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retroboy:
In my instance I could mount the mechanism forward of the axle tube on the left under my left calf then make a shift lever leaning over and coming up next to the drive shaft shield directly in front of the diff centre. If that makes sense.

dreracecar:
would you be able to get in and out without stepping on it???

Cable is too simple and to have a lever mounted to the shifter down there , the throw would increase so much that you would run out of room in the cockpit

PSweeney:

--- Quote from: retroboy on November 22, 2014, 01:38:35 PM ---In my instance I could mount the mechanism forward of the axle tube on the left under my left calf then make a shift lever leaning over and coming up next to the drive shaft shield directly in front of the diff centre. If that makes sense.

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as bruce says the throw would be huge, at least 6-8" movement up and down the gears.  You'd be better off mounting it off the bottoml left rail and remotely operating the lever via a bellcrank on the bottom rail linked vertically with rods/ rod ends to a cranked lever off the upper rail.

Paul New:

--- Quote from: dreracecar on November 22, 2014, 02:54:35 PM ---would you be able to get in and out without stepping on it???

Cable is too simple and to have a lever mounted to the shifter down there , the throw would increase so much that you would run out of room in the cockpit

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My shifter was located in the same location I used rods to push pull the shift and reverse lock outs. You can see pics of mine earlier in this thread

dreracecar:
Same shifter since I built the car in '94, Thats the second cable since new, The Morse red jackets are junk compared to one I had Control Cables build about 12 years ago

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