X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imo-m14.mx.aol.com ([64.12.138.204] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.3) with ESMTP id 2940384 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 27 May 2008 08:01:44 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.138.204; envelope-from=Lehanover@aol.com Received: from Lehanover@aol.com by imo-m14.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.3.) id q.c0e.309e1d0a (41812) for ; Tue, 27 May 2008 08:01:01 -0400 (EDT) From: Lehanover@aol.com Message-ID: Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 08:01:01 EDT Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Off Topic Question for Lynn To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1211889661" X-Mailer: Unknown sub 36 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1211889661 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit You can probably have a shift lever anywhere along that shaft you would like. At the worst the H pattern may be reversed so that (for example) low might be to the right and back rather than to the left and back. This seems like a big deal at first, but a few laps around the block and you forget that it is different. Drill a horizontal 1/4" hole through the shaft anywhere you want a lever. Build a lever from 1" flat stock folded into a inverted "U" shape so as to fit over the hole in the shaft. Drill a a matching 1/4" hole through the strap stock. Weld on a bolt sticking up to screw your shift ball onto. Leave one leg of the "U" shape 3" longer than the other and add a couple of 1/4" holes in a vertical plane. These holes will get one bolt for the pivot link so as to be adjustable. Construct a pivot link of small tube stock with a 1/4" nut welded to each end. Screw in a 1/4" rod end and jam nut on each end. One end bolts to the trans about in line with the stock shaft. Forward of the lever or to the rear of the lever makes no difference. The other end bolts to the longer strap below the shaft. Double nut the shaft bolt to adjust clamping force for good feel. There is another system that works well. I can draw up both if you like. Shift up a storm. Lynn E. Hanover > > On a related subject, the gear shift is located about 10-12 inches back > > with a round shaft connecting to the shifting mechanism inside the > > transmission. Would it be difficult, or even possible to shorten that > > shaft? I think the stock location will be too far back in the Alpine. > > > > Bob W. > > **************Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with Tyler Florence" on AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/tyler-florence?video=4&?NCID=aolfod00030000000002) -------------------------------1211889661 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

You can probably have a shift lever anywhere along that shaft you would= =20 like. At the worst the H pattern may be reversed so that (for example) low m= ight=20 be to the right and back rather than to the left and back. This seems like a= big=20 deal at first, but a few laps around the block and you forget that it is=20 different.

Drill a horizontal 1/4" hole through the shaft anywhere you want a leve= r.=20 Build a lever from 1" flat stock folded into a inverted "U" shape so as=20 to fit over the hole in the shaft. Drill a a matching 1/4" hole=20 through the strap stock. Weld on a bolt sticking up to screw your shift ball= =20 onto. Leave one leg of the "U" shape 3" longer than

the other and add a couple of 1/4" holes in a vertical plane. These hol= es=20 will get one bolt for the pivot link so as to be adjustable. Construct a piv= ot=20 link of small tube stock with a 1/4" nut welded to each end. Screw in a 1/4"= rod=20 end and jam nut on each end. One end bolts to the trans about in line with t= he=20 stock shaft. Forward of the lever or to the rear of the lever makes no=20 difference. The other end bolts to the longer strap below the shaft. Double=20= nut=20 the shaft bolt to adjust clamping force for good feel.

There is another system that works well. I can draw up both if you=20 like. Shift up a storm.

Lynn E. Hanover

> > On a related subject, the gear shift is located about 10-= 12=20 inches back
> > with a round shaft connecting to the shifting=20 mechanism inside the
> > transmission. Would it be difficult, or e= ven=20 possible to shorten that
> > shaft? I think the stock location wil= l be=20 too far back in the Alpine.
> >
> > Bob W.
> >= =20

Get trad= e secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Co= oking with Tyler Florence" on AOL Food.

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