how do you have the "adaptor" made. i want a taller cylinder style shifter, not along as yours tho.

 

I basically drilled out the bottom of the **** to be a little smaller diameter than the shifter threads, then cranked it down. That's why the copper collar was necessary. As I was cranking down, I could feel the wood separating to accommodate the shifter.

If you wanted to do something a little more rigid, Home Depot sells female threaded couplers that you could press into the bottom of... well... pretty much anything. Just make sure that the metal is taking the brunt of the shifting force, otherwise whatever's wrapped around it is liable to crack over time.

Here's how I would do it, assuming I could find everything that's the same thread pitch.

 

do you know the specs of the shifter threads? i have some neat **** laying around id like to make a shifter out of

 

Looks like 12mmX1.5.

Might need to go to Ace Hardware or some specialty hardware store to get everything you need. Home Depot tends to have mostly English standard sizes. Lowes might have it.

 

Thanks for searching for me Im gonna go snag something tomorrow theres a fastener store around the corner.

 

Guess who has 2 thumbs and is a very unhappy camper?

This guy.

Apparently the CV's that the previous owner bought are not the right ones. The spline shafts on the wheel side of the new axles are at least 10% smaller than the ones that came off the car. Of course we didn't find that out until, you guessed it, we're elbow deep in axle grease and have the whole thing pulled apart.

Furthermore, the case bolt that's hiding behind the transmission mount is impossible to get to unless you have a long type torx bit. Which I don't. Fun.

In the end, we spent 2-3 hours and ~$140 on fluids and time on the lift to do... uh... nothing.

On the lighter side, it's just a matter of buying the new parts and getting back to it. All the bolts are broken now, and I know what I'm doing, so it'll go a lot faster next time. Royal Purple motor and transmission oil change, so MOAR POWAH!