short shifter video might be of some use

[t5 pete]

Ive just been on you tube and found this video and thought it might be of some use for some one


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14gmpnwvUyI


Heres where you can buy them from it seems a good price to me http://www.shortshiftkit.com/

[p fandango]

http://www.shortshiftkit.com/

[t5 pete]

cheers pedro is there any where in the uk where you can get the brass bushes

[p fandango]

cheers pedro is there any where in the uk where you can get the brass bushes
the bushes are the same as Toyota MR2's & some ebay sellers used to do brass ones, haven't looked recently but they weren't many on there previously. I've emailed about the whole short shift kit so perhaps he'll send them over here

[p fandango]

just got an email back & its $68 for the complete kit to UK, about £42 which is a bit steep so won't be getting them just yet

[t5 pete]

yeah i worked it out for the bushes on there own and there £18 posted ill have a loom for some mr2 ones

[p fandango]

yeah i worked it out for the bushes on there own and there £18 posted ill have a loom for some mr2 ones
my kits on order :smirk: (i had a change of plan lol)

[t5 pete]

got them buddy http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TOYOTA-MR2-TERCEL-CELICA-COROLLA-SHIFTER-BUSHINGS-A_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem1c0ed0f096QQitemZ1205 07658390QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccess ories

[t5 pete]

are they the ones pedro

[p fandango]

are they the ones pedro
i can just remember them being MR2's mate, can't remember which phase or gearbox model. It defo says MR2 in the advert tho so guess that there the ones, half the price of mine as well git lol

[t5 pete]

lol at under a tenner its worth a try

[t5 pete]

i might as well buy the full kit at £42 its not too bad so do i need to contact him or what did you do to order yours

[p fandango]

i just emailed Kristian at shortshiftkit@gmail.com & asked him how much to be shipped to UK, he got back to me very quickly with the $68 price & told me to send paypal payment to the same email address & they would be sent out monday. Seems a very friendly & helpful chap

[Alan M]

Those look about right in size. The overall sizes are (approximate without being at work with my calipers)-

width 14mm (overall)
22mm body (the bit the fits into the gear selector cable ends)
8mm hole
8mm from inside sholder on one lip to groove for c lip recess
And a c clip to suit the cut recess and shoulder

Any machinist should be able to machine them up in about 15-20 minutes.

If anyone has the short throw shift plate I would be greatfull to borrow it before fitment on their car so I could get the dimensions from it so I could make one.

[p fandango]

If anyone has the short throw shift plate I would be greatfull to borrow it before fitment on their car so I could get the dimensions from it so I could make one.
perhaps we can come to some sort of deal here mate, he says it'll take about a week to get here but they won't be fitted to BT straight away anyway (i'm also thinking of modifying the plate)

But i'm after some custom machining & think you might be able to help :shifty: (any chance you can PM me your phone number)

[Clan998]

Hi

Ive got this kit on my 855 , it came from the states real quick and was easy to fit . Just dont over tighten the bolt that goes through the bush and the plate or the gear change wil become impossibly stiff .

Once I got over that I was well impressed with the kit , the gear stick has no play and feels very precise. Ive set mine for the short throw but there is an even shorter setting but I find this setting ok for me.

Rich

[t5 pete]

cheers clan i think its a good buy as the fwd are way too sloppy

[p fandango]

Ive got this kit on my 855 , it came from the states real quick and was easy to fit . Just dont over tighten the bolt that goes through the bush and the plate or the gear change wil become impossibly stiff .

Once I got over that I was well impressed with the kit , the gear stick has no play and feels very precise. Ive set mine for the short throw but there is an even shorter setting but I find this setting ok for me.
thanks Rich, i'll defo be using the extra short setting so see how it goes :pimp2:

[Volvostorm]

I was thinking the other day about asking for the bronze bushes, might as well order a shift kit. Another thing to add to my shopping list!
:D

[t5 pete]

lol at £42 its well worth it

[WOODY T5]

just ordered mine

[t5 pete]

oh i forgot to tell every one there was a finders fee of £20 for each purchase lmao

[WOODY T5]

will a £10 do pete lol????????

[t5 pete]

lol i suppose i can make a exception for ya lol

[WOODY T5]

ha lol

[Dangerous Dave]

Oh look, all of you lot going to their website has crashed it.

[Dangerous Dave]

Hey guys, found this on ebay uk

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Volvo-850-V70-Short-Shifter-kit_W0QQitemZ280447703292QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxq2010 0107?IMSfp=TL100107218001r5326

[p fandango]

just had this email from Kristian


Would you guys be interested in a group buy instead? If you can get 5 people who want kit's with bushes I'll give you a 5% discount and the shipping will be ~$4 per kit or $59 per kit shipped to one location in the UK

what do you's think, he's kindly said he'd include me in the group & return me the extra payment so just need 4 others to join in

[p fandango]

Hey guys, found this on ebay uk

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Volvo-850-V70-Short-Shifter-kit_W0QQitemZ280447703292QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxq2010 0107?IMSfp=TL100107218001r5326
i don't want your cheap English rubbish, i want the proper Americian thing thanks (only because i've already paid lol)

[t5 pete]

i don't want your cheap English rubbish, i want the proper Americian thing thanks (only because i've already paid lol)

lol

[Volvostorm]

just had this email from Kristian



what do you's think, he's kindly said he'd include me in the group & return me the extra payment so just need 4 others to join in

I'll have a kit please Ped :D

[p fandango]

I'll have a kit please Ped :D
nice one, what we doing about the money & delivery address?

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[t5 pete]

would it work out any cheeper tho ped as at $59.00 it gives us a saving of £4 but then you will need to send us the kits.
If it does work out cheeper put me down

[Volvostorm]

Have them sent to yours, i guess, can pay you as a gift on paypal, or bank transfer

[t5 pete]

yeah but what im saying postage might be 4

[p fandango]

would it work out any cheeper tho ped as at $59.00 it gives us a saving of £4 but then you will need to send us the kits.
If it does work out cheeper put me down
it'll be a couple of £ postage once they turn up in the UK, tbh i'd be quite happy to remain seperate but said i would post the kind offer up

[Volvostorm]

it'll be a couple of £ postage once they turn up in the UK, tbh i'd be quite happy to remain seperate but said i would post the kind offer up

Thanks for putting the offer up mate :D

If it doesn't get the required numbers, I'm also willing to go separate, I think its a good offer with the bushes, seeing as mine have the same amount of slack as a 15yr old pair of M&S Y-fronts
! :jaw:

[t5 pete]

well put me down pedro and see what happens i was just making sure it wasnt going to cost more

[p fandango]

mine have the same amount of slack as a 15yr old pair of M&S Y-fronts
! :jaw:
now there is a nice thought for you lol. I've already cut the gearlever down by 1.5inches & thinking of modifying the plate when it turns up to have an even shorter throw, should be a good combination

[Volvostorm]

now there is a nice thought for you lol. I've already cut the gearlever down by 1.5inches & thinking of modifying the plate when it turns up to have an even shorter throw, should be a good combination

Of what? Y fronts? :shockedbi

[p fandango]

well put me down pedro and see what happens i was just making sure it wasnt going to cost more
i've just had a look on the Royal mail site & large letter upto 0.5kg is £2 first class recorded, i'd of thought the weight won't be that much but gives an estimate on price

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[Jamest5r]

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Can drop the cash round to you Duane or bank transfer?

[cameron]

Wonder if this sort of thing has ever been done on an Auto gear lever :confused:

From L gear all the way to P is bloody miles :grumpy:

[p fandango]

Can drop the cash round to you Duane or bank transfer?
prefer bank transfer tbh mate as the money will have to come out of my paypal for Kristian

[Jamest5r]

prefer bank transfer tbh mate as the money will have to come out of my paypal for Kristian

p/m me your sort code and account number and ill do it now. £42 all in is that right? and ill come and collect it from you.

[t5 pete]

pedro i aint got a clue who to do bank transfer can i send you a cheque

[p fandango]

p/m me your sort code and account number and ill do it now. £42 all in is that right? and ill come and collect it from you.
yeh that sounds right to me if your going to collect mate, i'll PM you my bank details in the morning once i find them out lol

thats assuming we can get the one more to complete the 5

[p fandango]

pedro i aint got a clue who to do bank transfer can i send you a cheque
cheque or just paypal it to me at p.fandango@googlemail.com & i'll send it all as one payment to Kristian then

[cameron]

Send it through Paypal as a gift ;)

Theres no fees to pay then.

Thats what peeps done with me when we went to York last year.

[t5 pete]

yeah can do pedro are you estimting £2 for postage

[Jamest5r]

yeh that sounds right to me if your going to collect mate, i'll PM you my bank details in the morning once i find them out lol

thats assuming we can get the one more to complete the 5

I think you will have closer to ten when a few more people have seen this thread.

[t5 pete]

whats the total we owe pedro

[t5 pete]

$59 = £37 and lets say £3 postage
will a payment of £40 be right

[p fandango]

$59 = £37 and lets say £3 postage
will a payment of £40 be right
my payment cost £43.54 so with the group discount i think £40 will be about right, the paypal exchange rate is 1 British Pound = 1.56178 US Dollars.

JamesT5R it looks like £42 is too much from you then mate

i think £37 & £3p&p as suggested by t5 pete sounds realistic, i'll send peoples change with the kit if it is overpriced

[t5 pete]

if its over priced you more than welcome to keep the change

[t5 pete]

so what we doing pedro paying now or waiting untill we have the numbers

[p fandango]

ok just been talking to Kristian again & he'll do a bigger discount for 10+ kits, 10% off & $4 shipping each kit

[Jamest5r]

Just let me know what's a fair price so your not out of pocket mate and if postage is only a couple of quid its alot less than my petrol to collect so my price with postage please mate(have to wait till avon to see bt again)

[p fandango]

so what we doing pedro paying now or waiting untill we have the numbers
i think we should wait till we get the final numbers now that he's kindly doing even more discount for 10+ so we can sort out an accurate price instead of messing around sending money back to those who paid early. Is everyone happy to give this group buy a week, so next weekend we can sort out & get back to Kristian with final numbers on how many we want or do we want longer/shorter?

[t5 pete]

same as james says we should easily be able to get 10 people so what it work out in usd pedro

[t5 pete]

yeah just count me in

[p fandango]

same as james says we should easily be able to get 10 people so what it work out in usd pedro
if we get 10 or more the kits are $52 each plus shipping which he's getting back to me with a price for that, on the 5+ deal it was $4 each kit

i'm getting confused now lol

[Jamest5r]

I say start a new thread Ped and only those who are in and paying add their names, leave all the comments on this thread etc

[p fandango]

Just let me know what's a fair price so your not out of pocket mate and if postage is only a couple of quid its alot less than my petrol to collect so my price with postage please mate(have to wait till avon to see bt again)
will do mate, with the new deal i think we should let it run for a bit so we get all the names of those interested & get the best price we can. Postage for a 0.5kg letter was only £2 recorded so think it will be cheaper to get Postman Pat to deliver it tbh mate

[p fandango]

I say start a new thread Ped and only those who are in and paying add their names, leave all the comments on this thread etc
sounds a good idea to me, once Kristian gets back to me with a final price per kit including P&P for the new deal i'll start a new thread with proper info on 5+ & 10+ so people can see whats going on & what there expecting to pay depending how many names are on the list

[t5 pete]

$56 for item and shpping = £35 + 3 p+p totals £38

[p fandango]

$56 for item and shpping = £35 + 3 p+p totals £38
glad someone has got there thinking cap on at this time of the morning lol, hopefully he'll be able to do a better price on the postage as well

shame the exchange rate isn't better

[t5 pete]

lol at £38 all in its very little money for the gain people will get with this kit just think no more sloppy gear linkage

[p fandango]

the best he can do is the $4 shipping, new thread going up in a minute

[t5 pete]

im happy with that pedro

[p fandango]

new thread started LINK (http://www.vpcuk.org/forums/showthread.php?p=280447#post280447)

[p fandango]

thanks to Claymore we've now got the 5 needed to get the group discount, as i've said in the list thread i'll leave it open till the 17th & hopefully we'll get 10+ for the extra discount

[Wobbly Dave]

Can you put me down for one. I like the idea - and if the bushings are different for my later C70 my father can make them up.

[Alan M]

The bushes are a different size in phase 2 cars.

[Wobbly Dave]

Indeed - so I may or may not be lucky. Still have a M56 gearbox - and the C70 ME7 is not totally phase 2

[Alan M]

Your father should be able to machine the required bushes should you need a different size. Its easy to just pop one out of the cable end to measure whats required, it takes around ten minutes measureing including removing and fitting all the parts back to where they were.