Potential Very Cheap DIY Short Shifter *UPDATED* Options

[Coomer]

Hey guys,
Over the weekend I installed a custom short shifter in my fourth gen. GT-S. Total cost was $29.94 shipped and insured(and that includes a new shift knob too), and all it required was a couple hours of custom work...no welding or anything like that either.

Basically, I used a '00+ Eclipse/Lancer/EVO Short Shifter, which is readily available for cheap on eBay.

After taking the shifter assembly out of my car, disassembling it, and cutting it apart(which took over an hour because the '88's assembly is solid, thick steel and I had no good tools available to cut it...the sixth gen's is plastic.), I put the Mitsubishi short shifter in, did more cutting, placed it in the car, and bolted it in(with longer bolts from a hardware store) with tons of bushings and washers to elevate the assembly and prevent the shift linkage cable from hitting the floor of the car.

It wasn't too hard of a process(and the really hard part was cutting the metal, which would be very easy on the sixth gen. because it's plastic), and I think the short shifter will work perfectly in a sixth gen. as well.

If you guys are interested, tonight I can take apart my stock sixth gen. shifter(I have a TRD Quickshifter which I love), and see if the Mitsubishi short shifter will fit in it. If so, I could write up a detailed how-to for you guys. Let me know if you're interested.

[Digndoug]

Ok I was just kidding. I got it in today, the stupidist time i coudla did it, but wanted to let people know soon as posbile if it would work.

Good news: It works. I havnt driving my car aroun yet, cause the batt died on me. So Im not sure how it feels, but it feels nice in mny car just sitting there.

Bad news: It took a while but i think they all do. The "How to" Is pretty much the same instructions as coomers shifter install in how to's. But you have to pop to pins to pull the old ****er out of the plastic assemble. Then to have the other one fit in, The two plastic knobs that sit on the two ends need to be pulled and added to the new lancer one. This is were the problem is, Your going to have to take it to a granding wheel or dremle it. I had a wheel so it work for me. There too big so they will need to be shaved down to properly fit. (that was the biggist problem i ran into) Then re-install it into the shifter then to have it fit in right, ytou need to get 4 new bolts, and washers. I used i think 9 washers on each bolt underneth to raise it. One thing is, I need to fix is, i could get one bolt in right, i think i screwed them all in on an angle or somthing. Im not sure. but its still in an dosnt hit anything.

Over all, I think its worth it if u really want a shorter shifter. I personally never thought out shift was that bad, compared to all other cars iv driving with stock shifters. I probley wouldnt do it againl, becuase i have a feeling somthing might go wrong when i go out driving tomorrow. Overal cost was $27.95 for shifter then another $10 at the hard ware store for bolts and washers. soo ended up being $37.95

If u have any more questions pm me, il try to help the best i can.