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| mistro |
 Aug 27 2004, 08:42 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 148 Joined: 12-March 04 From: Highland Park, IL Member No.: 1,786 Region Association: None  |
Getting a new Rennshift shortly, right James? James has agreed to shorten the shifter to accommodate the bend in my long legs. Couldn't Porsche given the same amount of leg room in a 914 as Jaguar did in my XKE?
Anyway, I measure the length of the stock shifter from where it exits the transmission hump to the end of the shaft as 10" (no knob and ignoring the bend). James and I are talking about his fabricating the new shifter at a length of 7.5" with a slight bend to the right. While James has a lot more knowledgeable here than I ever will ever have, I'd appreciate hearing from any member who has modified the shifter by shortening it as to how short it is, any other bends in the shaft and how performance was affected. Especially like to hear from all you 914ers who could also be members of the Tall Club, i.e. over 6'2'' .TIA, Michael |
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| Brad Roberts |
Aug 29 2004, 11:18 AM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 19,148 Joined: 23-December 02 Member No.: 8 Region Association: None |
I have customers over 6'4. We heat and bend their stock stick over to compensate for the knee bend. Works great.
I really dont see how a shorter stick would help. It will leave your hand UNDER your knee. You need full/easy access to the steering wheel. A longer stick is something I would like to see. Something that gets my hand right next to the base of the steering wheel (think Indy car) B |
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mistro How short is it? Aug 27 2004, 08:42 PM
James Adams Decide quick - the rest of your shifter is nearly ... Aug 27 2004, 09:12 PM mistro James, I had an 68 XKE coupe 25+ years ago in Coll... Aug 27 2004, 09:23 PM rick 918-S I like the idea for shortening the length and bend... Aug 27 2004, 11:36 PM mistro Anybody out there with a short one? Aug 28 2004, 08:19 PM scottb i like this idea as i am 6'2 and r and 1 are o... Aug 29 2004, 12:43 PM James Adams All the "stock" RennShifters are stock stick heigh... Aug 29 2004, 03:34 PM mistro James, Give me a day, we have the time and I'd... Aug 30 2004, 03:24 PM phantom914 Just to add my worthless opinion: I am 6'5" an... Aug 30 2004, 03:43 PM mistro Andrew, At 6'5" your opinion counts a lot in t... Aug 30 2004, 09:18 PM James Adams No problem, just lemme know! Aug 30 2004, 10:01 PM Brad Roberts James,
The way your stick mounts... you could eas... Aug 30 2004, 10:26 PM Randal I've always thought the shifter was higher tha... Aug 30 2004, 10:34 PM trekkor I'm 5'9" and I am always dodging the shift... Aug 30 2004, 11:42 PM James Adams 
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