From:	darling@simlab.arc.nasa.gov on behalf of Dave Darling [darling@simlab.arc.nasa.gov]
Sent:	Wednesday, April 28, 1999 9:30 AM
To:	pelicanparts@csi.com
Subject:	Re: short shifter

>Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 08:55:26 -0700
>To: Wrichards <wrichards@fea.net>
>From: Dave Darling <darling@simlab.arc.nasa.gov>
>Subject: Re: short shifter
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>>Im interested in adding the short shift kit to my 71 with tail shifer,
>>any advice about this set up?
>
>	Nope.  I hear that it helps a tight linkage feel just a little
>bit tighter, and makes a sloppy linkage feel quite a bit sloppier.  It
>should reduce the throws on the shift lever, but if you go from gear A
>to gear B in less time you are more likely to beat the synchros and hear
>that infamous grind...
>	I'd suggest driving a tail-shifter 914 (not a Six, the linkage
>is slightly different) with the SS kit if you can, and seeing if you
>like the feel.
>	Some kits require cutting and epoxying stuff back together.  I
>am not real fond of that concept, but I hear it works pretty well.  Just
>make sure that you get everything EXCEEDINGLY clean before epoxying--use
>Brake Cleaner and follow up with Acetone or another cleaner that leaves
>no residue.
>
>--DD
>

Dave Darling                                  74 914 2.0 (decapitated)
                      darling@simlab.arc.nasa.gov
                        "OFF WITH ITS HEADS!"


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