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Wadey Casual Dubber

27 posts · joined Oct 2003 ·

#445787
hey all, looking at a new engine and gearbox, getting some details sorted before i start sinking the real money in... for a 1916 with a 1600 'box, will a stock shifter do the trick, with new bushings and all that, or will i need something more heavy duty? any suggestions? i dont like the T bars, i'd prefer a roundish end, mabye one of those trigger types?
Andrew

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1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#445794
Hi

The best bet is a Type 3 shifter, they fit staright into early bugs and with a little bit of work into later bugs, you can also add a quick shift to shorten the through.

Tee bars are for automatics.

Steve

56astro Custom Title Time!

1,772 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#445869
1303Steve wrote:Tee bars are for automatics.

Steve
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Yeah, when I had a Berg shifter in the car people would ask "is it an auto?"

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shiftyvw Wolfsburg Wizard

523 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#446030
theres nothing wrong with the stock shifter setup and its probably more heavy duty than some of the cheaper aftermarket ones out there. Do the bushes and it should shift nicely with minimal slop.
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HotRodMatt If it\'s old or rare - cut it!

3,616 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#446045
1303Steve wrote:Tee bars are for automatics.
or toilets...

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barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#446077
ive got one of them. they arent bad but have nothing on the stock set up with a quick shift providing the bushes are in good condition
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VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#446080
I've had a stocker Type 3 for years... it's more important to get a really nice, low-mile no-slop nose on your gearbox, and a new bush in the pan's tunnel

BUT i will be fitting a short shifter conversion real soon

[ Edited on 10-1-2006 by VWCOOL ]
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boof2332 Custom Title Time!

1,210 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#447158
I have a dragfast....really close and notchy change, although can stuff syncro's as the change is so quick. It will crunch in the third to second change unless you slow the shift down a bit, or double clutch/shuffle the change.

Matt

jonno-t3 Officially Full-On Dubber

289 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·

#447248
i have a scat t-bar and its awesome...i know u said u dont like the t-bars, but the shifter is awesome, with the reverse lock out and the shorter throw. i bought an eight ball from a billiards shop and just drilled and tapped the end and stuck it onto the shifter to remove the t-bar....looks awesome..

jonno
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Jenny Officially Full-On Dubber

352 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#447936
The T handle on my Scat dragfast shifter just screws off so you could put any of those after market universal fit knobs on it.

[ Edited on 17-1-2006 by Jenny ]

Pierced_VW Learner Dubber

10 posts · joined Jan 2005 ·

#461888
I installed a trigger shifter type in my type 3 and find it to of made the shifting tighter and more prcise, certainly worth the money in my opinion
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