THANK YOU THANK YOU thousand times. i've nearly scrapped my buggy build because of shifting problems. Your solution is just PERFECT. now i can finish my build :D .
I've seen those turn-buckles on balustrades, securing sails for home entertainment ares etc and used for guy-wires. Some even come with the Stainless wire machine fitted to one or both ends, Cheers bud :-)
Neat!! I've never owned a manual transmission FWD car, so I've wondered about the nuts & bolts of how the gear shift mechanism worked. Thank you for the great intro for us dummies; thanks also for the heads up on the fact that there are rod/ solid linkage types. It's almost a full year since I first found your video's; in that time, I've actually quit looking at the sand rails/ "Ultimate" buggies shown in many magazines here in the US (you know, the ones who brag about how they've got $70,000.00 US in just the drive train alone....). Why should I? It looks like I could have a great time in a thought out machine using a salvaged stock drive train (available parts+ massive #'s built = the start of what us drabs in the real world can afford). Throw in the fact that you have totally opened my eyes to composites and all those possibilities.... WOW. I stated in a response to one of your earlier video's that I would love to trade some of my current neighbors for you, but I'm not sure you would like the local climate lately; balmy (for us lately) -5*c, only got about 7.5cm of snow to add to the 55~60 cm we already have....
Thanks for shearing your build process, i really enjoyed watching! Learnt a tone of valuable information through your knowledge.. Enjoy an keep up the good work from New Zealand
Please excuse my ignorance but wouldn't that still have the same motion as if the cables went straight to the selectors? The way I'm seeing it you have just added a 90 degree turn in it, the way you have demonstrated pushing is still pushing and pulling is still pulling. For that to go conventional shift pattern wouldn't pushing need to convert to pulling and vise versa? Sorry I'm doing the same thing in my buggy and I'm trying to wrap my head around it cheers, I love you're work by the way
The reversal of the actions from pulling to pushing & vice versa is accomplished by mounting the shift cables on the opposite side of the two shift levers going into the gearbox. 2:54ff. The new rods and ninety degree pivot bracket are only used to lengthen the cables and give greater adjustment of them. In other words: originally the factory had the two shifter cables coming off to the RIGHT of the shifting levers - heading away from the gearbox towards the engine, whereas in my changed setup the two turnbuckles are on the LEFT of the two levers - going in the opposite direction over the gearbox. So push becomes pull.
If I supplied an engine, transmission, suspension,tubing,tires and a diff how much would you charge to put it together and throw the chassis together? I'm sure it'd be cheaper to get an actual car or build it myself (I don't have any experience doing so) but I want something that makes people go "wtf is that thing"
my question is how did you get past the wirering system, witch is a damn nightmare. my build is a 2 seater 13 foot buggy powered by a 2200cc engine with a frame that ways roughfly 240 lbs. but the wires are why i cant finsh it.
If you watch Part 1 of my H22 swap into Integra here you'll see how I minimize electrical problems. 1) Buy the engine IN the donor car. 2) Mark all connections plus mark where the wires run before teardown. 3) Remove the entire harness & dash yourself. If you only bought an engine & loom already removed you're just gonna have to buy a factory workshop manual for it's wiring diagram & sort it out by the engine connections & colour coding. Last resort?? Find a good amateur or pro auto electrician if you have to. Just don't give up.
WJP004 i watched the video it was loads of help. and im happy i still have the entire car so il pull that out and reconnect the dash to the engine. i had just pulled the wires to the engine along with everything else that i needed are wanted from the car. il do a video when i can if you interested in seeing my off road drag buggy.
