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I want to eliminate all the slop I can from my side shifter. I like the idea of the Jwest & tangerine stuff but want to fab my own. Please share your suggestions/experiences, and please PICS! -Guy

Oh! what ever happened to Velios?
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Here are a few pics from my JWest linkage install:

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?s=&...t&p=1031305

That.....Sir Andy is beautifull!

I am local Eric, I'll take you up on it when I get back for R&R.

What kind of home brew stuff is out there? Pics guys we know your proud of your work.

The JWE Side-shift linkage kit isn't being produced any longer?

Why???

Slothness had a pretty rad one...
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...=186850&hl=

here is what we did ourselves:

I've got a bunch more pictures in my vintage car build thread

I like it Brant. Eric where did your pic's go?

My guess ...Expensive to reproduce.... Limited market

I have the jwest set up in my race car. And part of a jwest setup (rear assembly and firewall bearing) where I used my own limited fab skills to use steering shaft steering joints to complete in my street car. Very happy with both!!!!!!!

we turned a delrin bushing for the firewall, made to fit
and we put an apex bushing at the front of the linkage too

plus an ajrs shifter
dual brass bushings, and as you can see an extended cup for the cup bushing.

the shift rod is dead straight because of the -6 conversion

I believe Racer Chris (Tangerine Racing) \; see our Vendors...) lists a very similar side shift conversion kit on his website....

Harvey

The JWest kit had a DIY shift rod, but the short shaft carrier bolted in place without modifying the transmission shift console.
My kit has a finished shift rod but installation of the short shaft carrier requires cutting the ear off the console.
Some of my design criteria were based on experience with installing JWest kits for customers.

I have the Tangerine kit with the spherical bearing at the firewall and JWest Rennshift. Racer Chris made a custom shift rod to work around my LS1. The car's not on the road yet, but the shift action is SMOOOTH and crisp

Good stuff! What kind of pics do you guys have of more diy stuff?

I modified one of Chris' firewall bushings to fit my particular application.

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The section of the firewall where the bushing goes had to be reinforced with a 1/8" aluminum plate (as the hole had been hogged-out by a PO)

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Taking 3/8" off the back side of the bush housing afforded the clearance I needed in the engine bay (front shift coupling hit the bush housing), but I still have a little binding due to a bad angle or an offset that I still need to straighten out.

This is exactly the stuff I was hoping for as many pictures and experiences in one place, it will make for a sweet referance thread.