Good day all!!!
Well, I think I have figured it out... I found these... I’ll leave it at that... “Found”...
I sized everything up and I knew I had to figure things out this morning when I got home... My initial thought was to have the hold down bolt facing up, but that caused clearance issues and figured I would just flip them, craw under the X to tighten down the clamp part, and then adjust inside once things were lined up... Ya may need to go a couple rounds to make sure everything is correct... So, let’s start with the initial thought...
This was the idea I had when I saw how much stress was on the shifter arm at the angle it was at...
Then I got these universal iron beam clamps... They are usually for hanging electrical or pipe conduit from the support beams in factories... I installed these first with one oversize nut as a spacer...
Then put the fabricated E36 shifter arm in place...
You will note how much room there is without the arm... You may also notice I have a long bolt holding the front rod section of the E36 shifter arm... The original one was just a touch too short, and this was used temporally to hold it... I adjusted the selector rod until I got the shifter centered... BUT, I don’t have to... There isn’t that much movement, so I can adjust it forward or backwards as I need to...
This is third...
And Neutral...
And forth...
Here again... This is third... Still plenty of room to adjust back some so the shifter isn't so vertical...
Neutral... ~Centered~
And forth...
Now the only real issue I see with this is the stress at the two mounting points... I can feel the shifts, but there are no isolation parts... The trans is dry still (Yep, I know)... And the motor is not running... I think this won’t be as “harsh” as it feels now when everything is put back together... Even if it is... I think I can deal with it until a better idea shows itself...
Thoughts?!
Okay, I’m off to bed...
Cheers for now!!!