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Cutting shifter

--- derrick floyd <derrickmd18@verizon.net> wrote:
> While I'm on the shifter topic I wanted to know how many of u guys cut 
> your shifter?  I have owned 4 vw and everyone I brought had the shifter 
> cut.  Do they make a short shifter for the inside of the car?  Also am I 
> the only one the hand hits the stereo when I'm in first gear?

I cut a Cabby shifter, but not a Scirocco one.  I cut off one inch, which was too much.  Nobody I
know makes a short shifter for inside the car, but there is an interesting unit in JC Whitney's
catalog.  I believe that'd be better for Rabbits since it's straight.

If you want to cut your shifter, here's how:
-Remove ball
-place a dropcloth around the shifter area.
-With an M12-1.50 die, thread the shaft down as far as desired.
-remove die and hacksaw off the unwanted portion
-Clean threads with file, reinstall ball.

Note that this can be done with the shifter in the car.  I reckon a 'roc might be OK with an inch,
but it all depends on the driver's physiology.

HTH

Ron

=====
Cheapass Ron
'81 Scirocco S - "Victor Jr." 
(2.0L 16V, GL 4-speed w/ Quaife installed, Megasquirt coming...)

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