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rightio, the shifter in the 33 is BLARDY long, annoying and frankly...ghey

so, im not really prepared to spend over $300 on a crappy rice boy short shifter cos honestly, its not needed (i shift quick enough and the throws arnt that long compared to some other cars iv driven)

so, iv draw the conclusion that im going to do it..DODGY STYLEZ!

cut da biatch down and shlap on a momo knob that tightens up with the allen nuts

what are the pros and cons of doing this?

anyone here actually do it to their 33?

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pro's cheap, easy and effective

Con's Damn dodgy

You are one dodgy mo' fo'.... good on ya

it would be easy, just take off your knob and cut the shaft to your hearts content. just check that your new knob will fit over the lower section of shaft, it gets bigger below the standard knob

:crazy:

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hahaha i was told not to get the angle grinder IN the car :D

i was planning on taking the whole shifter out and cutting it, no i wasnt planning on cutting the middle section, cos with the way i shift chances are the welding will snap off

im not very kind to my gearbox when im shifting hard dude,

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Thing is....is the lever solid all the way down??? If so it should be allright but you need to turn it down to the right diam on a lathe then cut a thread in the new top end to take the gear knob. I've got an eight ball on top of mine ( go the '60's ) :P . I've been thinking about doing it to my C's shifter so I can use a gate instead of the leather boot.

C's shifter about $A600 from Taka kaira

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