Make it yourself short shifter

Post by **PrecisionBoost** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 3:34 am

Ya Tom.... where are our T-Shirts??? :P

I spent over $500 last month so I should get a cute girl with an extra small 360 Dynamics T-Shirt

( perhaps you know a cute motorcycle racer who might help out

)

GsiTurbo · Post by **GsiTurbo** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 4:05 am

Umm...the silicone-carb..bb..b.bide tamari?? I know you would love to

I do like the T-shirt idea. I will definitely consider this, but most likely later this summer. Alternatively, I could look up some prices for T-shirts, and then simply pass them on at cost.

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 6:43 am

mocpac_ser wrote:excellent job, put me on the list for one.... If I buy 2 or more products of 360 dynamics...do i get a free -shirt?

Id be getting a couple shirts already

I used to BMX and every like 100$ you spent you got a shirt, needless to say i still have like 30 shirts

Post by **Efratech** » Sat Feb 05, 2005 2:33 pm

360 Dynamics wrote: I do like the T-shirt idea. I will definitely consider this, but most likely later this summer. Alternatively, I could look up some prices for T-shirts, and then simply pass them on at cost.

Tom... maybe we can sell the Daewootech.com ones also

Post by **PrecisionBoost** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 1:34 am

Ok.... I finished the modified short shifter with nice steel pull up lever about 10 minutes ago.

Here is the picture...

I cut the little plastic knob off the side of the white plastic and it works great...goes into fifth gear finally

The use of stainless steel was a mistake.... it took me forever (3 hours) to make this simple piece... I kept smoking my drill bits (internal holes)

Needless to say I finished it but it would cost way too much to make it out of stainless unless you had a large batch done at a machine shop.

I also don't like the look of the stainless steel vs polished aluminum.

The piece is very solid and it weighs more than the shifter knob.... so it's too heavy.

So I think it's best if I make the next one out of 6061 Aluminum bar stock....it will be way lighter and better looking.

It should make machining it really easy and quick and perhaps Tom can find someone who can polish the parts real cheap so they match the knob.

Alternatively I suppose we could get a burnishing wheel and some polish compound and Tom can do it himself.

Post by **PrecisionBoost** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 1:43 am

At some point I will put my shifter boot back on and drop my center console into place so everyone can see the drastic difference.

Given I was working on my shifter last night I ended up putting my stock shifter back into my car for the drive home last night.

WOW!!!!! What a difference... after driving with the short shifter for several days and going back to the stock one it made me realize just how huge the change was.

When I first put it in and drove around I noticed the difference but it wasn't as dramatic as I had hoped.... but going the other way.... puting the stock one back in made it feel like I was driving a Tractor!!!

I'm not kidding... I found myself moving my whole arm to shift instead of a flick of the wrist.

Anyways..... I'm sure you guys will enjoy the new shifter once Tom gets a chance to bang a few off.

Unfortunatly I didn't come to the conclusion about using aluminum early enough so I will have to wait and get the bar stock tomorrow.

Hopefully by the end of the weekend Tom will have the machining process down to a science and be able to bang off a few shifters.

mocpac · Post by **mocpac** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 1:43 am

Look good to me.... Let us know when 360D have them for sale...And my T-shirt size is M

Post by **PrecisionBoost** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 2:20 am

I installed the boot and took a picture.

This light makes the difference in color between the polished aluminum and stainless more noticeable.

AcingTeam · Post by **AcingTeam** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 2:35 am

Erfinder wrote:When I first put it in and drove around I noticed the difference but it wasn't as dramatic as I had hoped.... but going the other way.... puting the stock one back in made it feel like I was driving a Tractor!!!

LOL

kinkyllama · Post by **kinkyllama** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 3:10 am

I WWANT ONE SO DAMN BAD! ahhhhh. YOu should get them going so Tom can ship it with the other goodies im getting soon

Post by **PrecisionBoost** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 12:01 am

I finished the "reference" aluminum shifter mechanism....... it will be used to take measurments for all future parts.

So now I have to go through the machining process with Tom... and then he will be able to make some shifters for you guys.

I'm hoping that we will be able to get through all the new tooling changes this week but it all depends on how our "after hours" schedules line up.

AcingTeam · Post by **AcingTeam** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 12:43 am

Erfinder wrote:I finished the "reference" aluminum shifter mechanism....... it will be used to take measurments for all future parts.

So now I have to go through the machining process with Tom... and then he will be able to make some shifters for you guys.

I'm hoping that we will be able to get through all the new tooling changes this week but it all depends on how our "after hours" schedules line up.

Thanks guys for working on these

mocpac · Post by **mocpac** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 4:08 am

you are the men.... :twisted:
more or less a pre-final price?

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 2:59 pm

Erfinder wrote:I installed the boot and took a picture.

This light makes the difference in color between the polished aluminum and stainless more noticeable.

how the hell did you take out the lower bracket?? i tried to do that but i coudn't get the metal pole comming from the fire wall into the bracket off

it seems that the rubber/plastic circle in the front of the bracket should be removed but i don't know how to do it... can you help?

BTW... nice work man

MMamdouh

Post by **PrecisionBoost** » Tue Feb 15, 2005 5:12 am

I'm a little confused about what your asking about in the last post.

I simply undid the clip that holds the shifter into the plastic shifter box........ I didn't remove the lower bracket or metal pole.

I will eventually be doing this.... I want to modify the box to allow for a better pivot point.... so as to get the shifter throw down to about 3".

I will take some pictures when I get around to the removal procedure.... but as it stands it's not real high on my priority list.