WHY DID SOMEONE DO THIS?

vwsteve karmann crazy

2,087 posts · joined Jul 2006 · 23 Nov 2009, 7:41 am

#748709

I bought a scat shifter off this site a while back and the only way i could get it to work is by putting heaps of shims between the shifter and the tunnel and even then it works like crap, i have another 1 in my ragtop and it is fine so i pulled the crap 1 out of my ghia and had a better look to find someone has extended the rod down low longer and rewelded it up, looks like its been machined too,WHY?

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1 1963 356b porsche coupe
2 1960 karmann ghia cab
1 1965 karmann ghia cab
1 1966 karmann cab
1 1961 split ute
1 1967 split p/van
1 1952 standard bug
1 1963 ragtop
1 1960 ragtop
2 1954 ovals
1 1956 oval baja project
1 1957 oval flying flea

matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 23 Nov 2009, 8:06 am

#748714

Maybe a quick shift spacer plate underneath will make it work with reduced throw. Or just buy a Berg and put that one in a bin.😀

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hellbugged 48's and straight cuts

5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 · 23 Nov 2009, 8:22 am

#748715

yeah rex, looks like its been extended to run a quick shift plate under it to reduce throw even further

vwsteve karmann crazy

2,087 posts · joined Jul 2006 · 23 Nov 2009, 8:44 am

#748718

Ok thank fellas, i will try it with a quick shift plate before i cut and reweld it again

1 1963 356b porsche coupe
2 1960 karmann ghia cab
1 1965 karmann ghia cab
1 1966 karmann cab
1 1961 split ute
1 1967 split p/van
1 1952 standard bug
1 1963 ragtop
1 1960 ragtop
2 1954 ovals
1 1956 oval baja project
1 1957 oval flying flea

Dirtbag What the hell does standard mean?

407 posts · joined Aug 2009 · 24 Nov 2009, 11:59 pm

#749041

Yeah, the plate raises the pivot point. If you don't like it I'll swap you for my empi shifter : )

vwsteve karmann crazy

2,087 posts · joined Jul 2006 · 25 Nov 2009, 6:19 am

#749057

i tried it with quick shifter and didnt like it so ive cut it and rewelded it to standard, a lot better now except reverse lockout is not working properly, i need to adjust it a little

1 1963 356b porsche coupe
2 1960 karmann ghia cab
1 1965 karmann ghia cab
1 1966 karmann cab
1 1961 split ute
1 1967 split p/van
1 1952 standard bug
1 1963 ragtop
1 1960 ragtop
2 1954 ovals
1 1956 oval baja project
1 1957 oval flying flea