V1 Short Shifter Install

[idahotuner]

the price is about 70 dollars for one of these compared to b&m for 250, or 230 which was the cheapest i found

[mrgreeneyes]

out of curiosity whats the price on one of these shifters? im curious to see how it compares to the b&m for pricing

haha, the ebay addict asks for ebay prices? lol...

[derrick113]

yeah i wasnt bashing on ya man, i went through that same process and trying to tighten the nuts up on the plates was def no fun. Then i got the B&M and was very pleased with the shifting throws but d*mn that thing was noisey. I'm a little skeptical about getting the revised version now but who knows. Good luck with the rest of the build.

[White Comet]

haha, the ebay addict asks for ebay prices? lol...

i know lol but u forgot i'm lazy. i was also curious to see what he paid for it as opposed to what they're going for. imo i woudl have gone with teh b&m its more but worth it. i dont like these style short shifters so maybe i'm biased.

yeah i wasnt bashing on ya man, i went through that same process and trying to tighten the nuts up on the plates was def no fun. Then i got the B&M and was very pleased with the shifting throws but d*mn that thing was noisey. I'm a little skeptical about getting the revised version now but who knows. Good luck with the rest of the build.

up until recently i wasnt even aware these things were making noise for some people. i might have gotten the revised version but my b&m doesnt make a sound

[hayai_240]

I just paid $180 shipped for my B&M shifter. Cheapest i've found around is $210 shipped or so. Got mine through a vendor that sells B&M shifters on Honda-Tech. =)

[idahotuner]

Lucky you ^ i wanted to get my motor in my car and thought i need to or it would be easier to install it with the transmission out. and i wanted to save a little money but for 180 shipped that is a a good deal

[Didderson]

Yea Ben I just wanted to confirm once again that Greeneyes is correct. You'll be hurting your synchro slider shaft using the spacer in that position as of now.

I have the same style shifter. I love it, then again, I've never tried anything nicer. But I would reccoment you use the stock bushing that goes on the little ball. It's much nicer for fitment and won't break like the ones that usually come on these shifters.

Fix it or

[s14tan]

I got my Megan Racing one for like 40

[noneckgus]

should it be stiff when its bearly put on or how could i take care of that

[MRNA]

Swell dude, very swell.

[idahotuner]

should it be stiff when its bearly put on or how could i take care of that

lol need to be a little more descriptive dude?

Swell dude, very swell.

yeah i need to make corrections becasue the auluminum space goes under neath. but i have been busy.

[Razi]

My eyes hurt from the large and blurry pictures. But still a nice writeup.

[idahotuner]

lol i have my camera under control now lol

[s14tan]

Update with the right way to do it!!!

[idahotuner]

im sorry i have been busy working with the motor to mess with updating this thread.

[B-TownSX]

Starting with an empty hole.

Put in the spacer.

Like so. Insert wave washer.

Insert the plastic piece with the rods

Insert the lower half of the shifter, make sure you lube the white nipple.

Now the plastic retainer. If you have a gasket to cover the plastic parts insert now. I don't have it for some reason, but I'm doing without it :-/

Put on the bracket with the C on the bottom with with the nut facing down. Screw the top piece on and then put on the plastic cover. (Sorry forgot to take a pic in between the two steps.



Screw on the second half of the shifter.

Put on the dust boot and the metal bracket.

Then put the consul assembly back on fallowed by the knob.

[240sxDrifter1126]

thanks this is very helpfull

[idahotuner]

Starting with an empty hole.

Put in the spacer.

Like so. Insert wave washer.

Insert the plastic piece with the rods

Insert the lower half of the shifter, make sure you lube the white nipple.

Now the plastic retainer. If you have a gasket to cover the plastic parts insert now. I don't have it for some reason, but I'm doing without it :-/

Put on the bracket with the C on the bottom with with the nut facing down. Screw the top piece on and then put on the plastic cover. (Sorry forgot to take a pic in between the two steps.



Screw on the second half of the shifter.

Put on the dust boot and the metal bracket.

Then put the consul assembly back on fallowed by the knob.

good job man finishing my write up. lol maybe we will both get half a special title now

[B-TownSX]

When I first put in my short shifter I did it the same way you did. Then I had to drop everything out for the sr swap. I just happened to run into this thread and decided to put the shifter back together out of curiosity. Now only if I can get my sr running...

[bulletx]

Will this also work for nissan 180sx? I was just wondering if theres a differences b/w the nissan 240sx shifter to the nissan 180sx shifter. I bought the same V1 Short shifter and when I took out my old stock one on my 180sx, I noticed that it had a shorter end compared to the V1 short shifter and when I put the v1 s.shifter it had a bit of space on the ball joint part, but when I put back my stock shifter it fits perfectly... now is that normal or perhaps I bought the wrong type of V1 short shifter? here is the picture of what I bought.http://photos1.hi5.com/0035/24...2.jpg

[White Comet]

they should be the same depending on what year your 180sx is. if u have an sr the transmission is essentially the same, if u have a ca, i have no idea

[ricebike]

nice pix-step by step!

from lookin at this, i now know i'm missing a wave washer & that plastic retainer thingie...

is it a good idea to put some blue thread lock on the bolts that hold the C-clamps down? from the past threads about this type of short shifter, i heard that sometimes they'll become loose n pop off!

[idahotuner]

you could use thread lock. but it has locking washers so i dont really see the point.

[bulletx]

Awesome I figured everything out and it worked, thanks.

[thouster]

what's the part number for the lower dust boot?

[idahotuner]

i got one some where

[coolandy007]

Thanks for this write up

[YellowStarS2000]

I just bought a similar one but I can't seem to get the stock plastic retainer off the stock shifter. Did your kit come with one? The OEM shifter is too big on both sides to get the plastic retainer off

[SleepyHB]

I just bought a similar one but I can't seem to get the stock plastic retainer off the stock shifter. Did your kit come with one? The OEM shifter is too big on both sides to get the plastic retainer off

Good point, I don't know how BTown got it off the stock shifter either, but when I did this on my old hatch I just installed the short shifter without it, this is what what I did

[kc240guy]

The plastic piece with the rods will not come out. The rung that held the c clip in is a lip and the plastic piece won't go any further up. I'm only doing a short shifter because someone sawed off the shifter to make it a fake short shifter and got rid of the threads. When I went to put a greddy on, I found the old one was a clamp on knob. I guess I'm abandoning this and going to the junk yard.