Rearsets finished!
I can officially scratch rearsets off my punch list. Words cannot express what relief and satisfactionRead More
Welded cross-shaft
After letting this shift shaft cause me bunch of unnecessary headaches — playing around with allRead More
Shift clevis fabrication
This morning before work, I made up the clevis for the right-side shift linkage out ofRead More
Other crossover gearshifts
My crossover shifter dilemma is not unique. Back in 1975, when new Federal regs required left-sideRead More
Cross-shaft goes kaput
It turns out my bolted-up cross-shaft design was fundamentally flawed. My father-in-law was a research chemist,Read More
Shift linkage progress
I used an old, scrap brake rod to mock-up the linkage between the lower arm andRead More
Foot pedal tweaks
Playing around with the shift linkage some more, I’ve decided to go back to how IRead More
Gearshift cross-shaft fabrication
For my crossover linkage, I needed to create a rotating shaft with splined ends. This isRead More
Rivnuts are my new favorite thing.
I’m working on the shift linkage, which is (of course) way more complicated than you’d expect—becauseRead More
Fender brackets
In keeping with my “do a little something every day” approach, I went down to theRead More