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General Category => CF Bedford Chat => Topic started by: Bas / NZ on November 15, 2011, 04:24:35 PM

Title: Gearstick idea
Post by: Bas / NZ on November 15, 2011, 04:24:35 PM

I guess this is one way of getting around the problem of the gearstick being to far back ;)

Title: Re: Gearstick idea
Post by: Jeff on November 15, 2011, 06:09:04 PM

Another way is to use an old ball joint as the swivel with a rod going back to a fork around the original gearstick.
I've seen it done and it worked well.

Title: Re: Gearstick idea
Post by: Rogue Trooper on November 16, 2011, 03:16:22 AM

Whoever did that has done something else under that box if it is still functional because there is no way that cross linking bar in the top picture is sitting under that box in the bottom picture.

Title: Re: Gearstick idea
Post by: vintageholden on November 16, 2011, 04:04:36 AM

(http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w156/vintageholden/4spdconv03.jpg)

(http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w156/vintageholden/4spdconv04.jpg)

(http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w156/vintageholden/4spdconv06.jpg)

(http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w156/vintageholden/4spdconv07.jpg)

Title: Re: Gearstick idea
Post by: John Abbott on November 16, 2011, 08:21:05 AM

Now thats bloody clever ::) ::) Took me a little while to fiqure out what had been done...But its all clear now ::)

Title: Re: Gearstick idea
Post by: Warren on November 16, 2011, 09:17:14 AM

While that linkage moves it forward, it's still not far enough forward for the beddy.

As I've posted before - whith less work you can mount it in the original location.

Warren

Title: Re: Gearstick idea
Post by: Bruce on November 16, 2011, 09:48:08 AM

I am running a holden 4 speed box with standard holden selector and gear lever and repositioned it just behind the engine and directly above the cluth housing. (see photo)  To do this I had to turn the little gear selector arms on the gearbox upside down and then made up some toggling levers (see photo).  The problem you face is that the direction of the movemnet of gear selection is reveresed when you move the gear lever so far forward and so therefore this has to be corrected so that a push action in the cabin becomes a push action at the gearbox and not a pull action. 

Title: Re: Gearstick idea
Post by: ben on November 16, 2011, 03:36:21 PM

tell me bruce are the v8 aussie 4 speeds any different to the holden6 aussie 4 speeds? i asume your running a holden looks like one anyway..

ben

Title: Re: Gearstick idea
Post by: LS120 on November 16, 2011, 05:34:19 PM

i have a 4-speed 1ton box with floor change in the original beddy hole.. will take some picks and upload when i have 5 mins..

Title: Re: Gearstick idea
Post by: Bruce on November 16, 2011, 05:44:14 PM

Ben, as far as I know the 6cyl box differs from the v8 version internally only, because I made up my linkage set up when I was running a holden 202 and just transfered the whole thing over to the V8 gearbox without any problems.   Bruce

Title: Re: Gearstick idea
Post by: LS120 on November 17, 2011, 04:56:51 PM

ok here are some quick pics of my setup...

Title: Re: Gearstick idea
Post by: Dano on November 17, 2011, 06:31:53 PM

GOOD POST!!!!, I will postsome photo's neext week as this is my next mission,(not looking forward to it) and will need some , alot of help.... cheers