[DeTomaso] Cable Shifter

gow2 at rc-tech.net gow2 at rc-tech.net
Thu Aug 30 16:15:48 EDT 2012


I drew up plans for building the shifter today. When we get them cut on
the laser I will mock it up to see if what I built is viable. I doubt I
will get it right the first build.

Do you remember what diameter the cable that was used?




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




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