Honda's first gated shifter
06-01-2011, 02:25 PM
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Honda's first gated shifter
Made this at work. it took a lot of effort to get it to all come together but I'm super pumped about finishing it.
First I had to chop the stock shift lever because it was far too wide to allow proper gates. I welded a 3/8 bar, bent it, heat treated, threaded and tempered it.
Then I made a cardboard template, which I cut to fit exactly and used it to measure clearance
I also decided to hand carve a Mahogany wood shift **** to match my steering wheel. Then I coated it in Beeswax/Linseed Oil to give it a tough but natural feeling finish.
After careful measuring, I drew up the blueprint on Mastercam and let the HAAS CNC beast get to cuttin' (you can see the finished **** here too)
First I had to chop the stock shift lever because it was far too wide to allow proper gates. I welded a 3/8 bar, bent it, heat treated, threaded and tempered it.
Then I made a cardboard template, which I cut to fit exactly and used it to measure clearance
I also decided to hand carve a Mahogany wood shift **** to match my steering wheel. Then I coated it in Beeswax/Linseed Oil to give it a tough but natural feeling finish.
After careful measuring, I drew up the blueprint on Mastercam and let the HAAS CNC beast get to cuttin' (you can see the finished **** here too)
06-01-2011, 02:40 PM
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looks great, how much would you charge to make another shifter and plate? with and without a oem shifter for you to modify. thanks
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Thanks all for the kind words! Its nice to hear positive feedback!
thanks! hmm I think I'm going to keep this as a one off. I still have the programming saved on a usb so perhaps I may change my mind one of these days. its not really a bolt in mod and requires a lot of fine tuning to each application I'm sure. also the civic shifter surround and my part might not fit properly.
thank you! As I mentioned earlier I spent a ton of time measuring to ensure no contact. after driving with it though if I shift really hard it only lightly taps when I'm putting it in 3rd or 5th. I just need to get used to it. Under normal driving there is no contact at all.
it feels awesome. no missed shifts possible here! (even though I have never missed a shift before haha)
thanks buddy! heres a couple pics:
old gold wheels
wheels that got stolen!
it looks a little different now, on cream coloured steelies and no rack. also had woodgrain vinyl on the roof and trunk top haha (coming off soon because its faded)
new wheels coming this season hopefully !!
thanks buddy! heres a couple pics:
old gold wheels
wheels that got stolen!
it looks a little different now, on cream coloured steelies
and no rack. also had woodgrain vinyl on the roof and trunk top haha (coming off soon because its faded)new wheels coming this season hopefully !!
06-02-2011, 02:00 PM
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06-02-2011, 02:06 PM
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WOW really nice. my buddy could use this, last week he shifted from 5 to second on his chipped 2009 gti 
luckily VW paid for a new head lol
luckily VW paid for a new head lol
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