[V8Vairs] Kelmark Conversion Shifter

[Chris Wills]

Don,

Vega (or any other Saginaw) side cover only fits Saginaw (66 up) 
transmissions.  Levers can be flipped, or a bellcrank arrangement used.

Chris Wills

66 with Wills Adapted 4 speed, 283 twin turbo


>From: Don Stephens <don.losthorseranch at direcway.com>
>Reply-To: v8vairs at corvair.org
>To: v8vairs at corvair.org
>Subject: Re: [V8Vairs]  Kelmark Conversion Shifter
>Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 19:28:51 -0600
>
>Man; I can relate. I just found reverse, after an hour of tweaking. Can a 
>Vega side cover fit a '65 Trans? As far as the shifter sequence being 
>backward, whats to stop someone from flipping the shifter arms on the 
>transmission?
>
>Don
>
>Chris Wills wrote:
>
>>>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...