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Not a fan. Completely at odds with the rest of the interior esthetics. Mad skills though
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This could be achieved by prototyping a gated plate and then having cnc cut.And what about on top of gear install a Ferrari lever looks, made on metal
You may have missed the original design concept for the interior of the car? The only reason they put a cage around the linkage in the first place was for safety regulations.Not a fan. Completely at odds with the rest of the interior esthetics. Mad skills though
Let's say it's not. For argument sake.View attachment 53951
You can see that you’d have to remove, 6, 12, 2, 23, 24, 31 and thread the knob directly to shaft 3. Then you pray that part 3 is thin enough at the plane where you plan to put the plate to be able to make a non overlapping 6 speed with reverse plate H pattern.
I also think the original design is well done, in that. Right now in the US I think there are 12 Cars you can buy new with a manualYou may have missed the original design concept for the interior of the car? The only reason they put a cage around the linkage in the first place was for safety regulations.
I’m so tempted to do it both, looks saw raw I love the idea! One question tho, can anything fall in those gaps ? And if so where does it lead to ? Maybe that’s why there is a mesh haha.I promise y’all aren’t ready for this…
Let's say it's not. For argument sake.
It does not look like a terrifically complicate "swap" to redesign a thinner shaft that would include a ball joint end such as part 3, that would fit in the base part (7).
The biggest challenge I see in that would be whether the upper shift linkage (mount part 5, cable end 46 etc). Would be able to be screwed onto a shaft thin enough to get the job done. A separate collar mechanism might be needed at that point. (Slides over the top with shift ball removed down to an indexed part of the shaft or similar
I’m so tempted to do it both, looks saw raw I love the idea! One question tho, can anything fall in those gaps ? And if so where does it lead to ? Maybe that’s why there is a mesh haha.
Amazing work btw!
I’ll make a separate DIY thread later down the line on all the steps required to get the lower cages out, it took me roughly an hour to get everything out while not necessarily knowing where everything is. I could do it in 30 minutes now.Interesting idea! Surprised no one else has asked this, but how did you cleanly remove the mesh surround? If that octopus shaped piece was anodized or painted to match it would look great, but currently it makes it look a bit unfinished to me.
It's the barrier plate for the rear lockout, and it creates the left "contact surface" of the 1-2 gate, so friction wear is a key consideration. Aluminum is far less durable than steel against friction in the 10 to 20+ year timeframe you'd assume for a car.There must be a reason they didn't use aluminum, right?
Agreed, but if also accessible and wears at a faster rate than the steel crossgate adjusting plate, you could just have a few made in from CNC machinist and have a lifetime supply.It's the barrier plate for the rear lockout, and it creates the left "contact surface" of the 1-2 gate, so friction wear is a key consideration. Aluminum is far less durable against friction in the 10 to 20+ year timeframe you'd assume for a car.
I will be polishing mine, I think.
You may have missed the original design concept for the interior of the car? The only reason they put a cage around the linkage in the first place was for safety regulations.
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Yeah I figured, waiting to see your progress! I’ll definitely do this project down the line when I find some time, thanks for the info and sharing all your hard workYou indeed could, I’ll be designing a cover piece for this soon to reduce that risk, but I think you could run it as is with minimal risk as is. I do plan on selling the two 3d printed pieces for cheap later — and I’ll have both models available to download for someone to print themselves of course. Right now shipping costs 4x more than the material and power cost to print these off.
A Dremel with a polishing ball is your friend.The original design has all of the metal pieces polished. I think doing that would complete the look and appear more sleek. Would it be possible to polish all of those components?