did anyone notice that after installing a shark racing short shifter (per speedstate.com instructions re: cutting out the bottom of the plastic housing for clearence)that the plastic housing now flexes! i'm working on a bracket to fix.

 

The shifter base that I have doesn't flex, after cutting

 

Mines just fine. Actually, tonight I opened the assembly up to chk. for loose bolts/nuts. Only had to do the easy one alittle...tight as a monkey ass again..

 

I did not notice any flexing of the shifter plate. It probably does a minor bit, but not that I can really notice.

My guess is, it really depends how how much material you cut away.

 

Mine flexes a little too, but that is because I took a little too much material out.

 

thanks for the info guys.
believe me i started small a worked my way up (open). now theres just enough clearence for proper shifting. just as a note the bottom plate where i cut it out isnt moving.
the rh vertical molded walls are.
as i said i'm working on a bracket (brace)
to stiffen things up.
btw- i removed the silly plastic or are they hard rubber stops for the lower shifter
shifter. in the handy holes where the stops
were i tapped both the front and rear steel
1/4-28 (the holes that are there are just the
right size for 1/4-28. couple of 1/4-28
hex head bolts-couple of 1/2 height 1/4-28 nuts-a little fancy adjusting-wow just like the big guys positive shifter stops (no
more mush)
also last saturday i installed shark racing's
front strut bar-no suprise here(all the other postings on this board was a big help)
total time was approx 1/2 including modifing the knock senser? brachet to fit around the bar
tomorrow the rear strut bar.
thanks for the help
dave

 

I just cut 2`` of the stock one. If I sell the car, I `ll weld it back on whit a mig. Free mod...