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Shifting the Powerglide

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Dolmetsch:
Probably a bit old and a bit stupid. No longer a problem now. Perfection is behind me I fear. Never was much of a driver. Usually just did the shakedown pass and then put someone else in the seat. Mostly built engines for others. Now I just want to feel the wind a few more times. Still enjoy it though even if it is just two or three times a year.  Like next weekend Picton Airfield. Just heard they are doing a photo shoot with Bob Beazer flagging. In his raindance outfit. Bob is an old friend (older then me). BTW My shifter linkage is similar to this one pictured. I love homebrew stuff.
Don

janjon:
Dolmet, that was the perfect response to me when I was being an asshole. Wisdom and perfection are perhaps behind me, or perhaps ahead...

Dolmetsch:
No worry. I am the idiot here. I was looking at the picture my old friend Bob W took that Glenn put up here too. I see the brake is applied and quite a bit too (at rest or released is 1 inch from the rear of the guard (tis a push ahead to apply) clearly visable in the picture.) About 1/2 it is definatley on and in the pic it is there. So I asked Bob where on the track I was hoping that I was through the traps and slowing down. Unfortunatley he just replied with "About 1/2 way down the strip" I going to have to let go and hang on! See why I aways had a hired gun in the seat? Couldnt drive my way out of a wet paper bag!
Don

wideopen231:
I cheated on my shifter taking a page out of Parks book I made a tube shifter . Cost about 10.00 weight around a pound. works great so far have not tried it with running trans YET.

mfp-66:
tube shifter?

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