1991 323 shifter

[jewtewned]

Looking to see if short throw shifter is availiable for my car. 1991 mazda 323. Ive seen them for 92 and up but not older. What is the difference???

[Mazda_Powered]

no difference for the shifters 90-94. 91+ escorts will work, mx-3s, ect.

JACK.

[me19875]

if you have a metal vice and a heat gun available make your own for free!

[jewtewned]

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How is that? You mean using my existing shifter?

[me19875]

ya vice the ball on the shifter, heat it up for a few mins then wack the shifter to move the ball up( i suggest using a rubber mallet so you don't mess up your threads )

[therieldeal]

you need to then tack weld the ball in place after and grind the welds down smooth.. otherwise it could possibly move around as youve melted the original glue away with the heat. i've made two of these, one is in my car right now (works great).

[me19875]

yea, tack welding it in place isn't a bad idea, but i don't think it's neccesary. when i made mine, at first i pushed the ball too far up, so the bottom of my shifter barely hit the exhaust, so i had to move it back down a little bit. when i put it back in the vice it did not want to move AT ALL even when i was hitting it with a hammer in the vice, until it was just as hot as the first time. it takes a few minutes to heat it up with a heat gun

[therieldeal]

i used a propane torch, so maybe i damaged the glue a little more than you did LOL

[5l1mm]

i just bought one on ebay, and paid a junkie to install it.


:jk:

[jewtewned]

cool thanks. i never thought of moving the damn ball lol, anyway that will be this weekends project.

[92dx]

Heres a thread on one I made from a stock lever

http://www.wihandyman.com/forum/showthread.php?t=31086

[jewtewned]

k-thanks, ive got some good ideas on it now, going to do it this weekend sometime.