Shortened gear shift levers are not hard to do, but it does require some
welding and finishing work. In my Sprite, the lever was way too long to
suit me, with 1st and 3rd crashing my knuckles against the dash. I cut
an inch out of a relatively straight portion, ground each remaining end
to a point, tack welded the points together to allow alignment, and then
filled the rest with weld. I used a TIG but other methods will work as
well. After the welding, I filed the area down, and put it in a lathe
to smooth it. Final touch was a black powder coat because by now the
plating had been destroyed.
I'm planning on doing the same for the MGB.
Barrie Robinson wrote:
> Folks at world,
>
> My 1970 MGB has an SD1 gearbox installed with a Rover V8 engine. The
> gear stick sticks up rather high and I remember reading somewhere that
> it should be cut down. Anyone have advice on this? What is the
> height of an MGB stick above the tunnel face (not the console!)?
>
> Regards
>
> Barrie Robinson
> barrie@look.ca
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