[V8Vairs] Kelmark Conversion Shifter

[Chris Wills]

>I put a Vega side cover on my Kelmark and made long rods out of 1/2 NPS 
>schedule 80 pipe with 3/8-24 studs welded on each end.  Two rods have to go 
>thru between axle and lower strut; reverse went under the strut.  It was a 
>little rubbery at first due to the flex of the (about 12' long) rods, so I 
>added a link from a pivot welded to the Kelmark crossmember to a pin welded 
>to the 1st/2nd and 3rd/4th rods.  This effecively gave me two shorter rods 
>by eliminating the flex at the mid point, and the result was excellent.  
>Very good feel; much superior to Kelmark or stock. Cables are harder as you 
>have to have well-designed, ridgid mounting points for each end of the 
>Morse cables (but easier to route?).

Chris Wills



> > so I am convinced the only way to cure it is to install a big car 
>saganaw
> > side cover and run an aftermarket shifter (B and M, Hurst, etc.) and use
> > marine cables to control it.  Talking with Rick at the performance 
>workshop
> > he was talking to me about a source for these marine cables, maybe he 
>will
> > chime in and enlighten us, as I have forgotten.  I will be doing this 
>mod to
> >
> > my V8VAIR before Iowa...
> >
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