[DeTomaso] Cable Shifter

[Tomas Gunnarsson]

Strange. I don't think I've adjusted the shifter since 2005 when I
pulled the trans. The only mod done is replacing the support with an all
metal unit home made from a big uniball and a brass sleeve that fits the
stock rod OD.
 
Tomas

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From: gow2 at rc-tech.net [gow2 at rc-tech.net]
Sent: 31/8/2012 10:57:23 PM
To: Damaadams
Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Cable Shifter

In dissecting the Pantera shift assembly it really is a robust unit. I
have never been a fan of how it is adjusted. When I was adjusting mine,
I
would get it perfect, tighten it up. After tightening it up it was again
off just enough to be cumbersome which is why so many people cut off
their
shift gates.

I had the rod shift away from home a couple times and got in the habit
of
keeping wrenches to re-tighten it on the road.

I had considered making a better adjustable connection to replace the
turnbuckle but I am going down the cable shifter path right now.



> I'm not sure why this is, but I suspect it just has to do with moving
more
> "stuff". ( Cables in conduits, bellcranks, lever arms, etc ) With the
> traditional shift rod actuation, the fore-aft and rotational movement
of
> the shifter results in a direct and immediate movement of the actuator
at
> the selector box of the ZF.
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: gow2 <gow2 at rc-tech.net>
> To: Damaadams <damaadams at aol.com>
> Cc: kirby.schrader <kirby.schrader at gmail.com>; gow2
<gow2 at rc-tech.net>;
> detomaso <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Sent: Fri, Aug 31, 2012 3:28 pm
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Cable Shifter
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> Can you pinpoint why? IS it flex in the cable itself?
>
>> I'm with Kirby here. I have the cable shift in my Superformance GT40
as
>> well. It's an improved version engineered by Dennis Olthoff, but it's
>> still just a tad vague when compared to the more positive feel of the
>> shifting in my Mangusta. (Never thought I'd hear myself say that.)
>> ?
>> Daryl Adams
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Kirby Schrader <kirby.schrader at gmail.com>
>> To: gow2 <gow2 at rc-tech.net>
>> Cc: detomaso <detomaso at realbig.com>
>> Sent: Thu, Aug 30, 2012 7:43 am
>> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Cable Shifter
>>
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>>
>> Didn't we beat this horse up some time ago? :-)
>>
>> I have a cable shifter in my GT40. It works OK, but I'd love to have
the
>> rod shifter that's in the Pantera in the GT40.
>>
>> Rod shifters are easier to adjust and must more positive when
shifting.
>> At least, that's true of my cars and, of course, that is my opinion.
>>
>> FWIW,
>> Kirby
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 7:38 AM, <gow2 at rc-tech.net> wrote:
>>
>>> I a playing with building a cable shifter. Anyone ever mess with it?
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