AAGH, shift lever- the custom ss thread! Options

[uberschall]

i'm trying to make a short shifter, per mywhite94celicagt's how-to,

http://www.6gc.net/howto/make_custom_short_shifter

and i've hit a couple of issues. i pm'ed him a few days back and he hasn't gotten back to me, so i figured i'd ask everyone else.

does anybody know what size/length the pin pressed into the side of the ball is? (the one that holds it in place on the lever)

i've drilled well past the o.d. of the main lever, and it still won't move when i smack the top of it with a punch.

help!


EDIT: i figured it out, see below. this will now be my thread for progress on the project. the goal is a functional short shifter for a paltry 15 bucks.
that's using a spare, you could do it to your own FO' FREE. i'll have a spare, who knows...maybe i'll make another and sell it!

EDIT TWO: really, i just want to spread the love. this is a pretty easy mod you can save yourself at least $40 by doing.

This post has been edited by uberschall: Oct 3, 2006 - 11:02 PM

[uberschall]

alright folks, here it is, the final installment. it took me a bit b/c i went out for some adult beverages in celebration of a jorb well done!

the requisite "before" picture.


the hacker, after a quick run-in with the wire wheel....


here's the new trick for removing those tough bolts at the front of the shifter assembly!
(snake a combination wrench between the knee panel and the carpet)


a direct comparison.


this is how we remove the cups where i come from---a crescent wrench in the vise and a punch!


the finest multi-purpose lubricant in ZEE WORLD


a-a-a-and,

we have a car again.


i'm in neutral there....in 1st and 2nd, i have about 1/2" clearance from the brake for my gorilla mitts.

sideshot! (in 2nd gear) nice and stubby.



there you have it.

one more trick! those two pesky phillips-head screws that hold the lower shroud around the shifter (which happen to be right next to the seat) are MUCH easier to get out with an 8mm combination wrench!

all in all, i could have left it a little taller....but i did only pay 15 bucks for the shifter. if i'd used my own, this would have been free-ninety-nine.

not bad, methinks!

questions / comments welcomed!

This post has been edited by uberschall: Oct 4, 2006 - 9:51 PM