<VV> Automatic floor shift conversion kit

[J R Read_HML]

I guess that the difference would be that on a manual tranny you HAVE to 
pass through neutral to get from any gear to any other gear and the (stock) 
distance between gears is fairly significant.  On (at least the Corvair) PG, 
that is not true as you only have to pass through Neutral when you want to 
change the direction of travel.  If the shifter is straight (like '65 + '66) 
it is a straight line between all the choices (including Neutral) and you 
could overshoot your goal because the travel of the lever is short.

Good to know that the detents are incorporated in the design to help cut 
down on this overshoot phenomenon AND to help know "by feel" what gear you 
are in.

Later, JR


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Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 1:34 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Automatic floor shift conversion kit


> No, you're thinking horizontal. A 4-speed is more like a vertical in-line
> arrangement. Like this:
>
> R     1       3
>        2       4
>
> The 1 and 2 are vertically in line, as are the 3 and 4.
>
> Actually, in this floor shift kit, there are detents between the neutral
> and reverse gear, and the drive and low gears. Much like the '67-9 dash
> shifter:
>
> R
>  N
>  D
> L
>
> The kit's gear positions are like this:
>
> R
> -
> N
> D
> -
> L
>
> The (-) are up-and-over detent gates. So just by moving the lever, you'll
> know what "gear" you're in. Plus, the neutral safety switch will prevent
> you from starting it in gear.
>
> -Mark
>