Short Shift

[fuzz]

Not sure if it will fit your car as I'm pretty sure it is for a six speed box but check with Dragan, the HPA is shorter than it anyway so I'd stick with that regardless.

I only really use the R now for tarmac rallies, rarely drive it on the street anymore though it is still registered, just trying to decide how much further to go with it. Pictures here if your interested

http://images2.rdefined.com/v/AlWalker/

Cheers Al

now i think i'm getting confused with the terminology: i'm keen to use the HPA short shift kit (for the box end of things) al la:



i'm just looking to get a new actual shifting rod or stock or whatever you call it, as per:



i thought the R 'shifting rod' might have been shorter than the standard GTi but your still using yours from the looks of things anyway, speaking of:

the R is nice! i'm guessing you would have had to get some engineering done to keep that on the road. dutton rally would have been cool too, saw some of it on tv. I remember a polo, if i recall correctly, which kenny was driving and i'm pretty sure i would have seen the R too. would have been a good experience and exposure i'm thinking.

[quozl]

now i think i'm getting confused with the terminology: i'm keen to use the HPA short shift kit (for the box end of things) al la:



i'm just looking to get a new actual shifting rod or stock or whatever you call it, as per:



i thought the R 'shifting rod' might have been shorter than the standard GTi but your still using yours from the looks of things anyway, speaking of:

the R is nice! i'm guessing you would have had to get some engineering done to keep that on the road. dutton rally would have been cool too, saw some of it on tv. I remember a polo, if i recall correctly, which kenny was driving and i'm pretty sure i would have seen the R too. would have been a good experience and exposure i'm thinking.

Hey Fuzz,

Yes the HPA one at the gearbox end is what I am using with the stock R shifter rod. As I said I'm not sure if the stock R shifter rod is shorter than the GTI one or not, it's been ages since I had my GTI. If I change to the motorsport shifter from USRT then I will remove the HPA at the gearbox end and go back to the stock R one as the USRT shifter not only lengthens the shifting rod to get it closer to your hand on the steering wheel it also shortens the throw by 65%.

The rollcage is CAMS ROPS compliant and the car is CAMS log booked to the M2C2 modern tarmac rules.

I've done a few Dutton's in it including the one with Kenny when he was in the Polo with Dave Pitman but I'm doing events like Mt Buller, Rally Tas, Targa and the like in it now. For me there's too much motorkhana stuff in the Duttons and I prefer proper pace noted events though the Dutton series is a really good time it's not a true tarmac rally and I hate the motorkhana part of them.

Cheers Al

[No457 Snowy]

This TT OEM short shift kit from ECS Tuning looks pretty good value. Aussie dollar pretty good at the moment too.

http://www.ecstuning.com/stage/edpd/...ort%20Shifters


Cheers,

Snowy.

[fuzz]

This TT OEM short shift kit from ECS Tuning looks pretty good value. Aussie dollar pretty good at the moment too.

http://www.ecstuning.com/stage/edpd/...ort%20Shifters


Cheers,

Snowy.

it is good value but now i got my sights on the other one even though it's triple the price and only double the throw reduction...

i'm also trying hard not to buy one of those B&M shifters which i reckon look pretty nice and I guess would work good too

(i'm cursed with expensive taste)

[No457 Snowy]

(i'm cursed with expensive taste)

Lol, I can sympathise with you on that, so am I.

Cheers,

Snowy

[fuzz]

Lol, I can sympathise with you on that, so am I.

Cheers,

Snowy

from the looks of things i got a bit of work to do catching up to you, nice ride and good pics in that last post of yours.

i got a pal who looks after my car too but not quite as effectively as your mate:

[fuzz]

one other thing, does anyone know what the size of the pin is under the clip at position 1, i need to know whether it's an 8 or 10mm to order the shifter. I will check tonight but if anyone knows this off-hand would be cool

[No457 Snowy]

from the looks of things i got a bit of work to do catching up to you, nice ride and good pics in that last post of yours.

i got a pal who looks after my car too but not quite as effectively as your mate:

Hehe, a regular little Freddy Kruger. Those daggers could do some damage!


Snowy.