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 DIY short-shift kit and weighted shift rod | « » 11:29 PM 3-3-2008 | |
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so i got bored the oterh day and made myself a short-shift kit out of some angle-iron and a weighted shift rod out of an old bike peg and used nuts for extra weight on the inside of the peg. they turned out awesome and work great too. here r some pics of the finished product.
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| Re: DIY short-shift kit and weighted shift rod (8VGTI4me) » | « » 11:35 PM 3-3-2008 | |
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that is cool i just made my own short shift kit last weekend and i love it!!! 
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| Re: DIY short-shift kit and weighted shift rod (jettajunker) » | « » 11:37 PM 3-3-2008 | |
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thnx
yea it took me about an hour and a half cause i cut the metal out and heated it with a torch to bend it but after i put it on it was worth every second of my time 
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werd to diy short shifts
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| Re: DIY short-shift kit and weighted shift rod (8VGTI4me) » | « » 3:20 AM 3-4-2008 | |
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i built one just like that outta 1/4" aluminum stock
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| Re: DIY short-shift kit and weighted shift rod (8VGTI4me) » | « » 8:45 AM 3-4-2008 | |
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A good DIY would include some instructions.
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| Re: DIY short-shift kit and weighted shift rod (Wraith04) » | « » 11:37 AM 3-4-2008 | |
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| Quote, originally posted by Wraith04 » | | A good DIY would include some instructions. |
Yes, please.
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| Re: DIY short-shift kit and weighted shift rod (Wraith04) » | « » 11:39 AM 3-4-2008 | |
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| Quote, originally posted by Wraith04 » | | A good DIY would include some instructions. |
 Yeah, I was considering the same, but instead I was going to get some big washers and slide them onto the rod and weld the washers in place to create the weight.
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| Re: (lostsurferinbc) » | « » 12:49 PM 3-4-2008 | |
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sry about the lack of instructions. im gonna be building another one for my friend and i will make sure to do a step-by-step with plenty of pics for everyones enjoyment
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| Re: DIY short-shift kit and weighted shift rod (brandonrosensteel) » | « » 1:14 PM 3-4-2008 | |
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the short shift is 1" longer. cut the stock one, and weld in a 1" strip.
| Quote, originally posted by brandonrosensteel » | | Yeah, I was considering the same, but instead I was going to get some big washers and slide them onto the rod and weld the washers in place to create the weight. |
find a MKIII that has a weighted shift rod
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| Re: DIY short-shift kit and weighted shift rod (steveo27) » | « » 1:50 PM 3-4-2008 | |
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| Quote, originally posted by steveo27 » | | the short shift is 1" longer. cut the stock one, and weld in a 1" strip. find a MKIII that has a weighted shift rod |
welding extra metal onto the existing piece is a good option but i didnt have access to a welder at the time so i used what i had. looks cleaner when its only 1 piece of metal too yea a MKIII weighted shift rod would be the "easiest" way to go...but where is the fun in that?
Modified by 8VGTI4me at 10:53 AM 3-4-2008
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| Re: DIY short-shift kit and weighted shift rod (8VGTI4me) » | « » 1:55 PM 3-4-2008 | |
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| Quote, originally posted by 8VGTI4me » | | yea a MKIII weighted shift rod would be the "easiest" way to go...but where is the fun in that? |
my set up 
homemade vs stock 
the weight. its now replaced with a MKIII weighted rod
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| Re: DIY short-shift kit and weighted shift rod (steveo27) » | « » 7:18 PM 3-4-2008 | |
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curious as to how much throw reduction u got out of that extra inch? i made mine about 1 3/4" longer cause thats how long the shift kit was for techtonics tuning...my friend has one on his jetta so i used it when fabing mine up
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that one inch makes a pretty noticeable difference. Dan j reed did the same thing to his mk3 and i think he said it was over an inch reduction in shifter throwhttp://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2471732
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| Re: (yeayeayea) » | « » 7:53 PM 3-4-2008 | |
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| Quote, originally posted by yeayeayea » | | that one inch makes a pretty noticeable difference. Dan j reed did the same thing to his mk3 and i think he said it was over an inch reduction in shifter throw |
hey whatever works right...im just glad i saved like $50
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