subaru cable shift Options

[owen60657]

I am new to this site and was hoping to find someone who still builds the Subaru cable shifter similar to the apparently now defunct cold water 914 setup or has DIY directions on how to build my own. Any reviews of the cableshift.com setup? Any suggestions/recommendations?

Thanks,
FNG

[914forme]

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Ian does this on the side. He has a full time job, a wife, and other things in life. He does a nice job when he finds the time and resources to do a run.

So this begs to question what are you building?

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[owen60657]

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Ian does this on the side. He has a full time job, a wife, and other things in life. He does a nice job when he finds the time and resources to do a run.

So this begs to question what are you building?

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/thisthreadisworthlesswithoutpics.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

I am at the very start of a new build, don't ban me but it is not a 914. I have a wrx transmission and a 63' Karmann Ghia shell that is pretty straight-but flawed enough were it is not complete sacrilege to break out the angle grinder and plasma cutter. I was originally going to do a traditional rear-engine subarugears swap with an ej25 but got an amazing deal on a low milage eg33 with wiring harness for practically free. Problem is I would have to cut most of the back of the car off to make it fit. So now I have gone into full mad scientist mode and am thinking why go rear when I can go mid engine? So I have cobbled together some plans for a new tube chassis based on some other peoples cars. The old chassis needed converted to IRS, needed the floor pans replaced and new brake/fuel lines ran, that plus the 2 grand the subarugears reverse ring and pinion cost make the cost of going mid-engine nearly a wash (or at least that is what I am telling my wife). Plus this way I can design it with coolant lines in mind.

My dad taught me how to do body work on a 74' 914 when I was a teenager, it was also the first engine I got to tear into. He also taught me the secret to transmissions is paying someone who knows what they are doing to do it for you. I remembered the 914 as being a popular subaru conversion car, some googling eventually led me to cold water 914 and then here, figuring instead of messing it up a few dozen times I might just seek out a professional solution.

I am married with a one-year-old so this is a long term project. Couple hours at night and on the weekends. My goal is to have it done for by summer 2018.

[mgp4591]

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Ian does this on the side. He has a full time job, a wife, and other things in life. He does a nice job when he finds the time and resources to do a run.

So this begs to question what are you building?

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/thisthreadisworthlesswithoutpics.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

I am at the very start of a new build, don't ban me but it is not a 914. I have a wrx transmission and a 63' Karmann Ghia shell that is pretty straight-but flawed enough were it is not complete sacrilege to break out the angle grinder and plasma cutter. I was originally going to do a traditional rear-engine subarugears swap with an ej25 but got an amazing deal on a low milage eg33 with wiring harness for practically free. Problem is I would have to cut most of the back of the car off to make it fit. So now I have gone into full mad scientist mode and am thinking why go rear when I can go mid engine? So I have cobbled together some plans for a new tube chassis based on some other peoples cars. The old chassis needed converted to IRS, needed the floor pans replaced and new brake/fuel lines ran, that plus the 2 grand the subarugears reverse ring and pinion cost make the cost of going mid-engine nearly a wash (or at least that is what I am telling my wife). Plus this way I can design it with coolant lines in mind.

My dad taught me how to do body work on a 74' 914 when I was a teenager, it was also the first engine I got to tear into. He also taught me the secret to transmissions is paying someone who knows what they are doing to do it for you. I remembered the 914 as being a popular subaru conversion car, some googling eventually led me to cold water 914 and then here, figuring instead of messing it up a few dozen times I might just seek out a professional solution.

I am married with a one-year-old so this is a long term project. Couple hours at night and on the weekends. My goal is to have it done for by summer 2018.

If you're going mid engined, you don't need to do the reverse ring and pinion setup. The Subaru design is fine just the way it is for mid engine conversions - that's why it works for 914s.... unless I'm reading your post wrong.

[owen60657]

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png)

Ian does this on the side. He has a full time job, a wife, and other things in life. He does a nice job when he finds the time and resources to do a run.

So this begs to question what are you building?

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/thisthreadisworthlesswithoutpics.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

I am at the very start of a new build, don't ban me but it is not a 914. I have a wrx transmission and a 63' Karmann Ghia shell that is pretty straight-but flawed enough were it is not complete sacrilege to break out the angle grinder and plasma cutter. I was originally going to do a traditional rear-engine subarugears swap with an ej25 but got an amazing deal on a low milage eg33 with wiring harness for practically free. Problem is I would have to cut most of the back of the car off to make it fit. So now I have gone into full mad scientist mode and am thinking why go rear when I can go mid engine? So I have cobbled together some plans for a new tube chassis based on some other peoples cars. The old chassis needed converted to IRS, needed the floor pans replaced and new brake/fuel lines ran, that plus the 2 grand the subarugears reverse ring and pinion cost make the cost of going mid-engine nearly a wash (or at least that is what I am telling my wife). Plus this way I can design it with coolant lines in mind.

My dad taught me how to do body work on a 74' 914 when I was a teenager, it was also the first engine I got to tear into. He also taught me the secret to transmissions is paying someone who knows what they are doing to do it for you. I remembered the 914 as being a popular subaru conversion car, some googling eventually led me to cold water 914 and then here, figuring instead of messing it up a few dozen times I might just seek out a professional solution.

I am married with a one-year-old so this is a long term project. Couple hours at night and on the weekends. My goal is to have it done for by summer 2018.

If you're going mid engined, you don't need to do the reverse ring and pinion setup. The Subaru design is fine just the way it is for mid engine conversions - that's why it works for 914s.... unless I'm reading your post wrong.

That's what makes the extra fab work cost effective for me. I got the trans for scrap price from a buddy after helping him move. I don't know what Ian charges for just the cable shift set up but he seems to be very fairly priced on his other stuff. Chromoly prices have gotten ridiculous since the last time I bought some (late 90's) so as far as I can tell that will be my biggest expenditure-roughly what the reverse ring and pinion where going to cost depending on how fancy I want to get.