<VV> question about manual shifter / shift pattern on early FC
Sethracer at aol.com
Sethracer at aol.com
Thu Jul 12 11:20:33 EDT 2007
In a message dated 7/12/2007 6:06:59 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
flippers at sashimi.org writes:
A Newbie question, but I have to ask:
The FC primer reads: "the manual shifter on the early FCs is a little
unusual" and that "it is mounted on a vertical panel under the front bench seat and
is operated with a different motion (up-down instead of forward-back) than
is common".
What does this mean? Can someone describe the shift pattern and shift lever
motion?
Thanks,
- Steve
Us non-FC regular Corvair guys refer to that as the "Guess-a-gear" shifter.
I would describe the pattern as "H" -(more or less). And describe the motion
as "Monkey". Driving one of these is a learning experience, and if you can
learn to drive one and shift correctly, you can probably learn how to shift any
Corvair (shift tube bushings be damned!) or any other car, for that matter!
And if you go from one of the early FCs to a 63 1/2 or later model, with the
floor mounted lever, you will think someone stuck a Hurst Shifter in while
you weren't looking. Too bad the linkage goes through the gas tank!
-Seth Emerson (who once had a Hurst shifter in a Corvair)
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