M400 gear shift conversion
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Just a little note for anyone thinking of doing it...
Man, it's a pain to do!
There's not a huge amount of work but everything is almost impossible to reach. I still haven't figured out how to undo one of the nuts on one of the cables. They must have been the first thing they fitted to the bare chassis!
On the upside, afer 2 days I've got everything in and connected up and it feels really good. Short and snappy.
Plus another day or 2 making all the bits!
Just another day to go getting the old cables out, cleaning up, seats back in.
I was going to post photos and plans but it's such a pain that it wouldn't help. Still think it's a good improvement over the standard 3R.
Man, it's a pain to do!
There's not a huge amount of work but everything is almost impossible to reach. I still haven't figured out how to undo one of the nuts on one of the cables. They must have been the first thing they fitted to the bare chassis!
On the upside, afer 2 days I've got everything in and connected up and it feels really good. Short and snappy.
Plus another day or 2 making all the bits!
Just another day to go getting the old cables out, cleaning up, seats back in.
I was going to post photos and plans but it's such a pain that it wouldn't help. Still think it's a good improvement over the standard 3R.
JBliss said:
Its not THAT bad really! I did install mine when the engine was out though, The hardest part was doing up the large nuts in the tunnel that hold the cables. Ended up modifying a spanner to suit.
you were lucky doing it with the engine out. try it with the engine in all plumbing insitu,and a bloody charge cooler in the way!!!! i did it in a day and half. ah yep with the engine out it would be a lot easier to get to everything.
I was going to take the floor off, but people were right that it wouldn't have helped much.
I made it harder by not using a kit and cutting just a small amount from the shifter hole- just enough to get a hand in!
Just tested it. Slot nicely into gear but needs quite a bit of force sideways, especially into reverse.
Needs a bit more messing to ensure the linkages are running smoothly.
What did everybody do with the tunnel trim? I plan to pull off a little of the leather, enlarge the shift hole and stick it down again.
Plus modify the fixinig method as bolting from below is just more pain!
I was going to take the floor off, but people were right that it wouldn't have helped much.
I made it harder by not using a kit and cutting just a small amount from the shifter hole- just enough to get a hand in!
Just tested it. Slot nicely into gear but needs quite a bit of force sideways, especially into reverse.
Needs a bit more messing to ensure the linkages are running smoothly.
What did everybody do with the tunnel trim? I plan to pull off a little of the leather, enlarge the shift hole and stick it down again.
Plus modify the fixinig method as bolting from below is just more pain!
funkybmx1 said:
It's easy. You do the nuts up on the tunnel bracket befor you bolt the bracket in. Then gearbox end. Only help fit a few now becoming a dab hand at it
yes i remember Grant,without your help and patients down the phone, i probably would have given up when i did mine.TOP BLOKE!!!!!!andygtt said:
the conversion was easy with the engine out 
well if you look at my engine bay with the charge cooler insitu,and all the pipes in place and doing it on my own was a challenge. ive additional pipework travelling down the tunnel etc so it was pretty awkward.still its a distant memory now.loltonyvan said:
funkybmx1 said:
It's easy. You do the nuts up on the tunnel bracket befor you bolt the bracket in. Then gearbox end. Only help fit a few now becoming a dab hand at it
yes i remember Grant,without your help and patients down the phone, i probably would have given up when i did mine.TOP BLOKE!!!!!!. And no don't lose spring. Once all the cables are attached with the bends and that. Ain't half as springy as you think it's gonna beGassing Station | Noble | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff