DONT DO IT!
iv driven to meny cars with cut down gear sticks,they feel like crap and it realy dosnt do much but make shifting uncomftable,get a quick shift or something,just dont cut it!or get a remote change gearbox
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| Author: | kasperflipped [ Thu Feb 24, 2005 8:00 am ] |
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Hey all, after checking out 72Clubmans pics and noticeing his little gear stick i was wondering if there is any reason as to why you cant cut one down. I have long ass legs and even though my seat is back, the gear lever still hits my legs when in third, so i was thinking i might cut it down, maybe not as short as 72clubmans, but definatly shorter than it is now!! Is it a roadworthy issue or does it make changing gears easier/harder?? trent |
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| Author: | CLUBMAN [ Thu Feb 24, 2005 9:01 am ] |
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DONT DO IT! iv driven to meny cars with cut down gear sticks,they feel like crap and it realy dosnt do much but make shifting uncomftable,get a quick shift or something,just dont cut it!or get a remote change gearbox
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| Author: | EST-071 [ Thu Feb 24, 2005 11:13 am ] |
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This is the sort of price they go for in Aus. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... 30225&rd=1 Cheers Pete P.S I have cut mine on a rod change box and it is quite good. |
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| Author: | CLUBMAN [ Thu Feb 24, 2005 11:30 am ] |
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how long has it been cut for? |
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| Author: | min13k [ Thu Feb 24, 2005 4:07 pm ] |
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get a gas ax heat and bend makka |
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| Author: | gafmo [ Thu Feb 24, 2005 6:02 pm ] |
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I cat my Alfa 75 stick down about 2 years ago and love it..Marcia will be done also 
Quick shift...Dont do it..you will be sorry Go the Remote |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Thu Feb 24, 2005 6:35 pm ] |
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If you're keeping the rod change box I'd cut a few inches off the stick, then heat & bend it if you have to. My son's Clubbie has a cut down one, and it feels really good. After I flung the rotten shift steady rod rubber and made a lurethane one.. 
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| Author: | EST-071 [ Thu Feb 24, 2005 6:36 pm ] |
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CLUBMAN wrote: how long has it been cut for?
About 18 months ago and I find it very good to drive with. Cheers Pete |
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| Author: | nuclear_mini [ Thu Feb 24, 2005 8:40 pm ] |
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i have a cut down stick and I think its fine.... the only problem, being long legged myself, is that i have to reach forward to change gears, as in i have to move my torso to get to the stick.... thats a real pain when in traffic... otherwise it would be fine.... |
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| Author: | Chris [ Thu Feb 24, 2005 8:40 pm ] |
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It definitly shortens the shift and is a good thing. I cut one and then bent it like doc an another car and it was great. Beats spending money an a quick shift. |
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| Author: | WhoDat [ Thu Feb 24, 2005 11:43 pm ] |
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nuclear_mini wrote: i have a cut down stick and I think its fine.... the only problem, being long legged myself, is that i have to reach forward to change gears, as in i have to move my torso to get to the stick....
thats a real pain when in traffic... otherwise it would be fine.... In Kermit years ago - I put a "S" bend in my rod change gearstick. Shortened it's hight so got the short shift effect, but also shifted the head of the stick back a couple of inches so that you didn't need to reach as far forward to grab the stick. Worked for me for about 5 years in that car. Cheers Dat |
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| Author: | CLUBMAN [ Fri Feb 25, 2005 10:46 am ] |
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im just not a big fan of it myself,iv driven alot of cars that have em cut down and i like the full size one myself,i dont find my legs get in the way of reverse but 2nd dose tend to land up in the passengers lap in some
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| Author: | nuclear_mini [ Fri Feb 25, 2005 1:52 pm ] |
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never driven a mini withouta cutdown stick... any offerS? 
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| Author: | Harley [ Fri Feb 25, 2005 3:18 pm ] |
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Is there really much difference between a cut-down stick and a quick shift? |
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| Author: | CLUBMAN [ Fri Feb 25, 2005 3:43 pm ] |
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if the gearstick is floppy when its full size,it is eaven worse when you cut it down,i myself dont like it only because iv seen the light for remote change. |
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