Porsche shift rod differences Options

[electroman]

quick question. I'm in the middle of modifying a Porsche 914 side shift transmission to a 911 style shift linkage. looking at the factory parts diagrams I have a question about two parts. looking online I'm finding conflicting information. some say that you can just use the tail shift first reverse shift rod, others say I need to swap it with the 914 first reverse shift rod. in the parts diagrams they do have two different part numbers 914.303.141.00 and 901.303.141.02 respectively. my question is whats the difference between the two of them and which one do I honestly need. or will either work. thanks in advance.

[GeorgeRud]

Are you trying to convert to a 915 type shift housing? What year is your car? When I converted my 73 chassis to a 915 transmission, I had to do some fabrication to make the correct type shift rod, but it wasn't too hard. You do need to use shift rod with the cup type attachment at the shifter tower, then a coupler behind the firewall leading to a late style rear shift rod. I made my own from some 15mm (I think) solid rod and indexing it to the side shift console that attaches to the transmission.

Are you using a 915 transmission? Otherwise, using the original design with new bushings should work fine if you have a 73 or later chassis.