vinny1275
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| posted on 4/3/09 at 09:07 AM |
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type 9 extension turret thing
Hi guys,
I bought a gealever extension turret from a guy on Ebay, arrived quickly, no probs there - I'm just slightly puzzled on how it fits. It seems to
be the same one that Rally Design sell - a plate to cover the existing lever hole, with a linkage mechanism underneath and a new lever hole behind.
Does the tin plate at the back of the gearbox need to be removed / modified to get the linkage in? I've asked the guy I bought it from, and
he's never fitted one...
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Vince
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 4/3/09 at 09:15 AM |
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Yes it does, and you also need to utilise the plastic reverse stop too.
ATB
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Paul TigerB6
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| posted on 4/3/09 at 09:44 AM |
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Yep - tap the tin plate out of the back. You will also need to tap out the reverse stop which is an inference fit and will tap out with a little
effort. As Steve says, ensure the plastic clip is used - new ones are cheap from Ford if it is damaged - around about £1 or so
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 4/3/09 at 11:22 AM |
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I need to get one of those too. Mocked up my scuttle ad the lever is underneath it!
Does anyone know where to get one for less than £60? The only ones ive managed to find are on ebay, and theyre not exactly locost!
I could try and make one, but to be honest, the day doing so is more valuable in other areas if you know what i mean!
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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vinny1275
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| posted on 4/3/09 at 11:35 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MakeEverything
I need to get one of those too. Mocked up my scuttle ad the lever is underneath it!
Does anyone know where to get one for less than £60? The only ones ive managed to find are on ebay, and theyre not exactly locost!
I could try and make one, but to be honest, the day doing so is more valuable in other areas if you know what i mean!
Mine cost about 55 quid inc postage. Rally Design do them for 45, + VAT + Postage, so probably about 60 quid in the end. I didn't have the time
to try and think about designing and building one, as I'm trying to get it finished for SVA....
Cheers
vince
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 4/3/09 at 11:41 AM |
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Ive got plans to make one, and it wouldne be too difficult to do, but its just the time thing, but £60 isnt that locost!
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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chris_smith
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| posted on 4/3/09 at 12:30 PM |
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i looked at buying one of these then i looked at how easy it is to make one for virtually nothing, took me an hour tops
chris
The secret of success is to know something nobody else knows."
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tul214
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| posted on 4/3/09 at 06:03 PM |
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Look here
http://www.dwjenkins.plus.com
[Edited on 4/3/09 by tul214]
1.6 Raw Super6 sold
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 4/3/09 at 06:53 PM |
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Made mine following Davids website , including the quickshift conversion cost me £0.92 Works a treat .
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 4/3/09 at 06:57 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by rusty nuts
Made mine following Davids website , including the quickshift conversion cost me £0.92 Works a treat .
Ill give you £25 if you can make me one!!! Ill even collect it!
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 5/3/09 at 07:17 PM |
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If only I had the time.
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NS Dev
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| posted on 6/3/09 at 09:00 AM |
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ah the old time vs money question!
I made on not dissimilar to mr Jenkins one (though I did do it independently without knowing about his first I hasten to add) and to be honest its WAY
better than the ones you can buy, as it removes the original bellcrank from the end of the shifter shaft and reuses it in the new position, whereas
the others keep the original bellcrank and add a new one, doubling the play in the mechanism.
I wouldn't sell one for less than £60 though, would take me 2 hours to make or thereabouts and the going rate is £30 an hour...............
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 6/3/09 at 09:12 AM |
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Originally posted by NS Dev
ah the old time vs money question!
I wouldn't sell one for less than £60 though, would take me 2 hours to make or thereabouts and the going rate is £30 an hour...............
So much for the locost brotherhood! 
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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NS Dev
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| posted on 6/3/09 at 09:16 AM |
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LOL don't worry I do plenty of "charitable" work on here too!!!
On 3 days a week at work in the automotive industry since December means I do have to maintain income though, and I spanner for a Caterham team for
free as well as building my own and two other race cars on a charitable basis so other stuff does need to pay unfortunately.
What I do say is that anyone is free to use my workshop when I am around, and all the kit in it.
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 6/3/09 at 10:09 AM |
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What I do say is that anyone is free to use my workshop when I am around, and all the kit in it.
Now tha IS in the Locost spirit. What a very nice man 
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 6/3/09 at 12:11 PM |
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Originally posted by NS Dev
I wouldn't sell one for less than £60 though, would take me 2 hours to make or thereabouts and the going rate is £30 an hour...............
God only knows how much the one I made would cost at commercial rates! It took many hours of faffing about until I got it the way I wanted. Material
cost - minimal, as most of it came out of my scrap box.
It is the best way to do it though - in effect it extends the selector shaft, and moves the gearstick to match.
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MakeEverything
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| posted on 6/3/09 at 01:02 PM |
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Originally posted by NS Dev
What I do say is that anyone is free to use my workshop when I am around, and all the kit in it.
Thats very kind of you, Thankyou.
Kindest Regards,
Richard.
...You can make it foolProof, but youll never make it Idiot Proof!...
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