[V8Vairs] Billet Shifter for a Crown?

[Rick Norris]

Dear Snowbirds!
Hope the warm weather feels good. I shoveled the driveway two days in a row! 
I'm gettin too old for this crap!
Yes, I did use the quick shift kit. I spent a fair amount of time fooling 
with all the shifter components to make it work well. Reverse was always a 
little stiff but attainable.
I use Clarks brass bushing kit and spent time adjusting and honing it. In 
fact, I use that kit on every stick shift Corvair I've ever had including my 
race car.
On the V8 car I didn't use any plastic spacers under the lever. It was 
bolted solid. Also had poly motor mounts and transmission mounts so there 
was little movement.
You gonna make the PCG Workshop meet??

Rick

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> Thanks Rick.  Sorry for the tardy reply.  My wife and I are renting a 
> house in FL and the Internet connection is wireless and intermittent.  Did 
> you use a quick shift kit in conjunction with the billet shifter?
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> Thanks again Mr. dependable.
>
> Paul
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> From: Rick Norris <ricknorris at suddenlink.net>
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> Sent: Mon, Jan 10, 2011 10:40 am
> Subject: Re: [V8Vairs] Billet Shifter for a Crown?
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> aul,
> used one and I have one on my race car. Its a nice piece and works well.
> owever, before that I had always used a new stock coupler which I welded 
> up
> o be solid. Worked equally well. I didn't like the billit clamp however 
> so,
> used the stock one.
> he aluminum piece will not wear the pin holes oblong though. Doubt you
> rive the V8 enough to do that.
> Rick Norris
> Has anyone ever used a Clark's billet shift coupler (C181A) as part of the
> hift linkage in a Crown conversion?
> Did it make an improvement?
> Paul
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