alright fellas,
maybe someone has a solution to my problem...
i had swap in a d16z6 w/ an A6/SI tranny onto 89 CIVIC... well the problem is that i had to pull the linkage all the way forward about 1-2 in. from how it normally sits... and now when i am testing to put it in gear i am having trouble putting it to first it hit the plastic/ console and third looks like its in neutral... its a crx shift linkage that i am using btw... not sure if that would make any difference to why its short...IMO it seems like the rod stabilizer is the short part of the linkage
TIA

 

sound like the block is sitting weird...... i did a y8 swap on my crxsi and i dont have a problem.....try check if the shiftlink is on correctly, motor mounts etc....
gl with th car

 

you could also try a civic linkage.


the part numbers are different.