DeTomaso Mailing List: September 97, Message #119
     



From: schrader@sugar-land.anadrill.slb.com (Kirby Schrader)

Subject: Re: Crunching Synchros $$$

Date: Wed, 3 Sep 1997 17:26:52 -0500



I have a shortened shift lever and the slots have been removed from the

shift gate. Dennis Quella recommended it way back when I had the car

rebuilt and I took him up on the offer. I like it.



You can take a look at it at:



http://mwd.sugar-land.anadrill.slb.com:8080/zmisc/interior.gif



Admittedly, I have gotten my 'pinkie' whacked with it one time when I was

being stupid, but you learn fast not to do it again! It hurt!



:-)))



When I drove another car with the stock shift lever, it took me awhile to

realize what the heck was so weird about shifting his car! It was a long

shift lever.



FWIW,



Kirby





At 14:20 -0400 3/9/97, JDeRyke@aol.com wrote:

>More ancient history, but someone wrote a Tech Info for P I back in the '70s

>on this. He said that he'd shortened his shift lever 2" by cutting a section

>out & re- welding, and recommended not cutting much more, 'cause fingers

>could hit the console cover. He also said the stock shift gate must be

>replaced 'cause the gear positions were much closer together after cutting

>the shift stick. A club member with an '87 GT-5S broke his stick, and found

>the hard way that it COULD NOT be professionally welded, because it seemed to

>be made up of several pieces of thin steel laminated or brazed together, then

>chromed. After 2 attempts, he bought a used early shift stick and apparently

>it fit OK. Be careful if you've ever replaced  a stick- the later ones may be

>unrepairable. J DeRyke







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'71 Pantera    #1661

'90 Thunderbird 35th anniversary special

'78 Longchamp GTS #3001   The wife's...

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