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  1. M

    Tricks to smooth shifting???

    https://store.vintagespeed.com.tw/23-LHD-68-TO-79-BAYWINDOW-BUS-CLASSIC-SPORT-QUICK-SHIFTER-p132902309 I found the shifter. Video of the dude in a bug is damn good. Gotta find a vid of a BUS.
  2. M

    Tricks to smooth shifting???

    I got the engine installed and started. Rear wheels are jacked up, so I shifted around to gears. One thing that I know is not right is the stick actually rotates. That is not part of the action. Stick should go forward and backwards. Side to side action twists the long shaft. The twisting...
  3. M

    Tricks to smooth shifting???

    so tell me more about a quick shift kit? I thought there had to be some aftermarket stuff. I removed all the shafts, cleaned 'em up and painted them, Added all fresh bushings etc.... course i understand new bushings can be crap....
  4. M

    Tricks to smooth shifting???

    certainly not this one.... but yes. Not too long after I bought this one, I started checking local ads and my wife and I went to test drive any that we understood to be drive-able. Sorry for the trickery. :) Of course it was not much of a drive to even remember.
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    Tricks to smooth shifting???

    Not long ago....
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    Tricks to smooth shifting???

    Finally have mated my rebuilt engine and rebuilt Tranz. Very close to starting the engine. Been putzing with the shifter. Man is it out of wack. Everything is new... and I mean everything. Are there any tricks to getting the stick to FEEL right? I am guessing that since nothing is...
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