I find the shift lever on the manual tranny to be just the right
height. But then I'm not so tall (5' 7"). For taller persons I can see
having a shifter extension. However, if the shifter is extended, the
"throw" in increased. The short-shift kit would help in this specific case.

John

John Rodgers
Clayartist and Moldmaker
88'GL VW Bus Driver
Chelsea, AL
Http://www.moldhaus.com

On 7/12/2011 11:17 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:
> Hi,
> in that case. people may want to use a shifter extension ..
> there are ones that just make the lever longer..
> and ..
> there 'were' .......like for old Buses, ones that extend aftward a bit.
> However I have never thought too much of that style as it adds a twisting
> compoent when moving the shiift lever, not a good thing exactly.
>
> and ..in a vanagon ...
> how far forward the shift knob is in 1st and 3rd is adjustable.
> At the splines in the shift rod  ( aft of the gas tank in 2WD vans. ) ..
> there is room there to change that length by up to a quarter  inch.
> Lengthing that splined juncion would move knob know aftwards.
> perhaps an inch, in any given gear,
> with now other changes in alignment, H pattern etc.
>
> in addtion ..
> the shfit lever is a little bit taller in 87's, compared to say, an 85.
>
> Scott
> www.turbovans.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Beierl" <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
> To: "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
> Cc: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2011 1:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [subaruvanagon] Musing About Recent Trip - Too Long
>
>
>> At 03:45 PM 7/12/2011, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:
>>> there is nothing to gain ..
>>> and we're not drag racing, so saving .000002 seconds on a shift is
>>> of no
>>> use.
>>
>> I was thinking about some people having trouble reaching third gear -
>> but
>> I've never seen a shortened one.  They were rather popular here on the
>> list some years ago.
>>
>> Yours,
>> David
>
>