Bug@5speed(US)
September 16th 2007, 22:04
Dear Germanlook Team,
It has been a little hectic after my return from Germany, but as promised, I wanted to let everyone see how our shifter works when fitted to a 914 box.
I have had the pleasure of driving and sitting shot-gun in Martins Blue Beast. I will later do a quick info/review on Martin's Car, as it deserves a thread to its self. Also during my visit we discussed near term and future projects, more on that later.
For those that do not know us personally, here is a quick pic of Martin (Bug@5speed), the "Man" behind the scenes and his Subaru powered Beetle. He appologizes for the dirty car, but we did not have the best of weather.
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j108/bugat5speed_US/DSC05655.jpg~original
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j108/bugat5speed_US/DSC05703.jpg~original
Here we are together: Martin and Myself (USA) after some road testing :)
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j108/bugat5speed_US/DSC05779.jpg~original
Now regarding The Bug@5-Speed Shifter: I have enclosed a few pics of the shifter and a few showing how it looks when fitted to a beetle chasis. See below:
Pic 1 5 Speed Shifter
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j108/bugat5speed_US/BeetleShifter.jpg~original
Little info regarding the shifter:
- The Shifter can be looked as a short throw shifter, due to the reduction in shifter throw.
- The base of the shifter provides additional support for the beetle shift rod as well as a bushing for the beetle rod to ride smoothly on. This support eliminates a lot of the issues that some folks may have due the bending their bug shift rods like a Z or are not having the proper alignment. With the supported shift rod, proper alignment from the shifter to the input shaft on the Gearbox is maintained.
-Shifter has spring gate to prevent accidental shifting into reverse.
-Can use with a stock, aftermarker or our shifter ball. As you can see the shifter can be fitted with the Stock Beetle Shift Knob or you can use an after market one like ours.
Pic 2 of our shift knob on our shifter:
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j108/bugat5speed_US/DSC04543.jpg~original
-Some folks have experiences issues when going from 1st Gear to 2nd Gear when using 901/914 boxes when using other options, precision of shifter helps fix this issue.
Some more pics of Shifter mounted to Beetle tunnel.
Pic3
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j108/bugat5speed_US/DSC05677.jpg~original
Pic4
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j108/bugat5speed_US/DSC05660.jpg~original
Pic5
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j108/bugat5speed_US/DSC05659.jpg~original
Video: Enough Pictures here is a quick video 1 of 2. 2nd to be posted later. Video shows Shifter installed in Martins beetle, and highlights the shifter as he goes thru the paces on a nearby road. As you can see shifting is precision and quick. From driving this car I can say that once you get use to the shifter pattern, finding the gears is not difficult. Shifting is very precision and not weighted to heavily, as confirmed by myselef and from speaking with Martin's Wife who also drives this car frequently.
Quick Video. Let me know if any problems as video is uploaded to Photobucket.
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j108/bugat5speed_US/th_MOV05653.jpg~original (http://s78.photobucket.com/albums/j108/bugat5speed_US/?action=view¤t=MOV05653.flv)
Overall, I must say that shifter is very solid and with a good weight to it. Once I got use to the shift pattern again, it made driving with the old 5 speed box a blast. Now if I can only get my darn project completed so I can enjoy it. Again very positive on this shifter.
Any more question feel free to email or PM.
Again more info on the Bug, the Subaru Power Plant, as well as our Subaru Conversion Parts and some future stuff, coming your way..
VR
Alex
It has been a little hectic after my return from Germany, but as promised, I wanted to let everyone see how our shifter works when fitted to a 914 box.
I have had the pleasure of driving and sitting shot-gun in Martins Blue Beast. I will later do a quick info/review on Martin's Car, as it deserves a thread to its self. Also during my visit we discussed near term and future projects, more on that later.
For those that do not know us personally, here is a quick pic of Martin (Bug@5speed), the "Man" behind the scenes and his Subaru powered Beetle. He appologizes for the dirty car, but we did not have the best of weather.
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j108/bugat5speed_US/DSC05655.jpg~original
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j108/bugat5speed_US/DSC05703.jpg~original
Here we are together: Martin and Myself (USA) after some road testing :)
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j108/bugat5speed_US/DSC05779.jpg~original
Now regarding The Bug@5-Speed Shifter: I have enclosed a few pics of the shifter and a few showing how it looks when fitted to a beetle chasis. See below:
Pic 1 5 Speed Shifter
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j108/bugat5speed_US/BeetleShifter.jpg~original
Little info regarding the shifter:
- The Shifter can be looked as a short throw shifter, due to the reduction in shifter throw.
- The base of the shifter provides additional support for the beetle shift rod as well as a bushing for the beetle rod to ride smoothly on. This support eliminates a lot of the issues that some folks may have due the bending their bug shift rods like a Z or are not having the proper alignment. With the supported shift rod, proper alignment from the shifter to the input shaft on the Gearbox is maintained.
-Shifter has spring gate to prevent accidental shifting into reverse.
-Can use with a stock, aftermarker or our shifter ball. As you can see the shifter can be fitted with the Stock Beetle Shift Knob or you can use an after market one like ours.
Pic 2 of our shift knob on our shifter:
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j108/bugat5speed_US/DSC04543.jpg~original
-Some folks have experiences issues when going from 1st Gear to 2nd Gear when using 901/914 boxes when using other options, precision of shifter helps fix this issue.
Some more pics of Shifter mounted to Beetle tunnel.
Pic3
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j108/bugat5speed_US/DSC05677.jpg~original
Pic4
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j108/bugat5speed_US/DSC05660.jpg~original
Pic5
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j108/bugat5speed_US/DSC05659.jpg~original
Video: Enough Pictures here is a quick video 1 of 2. 2nd to be posted later. Video shows Shifter installed in Martins beetle, and highlights the shifter as he goes thru the paces on a nearby road. As you can see shifting is precision and quick. From driving this car I can say that once you get use to the shifter pattern, finding the gears is not difficult. Shifting is very precision and not weighted to heavily, as confirmed by myselef and from speaking with Martin's Wife who also drives this car frequently.
Quick Video. Let me know if any problems as video is uploaded to Photobucket.
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j108/bugat5speed_US/th_MOV05653.jpg~original (http://s78.photobucket.com/albums/j108/bugat5speed_US/?action=view¤t=MOV05653.flv)
Overall, I must say that shifter is very solid and with a good weight to it. Once I got use to the shift pattern again, it made driving with the old 5 speed box a blast. Now if I can only get my darn project completed so I can enjoy it. Again very positive on this shifter.
Any more question feel free to email or PM.
Again more info on the Bug, the Subaru Power Plant, as well as our Subaru Conversion Parts and some future stuff, coming your way..
VR
Alex