Once I get my car finally rebuilt and running again (long story, will go into it in a video soon) I’ll be continuing mine as well, but using a billet shifter cage, and the now defunct Midship center console.
If you want to do a version 3, try the Greg’s Racing Parts Lotus gated shifter plate, I don’t know dimensionally how much different it is in the shifter itself so it may or may not fit the stock shift leaver as well as yours
Is it possible to make the gated part sit lower? I love your project and how its looking, but for me, it is very high and makes the actual lever look too short. Did you choose the hight because you like it? or whats there any physical restrictions?
I would have liked for it to be lower, but then the gate forks would become so thin that they would break. As you get closer to the pivot point, the shifter rod begins to overlap itself when shifting into gears, so its not possible to make a plate lower than this. If you needed it to sit lower, you would need to swap the shifter box for an aftermarket one.
So I'm actually curious if this ended up being a problem or not but, to my knowledge, you can't necessarily block the movement of the shifter like that otherwise you might not be able to get it into gear if the engine moves too much separate from the shifter itself?
It's not a problem here. For FR applications, the shifter is mounted directly on the transmission, so any engine movement means the shifter is moving too. But this is not applicable here on RR setup since the transmission is connected to the shifter only by the cable, and the outer bit of the cable is also mounted on the transmission. This is setup in the same way a bicycle handle connects to the brakes. You are able to turn the handles as much as you like, but you can still brake the same amount.
I like the level of homemade engineering.
Once I get my car finally rebuilt and running again (long story, will go into it in a video soon) I’ll be continuing mine as well, but using a billet shifter cage, and the now defunct Midship center console.
If you want to do a version 3, try the Greg’s Racing Parts Lotus gated shifter plate, I don’t know dimensionally how much different it is in the shifter itself so it may or may not fit the stock shift leaver as well as yours
Nice work dude
thats beautiful, i may definatly need to do this myself.
flexing on us with the 6 spd😅
That’s wonderful! Wish I could get something like that. But I’m just redoing the entire center console anyways so should be doable😄
Good job
Nice job with the concept, prototyping, and build. Has there been any wear on the shifter rod or the gate?
Thanks. Yes, there has been some initial wear in the shifter rod (about 0.5mm) but the degradation has stopped now that its been "broken in".
Is it possible to make the gated part sit lower?
I love your project and how its looking, but for me, it is very high and makes the actual lever look too short.
Did you choose the hight because you like it? or whats there any physical restrictions?
I would have liked for it to be lower, but then the gate forks would become so thin that they would break. As you get closer to the pivot point, the shifter rod begins to overlap itself when shifting into gears, so its not possible to make a plate lower than this. If you needed it to sit lower, you would need to swap the shifter box for an aftermarket one.
So I'm actually curious if this ended up being a problem or not but, to my knowledge, you can't necessarily block the movement of the shifter like that otherwise you might not be able to get it into gear if the engine moves too much separate from the shifter itself?
It's not a problem here. For FR applications, the shifter is mounted directly on the transmission, so any engine movement means the shifter is moving too. But this is not applicable here on RR setup since the transmission is connected to the shifter only by the cable, and the outer bit of the cable is also mounted on the transmission. This is setup in the same way a bicycle handle connects to the brakes. You are able to turn the handles as much as you like, but you can still brake the same amount.
Just a thought but just maybe replace the shifter bushings? That will fix a sloppy shifter and they are really cheap
I've replaced those already. It's not enough to fix all the slop
Really nice result 👍🏽 thanks for sharing.
Good work. However you should consider sequential shift. Less chance of a money shift.
this goes hard actually
Awsome project 👌👌👌
i paid 700 usd for my full aluminium shifter i ts more expansive but mine is more sexy lol
Lol. To each their own i guess
😂 nobody asked
Good job bro
Hey what did u study in uni or college?
I finished electrical engineering at Uwindsor a month ago, bachelors.
@@abdullahmohieddin congratulations my brother inshallah we see you one of the best engineers
@@abdullahmohieddin I’m in academic upgrading for math and I’m gonna do the same career as u any advice?
Thank you. I would say make a tight study group consisting of friends you can trust. You'll be able to help each other through the tough semesters