shortened SP20 shifter

[twilightprotege]

hey guys.

I'm selling my shortened stock shifter for my SP20. it's got a 12mm thread (stock knob thread is 10mm), but the stock knob can easily be modified (11mm drill does the trick).

it's actually shorter than the TWM 2nd gen shifter, but the throw is a bit longer.

$30 posted to you

email me : katsuro@tpg.com.au

andrew.

[twilightprotege]

n e 1?

i will take pictures tomorrow so to compair to the twm 2nd gen shifter so you have an idea.

[Nate]

will it fit my BG SP????

[twilightprotege]

that i am not sure.

i'll take a picture of it tonight beside the TWM shifter (so you can see the height comparison) and so you can see if it's the same design

andrew.

[Nate]

sweet

[twilightprotege]

as promised (well a little late) : picture of the shortened shifter (black) compaired to the twm.

you can see the height is shorter, but the arm under the ball is shorter as well. i guess you can say this is more of a looks shifter, but it is still a pretty short throw, esp compaired to the stock shifter.

http://www.msprotege.com/members/twilightprotege/Shifter.jpg

[platypus]

come on people... is a steal at that price too....
andrew said he'll throw in a hug too!! :P

[Nate]

will do some investigation work

[twilightprotege]

LOL!!!!!

maybe not a hug, but i'll give it a fresh coat of paint

[platypus]

btw does anyone want a stock shifter? i have mine.. i don't want it.. i'm going to throw it out...

you can have it for postage

[Cosmo Dude]

It'd be interesting to see how similar/different the BG one is to the BA. Find out what the postage is to Melb and PM me

[platypus]

hmmmm i have a BJ...

[Cosmo Dude]

My bad, cross out BG and put BJ in it's place :oops:

[jcywong]

I love the length of the TVM that's too short for me
also the TVM shift throw is much closer

[twilightprotege]

bump bump

anyone else interested???

[pr1mo]

apparently the B&M shortshifter is universal across the entire astina range?!

[twilightprotege]

well that's good news....

any takers???

[Nate]

yeah ill grab it off you next saturday when we go on the cruise!!

:D

[twilightprotege]

sold.

want me to give it a nice coat of paint for you?

[Nate]

if you are going to paint it for free, YES (lol)

thanks mate

[Cosmo Dude]

Paint it pink :lol:

[twilightprotege]

mmmm....hot pink ;) LOL

nah i'll just paint it a matt black for ya. will look pretty much the same as the picture

[platypus]

and cosmo, yours is gone.. you have PM regarding...

[Cosmo Dude]

and cosmo, yours is gone.. you have PM regarding...

It's here, I'll swap it out next service and have my original lenghened. then I guess it'll be time to pass it on.
I wonder how many Kms it can travel out side of a car???

[Nate]

Just letting you all know that the short shifter is in and OMG its great

[pr1mo]

so how much was the TWM shifter shipped?? looks like the BA and BG owners will be purchasing soon!

[twilightprotege]

sweet nate! glad you like! quite a bit shorter isnt it!!!

the twm shifter by itself was around $200aud. with the kartboy bushings it was around $230aud. all depends on the value of the aussie dollar compaired to the us dollar

[platypus]

damn US dollar.... comes to our level, and mods are cheaper.... but housing loans are more expensive..... grrr... i say adopt the big mac scale

oh don't worry about it, cosmo, i took my sweet time with it, so its yours!

btw do you have a wiring schematic for the BJ?? andy i tried ugly too...

btw cosmo, what lengthening?? you crazy, or you gonna go Mr. Bean style and drive on the roof in your couch??

[platypus]

damn it!! i just remembered there was a guy on pulsar.org.au who made a short shifter... he cut on oxy bearing friend to cut the top down, and lengthen the bottom... would of been good.... just a thought, i'm sure cosmo could do that, if not he could pick up an oxy for $25 :P

and what you talking about km outside a car? its friday, give us a break, we need explanations!!!

[twilightprotege]

james, i dont know of any places that have the wiring schematics online unfortunately. protege5.ugly.net is the only stuff we have.

you could try sweet talking a mazda dealer near you??? i was able to get the ecu pin outs from grand prix mazda by doing my usual "can you photocopy this this this and this for me please??? you'll find it here here here and here." hehehe

[Cosmo Dude]

It all comes clear with beer.
If I lengthen the bit below the ball (minds out of the gutter) the stroke gets shorter while the top stays in the same predictable place.
I could always get out a ruler and take some measurements, work out the ratio and how it will change the throw. Hey it's Friday afternoon and I'd rather have a few beers than do math :P

[Nate]

yeah mine is the same length below the ball, just lobbed off on the top, still makes for some fun driving on the cheap!!

[Cosmo Dude]

The BJ stick is a little different than the BA and possably the BG the top where the gear knob screws on and the stick are two seperate pieces jouned by a rubber sleave.

This thread is jast asking for the odd double-entendre

I'm happy with the location of the gear knob so I won't be shortening the top. I may need to buy a short shift kit for the Cosmo

[Nate]

yeah they are different but interchangable ... i think so anyway. Twilight had this on his BJ and it was a direct bolt on to the BG