heres my short shifter mod!

[marcus]

took me a while to get this done but here it is. to begin with it was a b%tch to swap the short shifter..its not as easy as what twm shows on their steps then again the case may be slightly diferent from us version..

*shifter shaft bought from whoopee. thanks
-i had it bend at work and cut it down 2.9 inch lower than stock and had it rewelded added grooves b4 weld for extra strength.

*leather boot is from redline. although it should come with a bezel around the edges to give it that clean look..i instead glued the edges to the boot itself to keep it clean.

*push washer courtesy of twm.. thanks to frank!
- the washer has to be dremelled cut otherwise another bit*h to take out

*quickshifter added courtesy of nst! thanks

the install 1 out of ten being ten the hardest ill give it an 8.. took 2 people to do this. and i have to take the whole plastic case out to get underneath to remove the plastic top holding the shaft. i wish i took photos but it was snowing at the same time.. sorry.

[marcus]

the outcome review... took a day for me to get used to the shifting first issue was i didnt know which gear im on i have to go by the speed and the rev to figure it out.. although it got better the day after sweet shifting solid feel..

[DuckinOut]

:w00t:

[PETERPOOP]

nice mod, nasty floor mats.

[at3GG]

looks good man nice work. Was thinking of tying to the same thing with a "new" stock shifter

[m911gt]

Marcus, when you say you installed the NST SSK, is that the I or II?

[marcus]

Marcus, when you say you installed the NST SSK, is that the I or II?

i got the nst quick shifter last year.. so thats my stage 1.. the short shifter was 2nd.. i was actually thinkin of takin gthe nst quick shifter but i already got used to it...its all great..

thanks guys..

oh yah the floor mat we been having some nasty weather lately..its not as dirty as it looks..

[thebarber]

im not sure twm would ever test on a US car, seeing as theyre in/near montreal....

i also cant imagine puting the shifter lower than stock....seems like itd be too awkward to shift having to reach down and all....how do you find it?

[jinxor]

barber, I was thinking the same thing... while driving today, I shifted by using the shaft rather than the knob to feel how would it be when the shifter is too small, And I found it a bit uncomfortable.... since the stock seats are high

[marcus]

im not sure twm would ever test on a US car, seeing as theyre in/near montreal....

i also cant imagine puting the shifter lower than stock....seems like itd be too awkward to shift having to reach down and all....how do you find it?

i thought about that too i guess depends on ur reach..im only 5'6 so i guess my reach will be lower.. just perfect for me my hand just sits down leaning on the shifter instead.. also why i bent it back a bit so it comes closer to me instead.. made a difference i guess.

[m911gt]

im not sure twm would ever test on a US car, seeing as theyre in/near montreal....

i also cant imagine puting the shifter lower than stock....seems like itd be too awkward to shift having to reach down and all....how do you find it?

I am on the shorter side of people ~5'7" or so and I cut my shifter down by two inches. I have had no problems at all with reaching to shift, it feels much sportier now.

[Black Yaris]

if anyone else has cut their shifter down where there are no more threads I have my old shifter that was percisly machined to fit.. if anyone is interested shoot me a PM for pix

[uncleyaris]

nice mod, nasty floor mats.

lol:laughabove::laughabove::laughabove::laughabove :

[thebarber]

nasty floor mats.

CT speacials!

[marcus]

forget the floor mats ..focus on the mod....thats it im cleaning them salts and dirt fr snow on them floor mat this weekend.. like i said its not as dirty as it looks in person..

[marcus]

UPDATE: after a week of driving and getting use to this extreme shoft shifter i finally got a hang of it..i almost took out the nst quick shifter at one point coz of the very short throw but now its life driving a sports car..although i dont get the sports car speed but the shifting is so sick...... and yah my mat is very dirty...

[ImportRacer88]

Hey i kind of did the same thing but i moded the stock shifter im in the process of posting pics

[TEHxFALLEN V1.2]

I just noticed you have the same exact plush tC in your middle console as me! Except I have two! Nice mod :thumbsup:

[marcus]

luck with the mod importracer it will be fun...


and yah the tc was from a friend who works for toyota...scion is coming to town.

[ImportRacer88]

I finished it it shifts alot better it also looks better too.

[marcus]

Hey i kind of did the same thing but i moded the stock shifter im in the process of posting pics

I just noticed you have the same exact plush tC in your middle console as me! Except I have two! Nice mod :thumbsup:

I finished it it shifts alot better it also looks better too.

no photos???

[marcus]

Marcus, when you say you installed the NST SSK, is that the I or II?

sorry took so long its stage 1..

[33OH]

How much shorter did you order the boot from Redline?

[marcus]

How much shorter did you order the boot from Redline?

i believe its 2.5 inch shorter.. since i cut about 2.7 inch.. but it was still too long..as youi can probably see on the photo i can probably take another inch off..and it will still have full play for shifting..

[33OH]

Alright, thanks again. You gave me the motivation to want to do this. :thumbup:

[REM]

I am on the shorter side of people ~5'7" or so and I cut my shifter down by two inches. I have had no problems at all with reaching to shift, it feels much sportier now.

I did the same thing; I cut a couple inches or so off the top of my shifter. It works well for me because the long shifter was bothering me, and now it's the perfect length for my arm.

[33OH]

What kind of glue did you use to glue the shift boot to the trim/bezel thing?

And did you still put the little clips through the holes in the boot?

I just cut my shifter 3.25" down and installed my redline boot.

[TickleTimeTim]

Who are you guys getting to cut it down for you? Anyone wanna cut one down, and maybe do that bend, and sell it to me?

[marcus]

What kind of glue did you use to glue the shift boot to the trim/bezel thing?

And did you still put the little clips through the holes in the boot?

I just cut my shifter 3.25" down and installed my redline boot.

i just used a glue gun...its worked well so far its been 2 months and its still holding.. i had to add a hole or 2 to make it fit cleaner..just played around with it..



Who are you guys getting to cut it down for you? Anyone wanna cut one down, and maybe do that bend, and sell it to me?

i had mine cut bent and rewelded from a shop i used to work for..make sure if you gonna cut it do a groove b4 welding it for extra grip incase it snaps.. you dont really have to do the bend just wanna get it just a tad closer to me for shifting..i dont think itll make a big difference.

[33OH]

Who are you guys getting to cut it down for you? Anyone wanna cut one down, and maybe do that bend, and sell it to me?

I cut mine down myself using a grinder. I didn't re-weld anything back on, just drilled out the inside of the stock shifter knob to be the same diameter as the shaft, and used a rubber mallet to pound it into place. Very secure.

[33OH]

i just used a glue gun...its worked well so far its been 2 months and its still holding.. i had to add a hole or 2 to make it fit cleaner..just played around with it..


Thanks marcus. I went out and picked up some upholstery/leather glue. We'll see how it works. :cool:

[33OH]

Few pictures of how mine came out. 3.25" cut off the shaft. Both boots are from Redline Goods (www.redlinegoods.com).
I am also using an engine bay TRD Short Shifter Kit (Quickshift Kit).

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/poisonherlungs/IMG00497.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/poisonherlungs/IMG00499.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v80/poisonherlungs/IMG00500.jpg

[ChinoCharles]

Cool Ryan, we have matching setups now.

[33OH]

Did you weld yours?

[ChinoCharles]

Yep. I mean, I didn't weld it, but my buddy did. I'd be scary with a torch in my hand.

[33OH]

Haha. I drilled my stock shifter out to be the same size diameter hole and smacked it into the shaft. Didn't want to weld it. =)

[ChinoCharles]

LOL nice.

[slothman86]

it's sexy! but can you even reach it?

[33OH]

it's sexy! but can you even reach it?

Yeah, and I'm short (5'7) with short arms. But I've always had a short shifter installed on all my other cars, so I'm used to it. :thumbsup:

[TickleTimeTim]

I cut mine down myself using a grinder. I didn't re-weld anything back on, just drilled out the inside of the stock shifter knob to be the same diameter as the shaft, and used a rubber mallet to pound it into place. Very secure.

ah, perfect. something i can handle...literally...thanks.

[CtrlAltDefeat]

After I installed my NST SSK1, my shifts feel a lot nicer but I really hate the stock rubber shift knob and ugly rubber shift boot... I installed a cheap $14 shift knob that looks a lot better and sits shorter then the stock one. It's also weighs less and feels better... I assume it will wear out and look nasty pretty soon but what do you expect for 14 bucks? Please ignore the dirt, winter weather has kept me from cleaning the car for a long time (and I practically live in it...) I think I might be able to clean it up later today... (high of 56°F predicted woohoo!, but storms expected Wed. :frown: )

[djgab101]

nice mod, nasty floor mats.

agreeded......:thumbdown:

[marcus]

i guess you dont really have to weld..you can always re-thread after cutting..im sure there is tools for that the only down side is its works best for round or circle shifter..using stock.. it has to allign after screwing it in tight and i hate shifter being loose and moving while shifting..

nst ssk + shorter shaft shifter = fun to drive! :thumbsup: