more on Shift linkages

[amalventano1@comcast.net (Allyn)]

i felt scotts linkage at cincy, and OMG that thing is awesome! you can literally feel the syncro
teeth meshing! on top of that it didnt 'give' when pushed hard (the give that our plastic shifter
parts do). it felt better than any a1 rod or even any cable shifter i've ever tried. its about as
close as you can get to having your hand directly on the tranny shift arms.
...now to figure out how to eliminate the tranny shift slop.
Al

Allyn Malventano, ETC(SS), USN
87 Rieger GTO Scirocco 16v (daily driver, 180k, rocco #6)
86 Kamei Twin 16V Turbo Scirocco GTX ('it has begun', rocco #7)
86.5 Occo 16v Trailer (dotting 'i's across the country, rocco #8)
87 Jetta 8v Wolfsburg 2dr (daily driver, 260k, 0 rattles, original clutch, driveshafts, wheels :)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Rose" <slash2@mindspring.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 4:14 PM
Subject: more on Shift linkages


> I did a little research on linkages when I came across cfimotorsports site.
>  On there are shift linkages made by komposit for the a1 and a2 chassis.
> The problem with it is they are $300.  That's a blowout price, down from
> $400.
> The linkage I make is very similar except for the fact that I modify the
> stock pieces on the transmission, and at the firewall.  I use spherical rod
> ends as in the komposit linkage.  I also sell it for half the price.  $150
> plus a $20 core charge that you get back when I get the pieces I need to
> modify back.
> Before I sell any more of the I need to take mine apart to take pics, and
> do a write-up on the install to send with the linkages.  More than likely
> that'll be done by this weekend.  I also need to get exact rod lengths so
> there aren't any troubles like I ran into doing the install on Mickey's Rocc.
> I can tell you this with cofidence, that the only slop I felt was in the
> tranny itself, and not the linkage.  And I'm sure Mickey, as well as
> anybody that drove his rocc, or sat in mine to see how it felt can tell you
> the same.
>
>
>
> Scott Rose
> 88 red 16v
> 90 yellow g60(or what's left of it)
>
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