5-speed shifter centering mechanism...

[Shad Laws]

Hello-

You know how lots of new cars with 5-speed trannies have some sort of centering/springing mechanism? They control how the shifter works when in neutral. With no force, the shifter is kept in the 3rd/4th position. You have to lightly push it to go to the 1st/2nd or the 5th/Reverse position.

Anyway, anyone ever bothered to make one for a 5-speed adaption into a VW? I think it'd be a nice addition...

I'm currently working on putting a 923 box (915 box with 901 bellhousing, from '76 912E) into a late T3. Unfortunately, the way that the rear subframe bolts to the body makes the typical bug-like shifter adaptation just about impossible. Okay, maybe possible, but not worth the pain. Rather, I'm making up a rather unique shifter mechanism that should be more rigid than normal conversions, and fit my application, and have a centering setup on it...

Take care,