<VV> Automatic floor shift conversion kit

[Bill Elliott]

Not safe making global statements like that... I've had several manual 
transmissions that were "in line"... most often due to the origin of the 
gearbox having been motorcycle in nature.

My current Berkeley (Excelsior engine) has a 4 speed manual:

R
1
2
3
4

With a Neutral in between each gear. Operates though an externally gated 
shifter (where the numbered gates generally have a rather loose relationship 
to the actual gear selected)

Others have been more like a traditional motorcycle with sequential shift 
and a specific neutral.

My former AC (Villiers engine) had no reverse in the gearbox... but rather a 
lever you pulled which killed the two stroke engine and restarted it 
backwards, giving you 4 reverse gears in that mode.

The most non-intuitive transmission was in my Tatra. It was a 4 on the 
column (+ reverse) but was reversed from every other column shift 
transmission I've driven. And no gear pattern labeling anywhere... prompting 
the shipyard guys to destroy the transmission when unloading it from the 
ship when it was imported RORO...

Bill

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <jvhroberts at aol.com>
To: <airvair at earthlink.net>; <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>; 
<Vairtec at optonline.net>; <jacesana1 at cox.net>
Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 08:36
Subject: Re: <VV> Automatic floor shift conversion kit


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> 3 speeds have an H pattern. 4 speeds have an H pattern with a side leg. 5 
> speeds typically have a double H pattern, except for some BMWs and VWs. 
> But they sure aren't inline!
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> John Roberts
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: airvair at earthlink.net <airvair at earthlink.net>
> To: J R Read_HML <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>; Vairtec Corporation 
> <Vairtec at optonline.net>; Jason Cesana <jacesana1 at cox.net>
> Cc: Virtual Vairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Mon, Feb 1, 2010 11:59 pm
> Subject: Re: <VV> Automatic floor shift conversion kit
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> The 1 and 2 sure is. So is the 3 and 4.
>
> -Mark
>
>> [Original Message]
>> From: J R Read_HML <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>
>> Subject: Re: <VV> Automatic floor shift conversion kit
>>
>> In one straight line?
>> Later, JR
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> Subject: Re: <VV> Automatic floor shift conversion kit
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>>
>> > Oh? Then what's that 1-2 and 3-4 on my 4-speed's knob?
>> >
>> > -Mark
>> >
>> >> [Original Message]
>> >> From: J R Read_HML <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>
>> >> Subject: Re: <VV> Automatic floor shift conversion kit
>> >>
>> >> But the manual shifter does not have an "in line" pattern.
>> >> Later, JR
>> >>
>> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> >> From: <airvair at earthlink.net>
>> >> To: "Vairtec Corporation" <Vairtec at optonline.net>; "Jason Cesana"
>> >> <jacesana1 at cox.net>
>> >> >
>> >> > Also, it's possible to just imprint a RNDL pattern on the shift 
>> >> > knob.
>> >> > After
>> >> > all, that's the way manuals get away with it.
>> >> >
>> >> > -Mark
>> >> >
>>