[DeTomaso] Cable Shifter

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/30/12 5:39:04 AM, gow2 at rc-tech.net writes:


> I a playing with building a cable shifter. Anyone ever mess with it?
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I had the one being marketed by Gorilla Tools for evaluation last year 
(designed by Lloyd Butfoy for his 6-speed ZF conversion during Ford's 
consideration of the ZF for the Ford GT), then somewhat redesigned. Lloyd thought it 
was more trouble than it was worth in a Pantera. The rig is very well built, 
uses premium parts, is complex in action and extremely heavy- the mounting 
brackets are made of 1" thick 6061 plate. It's fitted individually to each 
car; the two heavy cables are ordered separately, AFTER you get the rest of 
the shifter installed and take precise measurements. There were no 
installation directions included, just a phone number if you get confused. 
Consensus was, it's very expensive, a little vague-feeling at best and 
solves only the problem of shift-shaft flex that lets the cockpit stick go into 
one gated slot as the gearbox goes into another while speed-shifting. Of 
course, correcting that then lets you 'beat' the ZF's steel synchro action, 
causing a GRAUNCH!! Probably best to clean up the performance of the stock 
shifter and learn not to speed shift. My 2¢- J DeRyke