered again. Also extended the rod hole in the floor slightly, under guidance from Lionel.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...P/331768ce.jpg
Now, the reason you cant use a mk3 astra shifter lol
The end piece slides into the linkage, whereas a nova end piece slides OVER the linkage...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...P/69165982.jpg
So a quick markup on the floor, and a measure and have a plan
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...P/5f568358.jpg
So did that. So good working on thick metal, wack the welder up full and go at it full bore!!!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...P/7935506b.jpg
Not 10000% straight, but im hoping i can correct that when i actually bolt the shifter down tomorrow. It all lines up on a "dry fit"
Looking good :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v8...P/6666a5b9.jpg
More tomorrow,hoping to have the shifter all fitted and working. And then can get back on fitting the bodies and Go-Tech.
Stop messing with the shifter, i want to see it running! lol
Can you get the lever turret further back than the std stick? It would be ideal as the std position favours grannies over lanky boyracers tbh, though the handbrake is then in the way of it .....
So do i lol
TBH though its a 20minute job to bolt the bodies on.
And about an hour will see the ecu in and wired up.....
So shouldnt be long tbh
You could put it wherever you wanted to mate.Quote:
Originally Posted by craig green
But yeah handbrake will be a problem for 2nd/4th gear.
And if i mount it further back i wont be able get 5th because the "knob" hits the side of my seat before it gets over to the 5th position...
Already test fitted its position earlier on today