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Old Apr 2, 2011 | 08:41 PM
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SA shifter into FB trans,

Quick question, Will a SA shifter interchange with an FB shift lever? If so, I'll be looking to buy one.
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Old Apr 2, 2011 | 09:03 PM
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Nope, wont work.
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Old Apr 2, 2011 | 09:07 PM
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Ahhh..

Alrighty. Guess I'll have to find an FB one with a good boot.
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Old Apr 3, 2011 | 01:32 PM
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the boot is $14!

both shifters have a pin to locate the shifter, the FB is in the front and the SA is in the back...
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Old Apr 3, 2011 | 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by j9fd3s
the boot is $14!

both shifters have a pin to locate the shifter, the FB is in the front and the SA is in the back...
Some miata trans even have two pins.
Hadn't ever pulled an SA shifter off,
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Old Apr 3, 2011 | 06:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Crispin38
Some miata trans even have two pins.
Hadn't ever pulled an SA shifter off,
yeah i grabbed one from the yunkyard and looked...

but actually what you CAN do, and this is again PJ's idea. the engine dowel pins are the same threads as the shifter, and so are the wheel studs, so you can put a dowel pin on the shifter, and then use a wheel stud, you can put the stock **** on that.
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Old Apr 3, 2011 | 07:37 PM
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I'm looking to get the bend, look, and feel of the SA shifter. Don't need the ****, could care less about that.
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Old Apr 3, 2011 | 08:43 PM
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I've got an FC shifter on my 85 GSL-SE it will work
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Old Apr 3, 2011 | 10:11 PM
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I currently have a Miata shifter in my car, pretty much exactly like FC.
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