Mines_Better

so... pclear9061 made me this shifter and it is amazing!!! took forever to install cause i had some trouble getting a piece of my old shifter off, but it was worth the trouble cause it looks great and feels great too. here are some pics of the final product...

in first gear



back seat view



side view in neutral



i decided not to put the reverse lockout onto this new one so thats why you dont see it. the shifts feel crisp and clean and very short. i havent had any issues at all with missing gears or anything like that. the shifter looks very professionally done as well.
GREAT INVESTMENT!!!

Mines_Better

like? dislike?

omgshesaboy

very nice.. i love it.. what did it cost for him to make it?

CHARGDSS

These look very nice for what they are.....how much was he selling them for?

memphisr24

Looks good, don't like the shift knob that much though, i'm more of a ball guy Does he make them from scratch or does he cut up a stock one??

Mines_Better

it was $90 shipped. it didnt come with all the stuff that the B&M does, it was just the shifter, and i was able to use parts from the stock shifter to install it. not sure what kind of metal it is made out of but it is solid as hell, heavy for its size.

Mines_Better

im not sure how he makes them, but its definitely not from a stock one. there are no nasty weld marks or anything like that. very clean and well done. i can take pics of it under the leather boot tomorrow if i have time.

Ljavy17

its super short, where do we get it? so you ended up sawing the thing didnt u?

Mines_Better

yeah i did. the plastic was REALLY strong so i figured it wouldnt affect the strength if i cut it. once i installed everything i confirmed my assumption. its just as strong as before. just PM pclear9061 and tell him youre interested.

Mines_Better

im gonna add some apoxy just in case though... cant ever be too sure.

maxpit

I dont like the knob but its hella short.

Mines_Better

yeah there are mixed feelings about the knob. its hard to tell but the knob is actually kinda flat on top so it doesnt have as much of a tear drop look as it does in the pic. i might do something custom to it so that it isnt as plain.

IonNinja

i had just bought my twm when i heard he started making those

looks good but now u need to do something about that shift boot, it looks huge.

2K5SS/SC?

Shifter looks great. Is the knob you have weighted? If it is, that'll definitely help improve the shifts. It's looks just a little shorter than my self-shortened B&M w/ Sparco knob. I retained the reverse lockout after shortening it though, so I couldn't make it that short.

CHARGDSS

here is his original thread

https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/how-guide-43/pclears-custom-short-throw-shifter-29414/

looks like its an ebay shifter modified to fit our cars.

Mercury

Is it possible to keep the reverse lock out?

Mines_Better

he said that it was, but you would need to ask him how to do it for sure.

Mines_Better

yeah im just gonna fold it under more and then zip tie it. the original piece that secured it before was just a small black zip tie, haha!!!

SoloZ/SS

How the heck do you drive with a shifter that short? Personally I don't like it buuuuut what I would like it something longer but with a shorter throw.

Mines_Better

its actually not difficult to drive at all, feels great!

BlueSS-supercharged

im just afraid if i ever cut mine my long banana hands would get pinched between the knob and plastic housing thing somehow....my hands end up in the TIGHTEST of spots some times

S/CSSRedDevil

Me want one now!!!! lol