I've wanted this for awhile, but have been holding off. I tend to wait on certain mods to see what else comes out. When looking at short throw shifters, Kartboy was a pretty easy choice for me. Especially since they are local!
Drove up to meet Tom today! Very nice guy! He answered a couple questions I had and I came home to tackle the job. This was a decent amount of work and I would plan on spending some time on it. Nothing is hard, there is just a lot to pull off!
Here you go:
All the goods
Oh, this is just the beginning
Everything from the center consol out. This was a little intimidating, not going to lie. I didn't expect to have to remove everything, but then again, I hadn't really researched how to do this until I got home with the shifter.
For those of you doing this, be careful of this boot. It ended up being a "casuality of war" and it was a PAIN to get off
Old one out!
And under the car I go to swap out the rear bushing
So far so good! Back up top, I got everything buttoned up. This will be the last time I see this little beauty for awhile
Almost done and discovered this!
THIS IS NOT THE SHIFTER, it is 100% the knob. Sadly, the nut he uses to center the knob wouldn't work anymore.
Shot Tom a message and within a minute or two he suggested using something like a delrin washer or spacer. PERFECT! Quick trip to lows, and I had what I needed.
I had to shave just a hair off of it to get it perfect, but all is back to the way it started
My impressions:
WOW! Simply wow. Shifting is so much better! My favorite thing is that it makes the shifting experience precise and solid. Not sure how to describe it, but the shifter always felt a little "weak" to me, but I have always run MGW short throw shifters in my cobras. This fixed it for sure! Even if the throw was the same as stock, the solid feel alone would make this mod worth it.
I've been trying to stick with the "Must Have" mods on this car as I feel that it's pretty perfect, even in stock form. Blacked out headlights, red tail lights, rims and tires, suspension. IMHO, this is on that list as well.
I've said it a thousand times today through our interactions, but thank you again, @
tom@kartboy