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Offline wideopen231

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shifter choice and location
« on: July 29, 2023, 02:50:06 PM »
WSht are you using and what is best location you have found?  I have a tube shifter. Works fine and very compact. While I have solenopid miunted, I do not have any lockout other than slots. Also with collar on I can not look down at it and see where it is gear wise. Amy just move, but like to know what is working for others.
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Re: shifter choice and location
« Reply #1 on: August 02, 2023, 08:06:47 PM »
Precision Performance Kwik-Shift II shifting a 'glide. Tab mounted to the chassis, body adjacent to my left knee (Aussie car, shifter on the left). It meets the local IHRA requirements, and lets me one-handed overcome to reverse lockout (important to me as I have a hand operated brake that leaves me one-handed for shifting).

Would have preferred a Frameworks shifter but they are like rockinghorse crap to find.

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Re: shifter choice and location
« Reply #2 on: August 02, 2023, 10:38:14 PM »
Hurst Quarter Stick here, slanted beween my legs as seen in the pic. Pneumatic solenoid which I operate manually with that small transbrake button.
TB or timers are not in use at the moment. I could set the gear change based on rpm too but no electronics allowed in our vintage group.

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Re: shifter choice and location
« Reply #3 on: September 06, 2023, 12:44:22 PM »
Neal & Parks tube shifter between Legs
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Offline THE FRENCHTOWN FLYER

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Re: shifter choice and location
« Reply #4 on: September 07, 2023, 06:27:32 AM »
Mine is mounted on the top right tube, below the chute release.
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Re: shifter choice and location
« Reply #5 on: September 07, 2023, 06:39:11 AM »
Nice. Problem there would be chute and air solenoid mounted same spot,plus handbrakes and shut off right beside it.
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