Dimentions needed!!!! vw motorsport shifter.

[Muffler Bearing]

but it would sit pretty nicely in my corrado

-j

[kevinmacd]

my a2 as well!

[OdorCide]

Quote, originally posted by Muffler Bearing »

just thought of something while changing a shifter cable. why not just get a stock cable shift box and mount it ontop of the tunnel instead of below? BAM! raised shfiter. -j

Has already been done on cvovp's race car, go fer it...

[1.8t rabbit]

Ok i'm ready to make the first run, but i need to know how many to make so please post in the poll in the link provided below:

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=1948064

[1.8t rabbit]

Ohh and i wanted to say that my rod shifter setup still uses the factory rod that runs through the tunnel, but makes a huge improvement because the extra stress that a short shifter normally places on the stock plastic bushings is now placed on the shifter lever and its metal bushings. The rod shifter will be set permanently at a 50% reduction in throw and will be bolt in. Should take no more then 20 minutes to install.

[16V_Scirocco_GTX]

I suppose the rod and cable models aren't interchangable ... since I have the rod shifting but may want to swap to cable down the road.

What's the ballpark price?

[Mr Black]

Quote, originally posted by bahnblitz »

I have a fully working rod selector model for 020 gearboxes if anyone is interested in buying one!!!

Quote, originally posted by 1.8t rabbit »

i'm going to make it only for cable shift trannys at first, and then i'll make the 020 shifter if i can sell these.

Bahnblitz and 1.8t.......do you have any pics of your setups and info on how they work? Or at the very least a good description of how they differ from the standard linkage?

I have never seen anything remotely heavy-duty designed to work with the 020 (rod shift boxes) so I'm extremely curious here.

[rallyebmx]

Here is a preliminary set up from last weekend of my stock VWMS shifter with some pieces i machined to keep the stock tower. They are now being redone/changed a bit and anodized to match the stock pieces. What a bitch!

[1.BillyT]

I like the way you did the side to side cable... goos chit...

[wolfsbaum4]

Quote, originally posted by 1.8t rabbit »

Ohh and i wanted to say that my rod shifter setup still uses the factory rod that runs through the tunnel.

I'm glad you mentioned that as that was a concern of mine...My stock shifter has already been relocated further towards the rear of the car and I've had to lenghten the stock shift rod.

On a side note, I voted in your other thread so I'm interested in seeing the final product.

[rallyebmx]

1.BillyT -do you know if VWMS ever offered taller towers? I like the factory look with the stamped holes.

[1.BillyT]

Quote, originally posted by rallyebmx »

1.BillyT -do you know if VWMS ever offered taller towers? I like the factory look with the stamped holes.

DOn't think so. The ones that wer ein the race cars here had taller towers but they were all custom. If you can find a decent race fab shop, they should be able to build a tower that looks just like the original one... but taller.

[Muffler Bearing]

rallyebmx, what cables are those your using? would they work with an o2o box? im new to cable shifting...

-j

[rallyebmx]

To the best of my knowledge, they are stock VWMS cables. Or at least the ones they were using for their shifters. There are no markings on them at all. I've heard that Bildon is now selling B&M cables for this purpose. I dunno. Don't know about the o2o box either. If any one is looking for all styles of threaded rod ends for the shifter cables, I highly recommend spring fix linkages. These are not the easiest to find. They have a great website and a great assortment.


Modified by rallyebmx at 10:32 PM 4-21-2005

[Mr Black]

Anybody want to pony up and show their 020 rod-linkages? I still can't visualize how the heck this works.

[rventoo7]

so is someone gonna build these for ale on the vortex or what?

[CorradoCody]

That's definately hot. If someone were to make this, there would definately be a few buyers.

CC

[patatron]

Quote, originally posted by Muffler Bearing »

just thought of something while changing a shifter cable. why not just get a stock cable shift box and mount it ontop of the tunnel instead of below? BAM! raised shfiter. -j

Exactly what I did in my rabbit.

[G60RRADO]

Quote, originally posted by CorradoCody »

That's definately hot. If someone were to make this, there would definately be a few buyers. CC

2nd that

[Kiff]

anyone still willing to post the dimensions? Rabbit 1.8t can you send me the CAD file? I'm building a 87 golf up for rally.

[wvonkessler]

A German Company called CAE makes a conversion kit for the rod change boxes, as well as a shifter for the cable boxes. Their site is here: http://www.cae-automobiltechnik.de

Here's some pics:

[speed51133!]

569 euros for it.

thats like...800$ almost for US dollars.

umm..ill stay stock

[wvonkessler]

Quote, originally posted by speed51133! »

569 euros for it. thats like...800$ almost for US dollars. umm..ill stay stock

Yeah, it is steep, as is the VWM piece, if you can find it, which also runs about $800.00 (at least last time I looked), but for those folks that fabricate, at least they were kind enough to illustrate their solution to converting a rod shift tranny to cable shift.

I came across another clone of the VWM shifter piece one time on a Swedish site, but I've never been able to find it again.

[Gerhart]

How'd the first run come out? or did it?

[D.A.P]

Quote, originally posted by wvonkessler »

Yeah, it is steep, as is the VWM piece, if you can find it, which also runs about $800.00 (at least last time I looked), but for those folks that fabricate, at least they were kind enough to illustrate their solution to converting a rod shift tranny to cable shift. I came across another clone of the VWM shifter piece one time on a Swedish site, but I've never been able to find it again.

I think you are talking about a swedish company called Selholm Tuning !! They do alot of race / rallycars and stuff for these cars too ! they make VWM shifters !

// Oscar Larsson
TT-R Sweden

[2002GTI]

Quote, originally posted by 1.8t rabbit »

Ok i'm ready to make the first run, but i need to know how many to make so please post in the poll in the link provided below: http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=1948064

Did they kill your thread?

[1.BillyT]

Quote, originally posted by wvonkessler »

I came across another clone of the VWM shifter piece one time on a Swedish site, but I've never been able to find it again.

http://www.stroevemotorsport.nl/

[wvonkessler]

I am aware of the Sellholm shifter. A nice piece. Sellholm also sells awesome gearkits and rally suspension. Available here: http://www.mobeck.com/

In addition, I found another German site that does a conversion for 020 boxes: http://www.t-k-sport.de

The CAE folks said that their conversion does not work on A2-A3 020 boxes.

I wish that the folks on this thread that have done conversions of the shifter to 020 boxes would share their info.

On another note, one of these with a short shift kit might work for the 020:

http://www.tmtuning.com/rsd/images/RSD-652.jpg

[Kiff]

so is there anyway to convert the rod type to cable type shifter? is there anyway to fab something up? maybe some cables going to the shift linkages and springs to return them?

[Mr Black]

Quote, originally posted by Kiff »

so is there anyway to convert the rod type to cable type shifter? is there anyway to fab something up? maybe some cables going to the shift linkages and springs to return them?

Did you miss this, just a few inches above?

It does exactly what you mention, and it costs almost 600 Euro.


Modified by Mr Black at 2:14 PM 7-15-2005

[Kiff]

that looks kind of what I want, I will now look at it more closely and try and fab something, doesn't look complicated at all

[wvonkessler]

Quote, originally posted by Mr Black »

Did you miss this, just a few inches above? It does exactly what you mention, and it costs almost 600 Euro. Modified by Mr Black at 2:14 PM 7-15-2005

Actually, its the shifter that costs 600 Euro. However, they will only sell this piece if you buy the shifter. The website says they will send you the plans for it so you can build it yourself if you are not buying their shifter.

The other German company referenced above also does a conversion, but were not as kind as to post a picture of it. Might be worth contacting them though.

[Kiff]

I e-mailed them asking for plans and they said they do not give out the plans? Have you been able to get the plans? if so can you post them?

[kcbmxer]

i did the same thing... well almost i cut out the tunnel out of a g60 and welded it into my caddy... used the stock g60 plastics and walla... raised shifter. cable at that for the 02a

Modified by kcbmxer at 5:07 AM 7-26-2005

[danny_16v]

I have seen a motorsport style shifter made for an 020 linkage type... it was pretty cool looking.

The guy who made it his name is spa on here. Cool guy