I did notice that 'indexing pin' on the pre 67 shifters.
I think that is what keeps them from rotating. The post 68 ones can be
rotated as you mentioned.
So for fitting the chromed example Id have to cut n file.......now Id
put that on the back burner, unless I experiment with a spare tunnel rod.
This also means Id have to go the same route to fit the pre 67 shift
lever onto the rag. Or maybe go on treasure hunt and change the tunnel rod to
an earlier item. If Im really lucky Id find the pre 67 bus nosecone too. I
think thats a better option.
Asad
> Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:06:08 -0800> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To:
> vintagvw@lists.sjsu.edu> Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Changing the shift rod.> > I
> have a slightly-bent chromed shift lever in my `69,> IIRC it did come from a
> pre`68 Type III.> `68-up shiftrods do not have the slot in the front of> the
> ball-socket for the indexing pin that sticks out> of the front of the early
> "bent" levers (the exception> being `68 AutoStick). The straight shift levers
> used> on `68-up cars can spin 'round and 'round. If you> removed the index
> pin from a "bent" shifter to allow> it to be installed into the late shiftrod
> it would> swing about crazily when you tried to shift.> I used a cut-off
> wheel and some small files to create> the slot in my shiftrod, and it works
> great. I'd> recommend removing the shiftrod from the pan to do> this, it's
> difficult to do in-place without scarring> up the top of the tunnel.> > ---
> asad ishaque <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> > > > > Oki,> > > > I found a chrome
> shift rod at the scrapyard. The> > scrapper had no idea what VW it came off
> but we have> > stong suspicion over a type 3 Variant. I saw the> > same
> shifter on thesamba a while back (missed the> > link) and it was also
> advertised as coming from a> > doubtful source.> > Its chromed and has a
> slight bend at one place. Size> > is about that of a post 68 lever.> > > >
> Question is can it be a bolt on addition to my> > daily driver 68?? I can
> test fit it and see. Any> > thing to look out for??> > > > While on this
> subject.......the 59 rag project> > has a late 60s engine and gear box. The
> tunnel rod> > is also a later unit as the coupling under the rear> > seat is
> of the newer style. The shift rod has been> > swapped too to a post 68 type.
> I have sourced a pre> > 63 and a post 63 shift lever. The older one has a> >
> bigger dia thread. > > > > Question is...can I just swap the older levers> >
> onto the newer setup?? Or quite simply can we just> > bolt on a different
> model shift lever to any bug??> > > > TIA> > Asad> > > > > > > >>
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