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Sept 17, 2014 19:16:37 GMT
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replacement switch was about £3, the mole grips were from poundland Citroen XM clock, gaffa-taped in place too. The voltmeter was reading the output from a MAP sensor, for a cheapo boost gauge
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You're like a crazy backyard genius!
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mylittletony
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Sept 18, 2014 12:33:04 GMT
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... was very easy, simply got a bit of 1"by 1" bar, drilled a 14.2mm hole through the centre on a lathe, placed the bar inside the pinion and sif bronzed it in with a tig welder... ha ha, 'simply' using a machine shop and specialist welding equipment! Splendid work mind... I once adapted a W123 shifter by cutting the head off the knob (fnarr) cutting a thread on the shaft and getting a colleague to turn up a female M8 to male M10 brass bar so I could fit my old pool ball.
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Copey
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Sept 18, 2014 15:54:27 GMT
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i did similar with a pool ball, the saph had an annoying lift reverse on and you cant replace the knobs easily, i removed the whole shaft off, got an M10 stud connector (basically a 40mm long nut) welded that onto the remains of the old shaft, screwed in a bit of m10 threaded bar and a locking nut then drilled a hole in a pool ball and glued in an m10 rivnut to screw the ball on with EDIT: after this i made a new gaiter to cover the nuts properly as the old one was knackered
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Last Edit: Sept 18, 2014 15:55:21 GMT by Copey
1990 Ford Sierra Sapphire GLSi with 2.0 Zetec 1985 Ford Capri 3.0 (was a 2.0 Laser originally)
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markbognor
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Sept 18, 2014 20:03:33 GMT
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Did much the same in my W123 Tony, but I never bothered with the adaptor, just drilled and tapped a pool ball to suit the tread i'd cut on the leaver. On a related note, my god I miss that view.
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