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SA shifter into FB trans,

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Old 04-02-11, 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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Nope, wont work.
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Ahhh..

Alrighty. Guess I'll have to find an FB one with a good boot.
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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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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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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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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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I've got an FC shifter on my 85 GSL-SE it will work
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I currently have a Miata shifter in my car, pretty much exactly like FC.




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