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2013-14 Shelby GT500
MGW Gen 2 shifter install begins
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<blockquote data-quote="Cman01" data-source="post: 16190660" data-attributes="member: 138028"><p>So I was going to post up some pics of the underneath but...........................Houston we have a problem!!!!!</p><p></p><p>After lunch I decided to head back out there and just finish it off. I had showered already cause I was pretty dirty from lying under the car on the garage floor.</p><p></p><p>I get the rubber gasket on (yes it was placed on there with the bottom right hole slightly lower than the other one) and noticed it was not sitting quite right. I stretched it a bit and it seemed ok so on went the billet topplate. I figured the boot should fit centered on the shifter shaft where the handle would go but it wouldn't sit centered. I got it centered and stretched it to fit around the shifter shaft so I bolted it down. At this point I noticed that the top holes where the 10mm bolts go in were at the top of the slot as were the bottom studs.</p><p></p><p>I tightened it down to stretch out the dynamat, then screwed the handle on and tried it through the gears, it would not go into 2nd, 4th, or 6th. Something didn't seem right. It was like when I tried those gears it was hitting something that prevented it from going into those gears. 1,3,5 was no problem.</p><p></p><p>At this point a friend came over in his newly purchased and licensed used 2000 Miata, he owns his auto mech. shop near me. I told him about what was going on so he took a look and tried it also in my car, again it would not go into the even gears.</p><p></p><p>Now remember I am using the MGW with my BF bracket so we were thinking of maybe there was an interference issue with mounting the rear support bracket to the BF loop. He suggested that I bolt the shifter back onto the car body first to see but seeing that I was clean and showered I was in no mood to do that. At this point I thought there was an issue with me bolting up the shift selector shaft and probably had to remove a bunch of stuff to get at that again. I was feeling really pissed off about that.</p><p></p><p>Suddenly he took a look at the top plate and seeing how it was sitting near the top of the slotted holes he removed it and we found the problem.</p><p></p><p>Obviously being mass produced cars they are not built all the same. Once I removed the top plate underneath we could see where the shift handle was contacting the billet topplate underneath not allowing the even gears to be selected. With the top plate off the car went into all the gears no problem.</p><p></p><p>Take a look at the pics:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1570873[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1570874[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Directly at the front and back of the top plate it is not rounded like the area where the boot sits that was interfering with the even gear selection. Since the plate was already sitting at the top of the slots it can't go backwards more on my console to allow more space at the back for the shifter to work properly finding those gears.</p><p></p><p>So tomorrow, I'm heading over to his shop and he's going to slot the holes more forward and take out the flat area at the back of the top plate where the round boot area is underneath and I will be able to position the plate properly in my car and be able to select my gears.</p><p></p><p>Again, afkt parts that should fit but doesn't and you gotta modify, adapt, overcome to make them work in your car.</p><p></p><p>Tony</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cman01, post: 16190660, member: 138028"] So I was going to post up some pics of the underneath but...........................Houston we have a problem!!!!! After lunch I decided to head back out there and just finish it off. I had showered already cause I was pretty dirty from lying under the car on the garage floor. I get the rubber gasket on (yes it was placed on there with the bottom right hole slightly lower than the other one) and noticed it was not sitting quite right. I stretched it a bit and it seemed ok so on went the billet topplate. I figured the boot should fit centered on the shifter shaft where the handle would go but it wouldn't sit centered. I got it centered and stretched it to fit around the shifter shaft so I bolted it down. At this point I noticed that the top holes where the 10mm bolts go in were at the top of the slot as were the bottom studs. I tightened it down to stretch out the dynamat, then screwed the handle on and tried it through the gears, it would not go into 2nd, 4th, or 6th. Something didn't seem right. It was like when I tried those gears it was hitting something that prevented it from going into those gears. 1,3,5 was no problem. At this point a friend came over in his newly purchased and licensed used 2000 Miata, he owns his auto mech. shop near me. I told him about what was going on so he took a look and tried it also in my car, again it would not go into the even gears. Now remember I am using the MGW with my BF bracket so we were thinking of maybe there was an interference issue with mounting the rear support bracket to the BF loop. He suggested that I bolt the shifter back onto the car body first to see but seeing that I was clean and showered I was in no mood to do that. At this point I thought there was an issue with me bolting up the shift selector shaft and probably had to remove a bunch of stuff to get at that again. I was feeling really pissed off about that. Suddenly he took a look at the top plate and seeing how it was sitting near the top of the slotted holes he removed it and we found the problem. Obviously being mass produced cars they are not built all the same. Once I removed the top plate underneath we could see where the shift handle was contacting the billet topplate underneath not allowing the even gears to be selected. With the top plate off the car went into all the gears no problem. Take a look at the pics: [ATTACH=full]1570873[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1570874[/ATTACH] Directly at the front and back of the top plate it is not rounded like the area where the boot sits that was interfering with the even gear selection. Since the plate was already sitting at the top of the slots it can't go backwards more on my console to allow more space at the back for the shifter to work properly finding those gears. So tomorrow, I'm heading over to his shop and he's going to slot the holes more forward and take out the flat area at the back of the top plate where the round boot area is underneath and I will be able to position the plate properly in my car and be able to select my gears. Again, afkt parts that should fit but doesn't and you gotta modify, adapt, overcome to make them work in your car. Tony [/QUOTE]
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