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Home Made Boot |
72 IXXIV |
Jan 6 2018, 09:47 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 62 Joined: 1-January 15 From: San Francisco Member No.: 18,277 Region Association: Northern California |
I have a side shift conversion in my '72 and I want to make a little boot for where the linkage comes out of the firewall.
Anyone have any good ideas for making a custom boot that does NOT require removing the linkage rod? I'm not looking for anything that's airtight or anything, just to keep splashing water from going into my center tunnel. Any thoughts? |
euro911 |
Jan 13 2018, 12:51 AM
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Retired & living the dream. God help me if I wake up! Group: Members Posts: 8,846 Joined: 2-December 06 From: So.Cal. & No.AZ (USA) Member No.: 7,300 Region Association: Southern California |
A PO had hacked up my '75 and riveted (with 26 rivets) an early shift console to the firewall and installed a tail-shifter transaxle. I removed the console and found that the orifice in the firewall had been enlarged to the point that a standard size shift rod bushing wouldn't work.
I installed an aluminum plate on the firewall to remedy that issue and purchased one of Chris' spherical shift rod bearings In my case, since the plate was thicker than the indentation in the firewall, it caused the shift rod's coupler to hit the bearing in 1st., 3rd. and 5th. gears. I modified one end of the bearings' housing a bit (turned down about 3/8' of it) and recessed it into the plate, thus allowing full rod travel. It all worked out great though, and the OEM shift coupler [side-shifter] boot fits over the bearing too (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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