Cable shift Options

[spare time toys]

I saw this one guy has made up a way to cable shift a tail shifter. Has any one made one for the side shifter? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) I want to slide the driving position over to the center of the car for better weight positioning. This is a track car only (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_flagge24.gif) I only need the hump for the shifter stuff but if I swap to a cable shift I could remove the hump and slide the seat over. I would go Hyd clutch and redo gas cable.

[andys]

I've used push-pull cables for a number of different applications. If you look at the pictures on that site, you'll notice there's a mis-aligned cable for the gate control at the shift lever mechanism. Mis-alignment can lead to pre-mature wear and failure. It is best to line-up normal to the direction of motion. When dealing with non-linear motion, it is preferable to make a swivelling bulkhead mount, but not imperative, depending on the amount of angular change. The gray cable is from CableCraft (Tuthill Corp.). I've found them to be more durable than the expensive Morse brand, and are far more flexible making them easier to route. FWIW.

Here's the simplest cable shifter lever mechanism I've seen so far, that translates all the nessecary motions. Would be easy to duplicate. http://www.pbseng.com/Cableshifter.html

Andy