Miata Mailing List: December 1997, Message #108
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From: 	Toby Weir-Jones <twj@walkerdigital.com>

Subject: Re: Question on short shifters

Date: 	Mon, 1 Dec 1997 18:06:10 +0000



At 05:57 PM 12/1/97 +0000, you wrote:

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>     the items I'm considering is a short shifter.  There are reviews on 

>     www.miata.net of three (RAS, C (?, via DlrAlr), and BSP).  It is not 

>     clear what (if any) differences there are between them.  Any comments?



Perhaps a useful enhancement to your question (the answer to which I don't

know, btw) might be to ask if the home-grown short-shifter conversion (i.e.

cut the top off the lever, tap threads down to the conical section, shorten

the VooDoo knob, and you're done) is in all practical ways functionally

equivalent to a "real" short-shifter kit which plays with the fulcrum and

whatnot.  



AFAIC, it'd be more fun to tap the lever myself, and definitely cheaper.

even if i had to buy a tap!  



twj

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twj@walkerdigital.com                Toby Weir-Jones