i'm a doof (miata shifter into S5)
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i'm a doof (miata shifter into S5)
so i'm at the junkyard and there's a miata there! steal it's **** and shift rod cause i figure same tranny same shifter. without actually putting them side to side, i install the miata shifter. tighten down the bolts and....... no movement.
take the shifter out to compare, the miata's lower ball is about 1/4" lower than the FC's and is smaller to boot.
i searched and VeitFC sais he used a spacer, but didn't take a pic and i can't figure out where he put the spacer....
anyone know what i need to do to get it to work? i don't wanna remove the lower cover cause then it'll tear like my last one and that's $40 down the toilet.
take the shifter out to compare, the miata's lower ball is about 1/4" lower than the FC's and is smaller to boot.
i searched and VeitFC sais he used a spacer, but didn't take a pic and i can't figure out where he put the spacer....
anyone know what i need to do to get it to work? i don't wanna remove the lower cover cause then it'll tear like my last one and that's $40 down the toilet.
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I hope by "steal" you mean "pay for". Otherwise, I have half a mind to issue a 7 day ban...
http://www.aaroncake.net/rx-7/etiquette.htm
http://www.aaroncake.net/rx-7/etiquette.htm
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Originally Posted by Aaron Cake
I hope by "steal" you mean "pay for". Otherwise, I have half a mind to issue a 7 day ban...
http://www.aaroncake.net/rx-7/etiquette.htm
http://www.aaroncake.net/rx-7/etiquette.htm
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Originally Posted by projekt
steal means get for cheap cause it's a junkyard =Þ
Anyhow... Check the thread in the archive about making your own short shifter. The thread won't be on the first page. Anyhow, it will have a picture and tell you how to make the spacer that I believe you need.
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EDIT: I'm feeling generous today: https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showthread.php?t=150728
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well with no help from you guys i did it.
i took a 3/16" tall piece of 1 1/2" reinforced tubing (for water pumps) and cut three wedges into the side to accomodate the bolts in the shifter cover and put it between the cover and the top of the shifter housing.
smoother than before as well as shorter. thank you mazda.
i took a 3/16" tall piece of 1 1/2" reinforced tubing (for water pumps) and cut three wedges into the side to accomodate the bolts in the shifter cover and put it between the cover and the top of the shifter housing.
smoother than before as well as shorter. thank you mazda.
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Originally Posted by DylanShupe
I wish you would've taken pics of the tubing and how you cut it. I would've liked to have seen it and maybe done this myself.
just think of it as a ring you'd put on your finger that's got a diameter of 1 1/2" and is 3/8" deep.
ya, the cup holder is hardcore. it makes the big stain look even better.
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Originally Posted by Touya
how do you remove the s4 shifter or just the ****. i found one but couldn't get it out of the car to put into my s5.