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CFranks
10-20-2019, 06:27 PM
My shifter sheared off today while driving. Fortunately, was able to coast into a garage and borrowed a piece of pipe to at least get me home. This was a non-functional reverse lockout part and the shifter is now trashed. My question is, anybody have a good source for the traditional angled shifter? I could order from ********** and normally would as I have patience, but there are only a few more weeks left in the driving season, and um... well, ********** response time...enough said. Any other sources? I like the angled look and I believe FFR only provides the straight one.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48932800212_9d9fd2954b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2hy2oHb)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48932798582_2cf4664341.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2hy2oe5)
CDXXVII
10-20-2019, 06:33 PM
Why not take it to a shop and get it welded. The weld should end up below the bellows and should hold fine until you get a new one.
i.e.427
10-20-2019, 07:05 PM
Why not take it to a shop and get it welded. The weld should end up below the bellows and should hold fine until you get a new one.
X2. It should be far enough under the boot. I'd get it re-welded and move on.
That looks like the shifter that Finish Line sells and I recall one other builder had his snap as well. I think Finish Line may have sent him a new one if I remember correctly. Seems they got a batch where the welds didn't penetrate very well.
Edit: After looking at it a bit closer, the it's different than the Finish Line one. Theirs's has a square bar stock end where the bolts go through instead of the flat stock. I agree, get it welded back together and call it good.
No problem welding it. If it was mine, I'd weld it and use it as long as I needed it.
FFR one is angled. Do you have the one that came with your kit?
I agree with the others, get it welded to finish out this season and find a new one this winter !
Walt
CFranks
10-21-2019, 03:50 PM
Thanks all, I'll try to track down a welder later this week to get me through the season (one more reason for me to take up welding!). I'll probably order another one from ********** or FFR as well without worrying about a rush (it seems FFR is on backorder right now as well).
MURD - Thanks, I missed that the FFR one is in fact angled too. I have a base kit so my original came from **********.
Base kits come with them I believe. I also bought a base kit and I don’t think mine was part of an option/package.
65 Cobra Dude
10-21-2019, 08:04 PM
CFranks,
I have a new FFR one I can send you to get you through the end of the season. Just pay shipping.
Henry
CFranks
10-21-2019, 08:14 PM
CFranks,
I have a new FFR one I can send you to get you through the end of the season. Just pay shipping.
Henry
That's awesome, thanks! PM Sent
65 Cobra Dude
10-21-2019, 08:22 PM
Replied to PM. I'll ship it out tomorrow. I just ask that you "pay it forward!"
Henry
CFranks
10-21-2019, 09:38 PM
Replied to PM. I'll ship it out tomorrow. I just ask that you "pay it forward!"
Henry
Will do. At this point, due to all the generosity on these forums, my “pay it forward” tab is essentially an entire cobra!