Alternate method for mounting CMS cable shifter
Discussion
Instead of cutting off the very sturdy bracket that the factory welded to the floor for my shift linkage I have used it to mount the CMS shifter.
As it stands in these photos it is extremely stiff, when finished it will have a 3/16" alloy plate to mount the rear portion to the floor pans.
Also will have a plate to mount the cable braces to the floor.
The shifter frame was removed from the mount that CMS supplied and turned around to allow the driver's seat to stay in the same position. Only 5 holes were drilled in the shifter pylon that formerly mounted the shift linkage (not enough room for all 6). The holes were drilled to place the shifter just above the reinforcement that is inside the pylon.
Roger Brown @ California Motorsports has been a great help with this project. If you need the brackets to mount cables to your G50/52 transaxle he has them on the shelf. Everything that he has made has been of the highest quality.
ken
Two last photos are of the cable sheath mounts. The CMS bracket served as a pattern and the sheath mounts were positioned the same distance away from the shifter and they were on the CMS mount.
As it stands in these photos it is extremely stiff, when finished it will have a 3/16" alloy plate to mount the rear portion to the floor pans.
Also will have a plate to mount the cable braces to the floor.
The shifter frame was removed from the mount that CMS supplied and turned around to allow the driver's seat to stay in the same position. Only 5 holes were drilled in the shifter pylon that formerly mounted the shift linkage (not enough room for all 6). The holes were drilled to place the shifter just above the reinforcement that is inside the pylon.
Roger Brown @ California Motorsports has been a great help with this project. If you need the brackets to mount cables to your G50/52 transaxle he has them on the shelf. Everything that he has made has been of the highest quality.
ken
Two last photos are of the cable sheath mounts. The CMS bracket served as a pattern and the sheath mounts were positioned the same distance away from the shifter and they were on the CMS mount.
Edited by k wright on Wednesday 15th April 02:38
Ken,
That looks great. I'm anxious to see it when its finished. Just a note of advice. Make sure you use a more secure way of mounting the aluminum arm on the side shifter than the little (too little) set screw they supply. I got stranded because the set screw came loose. I've now drilled a hole through the shaft and put a bolt and nyloc nut to make sure this never happens again.
Paul
That looks great. I'm anxious to see it when its finished. Just a note of advice. Make sure you use a more secure way of mounting the aluminum arm on the side shifter than the little (too little) set screw they supply. I got stranded because the set screw came loose. I've now drilled a hole through the shaft and put a bolt and nyloc nut to make sure this never happens again.
Paul
Absolutely will pin the shifter lever on the side of the transaxle. CMS is planning a splined input shaft on the side shifter input as well as an easier way to remove the shift cables.
I have the shifter that does not have a shortend shift motion.
This mounting method is likely all thats needed for the shifter, the rear attachment that I'm working on is overkill.
ken
I have the shifter that does not have a shortend shift motion.
This mounting method is likely all thats needed for the shifter, the rear attachment that I'm working on is overkill.
ken
Ken,
I can't tell from the pics. Will your seats clear the shift box so that they can move forward and backward? Mine won't because the shifter is so wide that it interferes with the corner of the seat. If your shift box is mounted high enough, it just might clear. It isn't a problem for me as my seat is always all the way back anyway, but if you're going to have shorter people driving your car you might want to consider this.
Paul
I can't tell from the pics. Will your seats clear the shift box so that they can move forward and backward? Mine won't because the shifter is so wide that it interferes with the corner of the seat. If your shift box is mounted high enough, it just might clear. It isn't a problem for me as my seat is always all the way back anyway, but if you're going to have shorter people driving your car you might want to consider this.
Paul
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