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Shifter
RacinJacin:
I saw a guy down under selling this style shifter and as soon as I saw it I knew I had to have one...until I saw the price. It was out of reach...so I ended up making one instead. Not sure exactly how the real one works so I just kinda faked it as best I could since I've never actually seen one of these in person.
All in all it came out pretty good and has worked very well except for one time I let it go out of adjustment - I may incorporate a redesign to address that so I can be lazy and not have to worry about such things. :-)
slofomoco:
Nice work.
wideopen231:
Now racinjacin you can not make one simular to one made by someone else. I have been called all kinds of names for building one simular to the one Parks sales. Heck i couldn't copy it his pictures are not good enough.
I think its Lowe who makes one simular to yours. Nice job.
PSweeney:
--- Quote from: wideopen231 on November 07, 2014, 06:37:36 AM ---Now racinjacin you can not make one simular to one made by someone else. I have been called all kinds of names for building one simular to the one Parks sales. Heck i couldn't copy it his pictures are not good enough.
I think its Lowe who makes one simular to yours. Nice job.
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got any pictures, very interested in alternative shifter design for a glide.
RacinJacin:
Wideopen231, Yes, you are right mine was heavily influenced by the LOWE shifter. I couldn't recall the name at the time of my earlier post. Keep in mind mine isn't a copy of his, but it was definitely INSPIRED by his. I had contacted Ken Lowe (I think it's Ken) and I tried to offer some suggestions for improvements to his, but once he learned I wasn't buying one - he had no interest in talking with me. I can't say I blame him - time is money. The guys I work with - we exchange ideas all the time in an effort to improve things - so I just default to that mode without even thinking about it. I'm sure Ken was probably thinking, "Who's this nitwit trying to offer ME suggestions" - Again - I wouldn't blame him if he thought that.
Slightly reminds me of the time I was on the phone with an engineer from JW - trying to explain that they had made a mistake on their hemi to PG adapter. I wasn't complaining, I didn't want a refund - all I wanted was to save the next nitwit like me the GRIEF of figuring it all out from scratch. The guy treated me like a complete idiot - I was like whatever dude I was just trying to help, my bad. JW had several big issues, starter pilot hole was undersized - such that a nippondenso starter WOULD fit but a Mitsubishi starter would NOT. JW said I was CRAZY. JW also piloted off the ROUGH machined hemi pilot - which Ma Mopar never intended to be a pilot and therefore did not make perfectly centered- JW said I had an "oddball crank" I laughed and said "that's funny I got a half dozen more JUST like it." STARTER tooth engagement way too shallow. I digress.
I see something I like - no promises - I may very well copy it, but make no mistakes I will also try to make it BETTER :-) I may not succeed but I'm sure gonna try!
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