mr henderson
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| posted on 13/8/08 at 08:38 PM |
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Well, I'll be interested to see pics of both finished versions eventually, but I must say, that, in my own personal opinion only, that they seem
like a lot of work and materials compared to the cable option.
John
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scootz
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| posted on 13/8/08 at 08:52 PM |
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The 'cockpit rod' will simply be a straight rod held at both ends by a rose joint, so that it can slide back and forth, and side to
side.
Towards the front of this 'cockpit rod' (about 20cm back) there will be a shorter rod welded at a right angle and pointing up. This will
be the gearstick.
The 'intermediate rod' is connected to the 'cockpit rod' and 'gearbox rod' with steering couplings and is also
held at both ends by rose joints attached to lower chassis rails.
Finally, the 'gearbox rod' (with ball joint at mid point) is held at both ends by rose joints attached to upper chassis rails.
Because all fronts / ends of rod sections are hard fastened in place, the movement at the gear stick will be replicated throughout.
If you look at this picture of a Spyker gearstick, it
will give you some idea (but delete the lower rod as I won't be using one).
I too had thought about cables, but I have most of the component parts at hand for the rod assembly, so I'm going that route. I couldn't
figure how to control the cables at the gearstick end.
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mr henderson
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| posted on 14/8/08 at 06:53 AM |
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So presumably the gearbox/engine assembly will be rigidly, or at least extremely stiffly mounted to the chassis? (in order to prevent unwanted
selector movement during acceleration and braking)
Jon
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scootz
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| posted on 14/8/08 at 09:28 AM |
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Yep... my mounts will be somewhat agricultural in design! 
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