i bought a 91 crx with a 93 ls motor and it is in need of new shift linkage. the linkage thats on there is cut and put back together with some kind of pipe and a nut and bolt on both ends to keep it in place. i'll post a pic soon. so i'm trying to find out what linkage i need that fits this swap? thanx in advance.

 

u need to buy a special linkage made by hasport or any other company....but its a special made linkage....or u can do it the ghetto way and get a 90-93 integra linkage and cut it and weld....

 

cool thanx and here go a pic of what i'm dealin with....

 

works the same way as welding it, I guess it was just a difference idea. but like the person before said.

 

its up to u either buy one or make one...

 

dunt make 1 do it right and buy it hasport.com sells shiftlinkage

 

true that do it right but if u dont have the cash what else can u do....

 

gonna cut mine tomorrow... hope my welding is on point...

 

yeah i'll buy one later on but welding is fine for now thanx guys

 

If you don’t have a welder go ahead a buy some $150 linkage. However you’re wrong if you have some kind of idea the welded linkage is some how inferior. As long as you do it right it’s the same ****. Since I’ve done a few swaps and h-motors is always nice enough to include linkage, I’ve got this down. The key is to make sure the final product is lined up properly.

Tools needed:
Speedy-grinder
Welder (you can rent this at the home depot)
Sharpie
Spray paint

What you do:
1. take the teg linkage, and take it apart.
2. with your speedy-grinder, grind off all the undercoating and paint over about 10 inches until it’s all shiny all the way around. This is done on the longest straight part of the linkage.
3. take some kind of straight edge and make 2 lines on the new shiny surface. Put hash marks on one line. The lines should be about 180* from each other. So one line looks like this ________ and the other looks like this -/-/-/-/-/-/-/ you get the idea. They need to be as long as possible.
4. now mark out 2 3/8” some where in that section.
5. cut it out the 2 3/8” section.
6. align the lines back up _____ -/-/-/-/-/-/ this makes everything true.
7. weld
8. paint
9. repeat with the other bar.

 

tight thats the **** thanx alot that help a whole lot

 

A better way to weld up linkage and such like that is to take a pipe that has the same ID as the linkage does OD, drill holes in it and plug weld it. It acts like a sleeve *edit* Then weld each end up. This way, even if you have to hammer in the linkage, you know its going to be straight.


Modified by betsy84 at 7:47 PM 1/16/2007

 

http://www.hasport.com/products/linkage.htm

this is the linkage I have at the moment with my swap setup, love it.

 

Hasport makes some good stuff, but there is <U>nothing</U> wrong (or getto) with cutting and welding linkage!!

Plus there is the fact that if you don't have Hasport mounts, different engine placement may cause the Hasport linkage to not work correctly!

Here is a write-up on how I did it;

http://www.performanceforum.co....html

Wes

 

thanx you guys are the ish