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Subject:Re: Some shift linkage mods
From:Roy Nicholl
Date:Mon, 9 Aug 2021 12:29:02 -0300

Alistair,

I can swing the eccentric portion .... ;-)

Alistair Bell wrote on 2021.08.09 12:18:
> Roy,
>
> Wanna be my rich eccentric benefactor?
>
> :-)
>
> Yeah, all my work is hobby stuff. It’s getting easier now with better
> machining tools and much more cnc experience. �  But it’s still hobby.
> The stainless shift part is good example. Would be very uncompetitive
> in the market, especially the cost conscious vanagon market.
>
> Ah well, maybe one day I’ll have a van widget that I can sell and sit
> back and enjoy the money rolling in….ha!
>
> Alistair�
>
>
>> On Aug 9, 2021, at 7:56 AM, Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:
>>
>>  Alistair:
>>
>> I know the business case is probably not there for selling these
>> "distractions", but how about I take one of my vans west and just
>> leave it with you to use for a year ;-)
>>
>>
>> Alistair Bell wrote on 2021.08.08 21:12:
>>> The usual , me fooling around when I could be doing useful work.
>>>
>>> Shift linkage mods , the “cup” at selector, I might have posted years ago about another one I made, and yes you can buy “billet” ones. But nothing quite as good as this one :-)
>>>
>>> And a guide bushing just forward of that cup thing.
>>>
>>> https://shufti.blog/2021/08/08/vanagon-syncro-some-shift-linkage-mods/
>>>
>>> Alistair
>>