[s-cars] Weighting the short shifter

[Igor Kessel]

TMULLANE at snet.net wrote:
> S'ers,
> 
> It started with a few small improvements, but I seem 
> to have lost my footing on the slippery slope again.  
> My car is apart waiting for some fancier FMIC parts, 
> a Stromung cat bypass pipe, euro tail lights, Paulie 
> horns (arrived yesterday!), and the Europrice short 
> shift kit (for testing if the car ever moves again).  
> Marc Swanson also donated his old stock rear sway bar 
> to the cause, but that will wait for my next mental 
> lapse for installation (no brackets yet).
> 
> A few folks have suggested that I weight the shaft on 
> the shift rod for better shift feel.  Paul K donated 
> some buckshot for the ballast, and we filled it the 
> other night.  I took it home to melt it in.  When I 
> hit the outside of the shaft with the torch (MAP gas 
> from Home Debt is enough) the buckshot melted and 
> settled.

I'd like to note that a year ago our man Paul K. had stretched his 
friendly hand and gave me a shot of lead buckshot when I needed it. No 
wisecracks please. Actually he was kind enough to send me his whole rod 
(did I mention "no wisecracks"?) already pre-filled with buckshot. All I 
had to do was rebuild it with a new ball/socket kit from the dealer and 
melt the lead shot with a Propane torch until it settled.

-- 
Igor Kessel
two turbo quattros