Tom,
Does this mean that your new nickname is "Muscles?"
On the point of the alloy bushings. That looks like something that would be
easy to fabricate if you had a lathe. I am sure that some intrepid soul on
the list has one and could be coerced - uh, persuaded - into making up a
batch.
Don't look at me though. I had a hard enough time spelling lathe, so I sure
couldn't own one!
Sid
>From: "Thomas Walter" <ra0618@email.sps.mot.com>
>Reply-To: "Thomas Walter" <ra0618@email.sps.mot.com>
>To: road <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: Cutting SHifter
>Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2000 08:19:53 -0500
>
>Hmm, does this mean the price for a shifter is $30 + shipping? ;-)
>I know I have a couple around here, darn if I can find them!!!
>
>On those NISMO aluminum bushings. The shifter will vibrate a
>little louder, but it does improve the feel of the shifter. I have
>a bad habit of "pulling up" on the shift lever when pulling it
>down. With some worn out rubber bushings I pulled the shifter
>right off the linkage while on an autox. Hmm, second gear only!
>
>The only drawback is that with the solid aluminum bushings it
>is much easier to "force" the transmission shift folks a little harder.
>The old Interpart catalog had "heavy duty shift roll pins" as it
>was easy to shear the OEM roll pins that hold the shift fork to
>the shift level. Never had that problem with the roadster five
>speed, but managed to pull too hard on a four speed 510 gear
>box. Once again by shortening the level it will reduce the force
>you can put on the shift folks, so probably a non issue.
>
>Humor: Dropped off a Honda 1600cc engine at a machine
>shop. Aluminum block, but a customer was standing there as
>I carried in the engine. He kept giving me a funny look like "Geeze
>I don't want to mess with a guy who carries the cylinder head in
>one hand, and a engine block in the other". <grin>
>
>Cheers,
>
>Tom Walter
>Austin, TX
>
>
> > << This reminds me- does anyone have a stock 67 shift lever with the
> > "special"
> > washers they can spare? Stock knob would be nice too. >>
> >
> > Oh.... I had one for sale on my website for a long time and I just sold
>it
> > for $30. I cut my shifter and made the appropriate bend so that it
>would be
> > comfortable. I like it but the shifts are alot more stiff. Takes
>awhile to
> > get use to it.
>
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