Hi all,
Could you please give me a picture or description for how you attached the gear cable at the engine end (BEC)?
ETA: I should have made this a little clearer, I am going to use a paddleshift, similar to Hellfire's.
I am not sure about the best way to mount the cable, and don't have any welding equipment/skills 
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Thanks,
James
p.s. had an awesome little drive in the dales this afternoon, nice little backroad from hawes to ingleton 
(don't tell too many!)
[Edited on 10/2/09 by james h]
I modified the gear shift crank on the engine to take a rose-joint and used cranks and push-rods back to the gear stick. Works well....
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Originally posted by BenB
I modified the gear shift crank on the engine to take a rose-joint and used cranks and push-rods back to the gear stick. Works well....
There is a really shitty hand drawing in my photo archive showing (kind of!!) how it works on my car. If you can make sense of it, that is!!!
It is welded but just my 2p ;]
Hope it helps.
Paddle Shift Cable Linkage (Engine)
Ok that does help actually, I think I have an idea of what I can do now for the mounting point. Thanks
Hi, heres mind done with a cable.
Goes to the box end with the arm at 6 o clock and does to the right paddle shift. Bracket is two bits of hardened steel bolted to the rails of the
bulkhead. Hope thats some help
Adam
Hi Adam, that is actually a really useful pic, I could use the front bulkhead then...
How far would you say the bracket is from the gear lever? I want a very positive feel, does the distance create any slack at all?
James
Hi James, Bolt the cable to the gearbox lever then see where the centre of the threaded portion sits. if you base it in the centre you will have adjustment at either end to make it tighter or looser. If you do at one end it could end up too tight or too loose. It does pull with quite a force so make sure you use thick strong steel.
Hi Adam, I getcha, makes sense doing it your method. I have some 4mm aluminium, do you think that will be ok? It seems quite sturdy to me.
Also, where did you get your cable from?
Thanks,
James