Trans linkage Cable to Toyota Options

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This is the basic idea, use a proven system. Cable to mechanical. This is a MR2 system.
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I am running a 930 transmission and its shifting characteristics are well known, it's a heavy slow gear change motivated me to try something else.
The system works much better than the straight cable. My "H" pattern is flipped as I need to install a new shifter unit which matches the back side. I've only driven the car one day and I love the direct feel.
It feels like a modern transmission now, well real close for sure. The 930 transmission shifts like a tractor LOL. I'm going to remove the transmission brace tomorrow, sand down everything and put a fresh coat of paint all around.

[andys]

You're going to have to devise a way to keep the dirt and grit from getting caught up in the grease and those sliding/rotating parts on the tail of your trans. It will eventually lead to problems down the road.

I would be in favor of a bell crank for the gate (twist) function mostly to get rid of that looping cable. A bellcrank to translate the motion would give you a nice straight shot from the shifter tower to the trans. Straight push-pull cables exhibit a lot less friction and wear than one's that make curves or loops (you need advantage you can get to ease the shifting on that 930)- though they are designed to take devious paths, they do perform much better the straighter they are.

Where BTW did you get those rubber bellows on the cable ends?

Andys