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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: 16191104" data-attributes="member: 138028"><p>Ok, my friend slotted the holes a bit more and did some dremeling in that area shown in the above pic and now with the plate bolted down I can select my gears. However, the plate is still sitting near the top of the slots that he lengthen and I really don't feel like slotting them more to continue moving it back.</p><p></p><p>Then I had a revelation...………..the shifter is precisely machined and developed to mount in the OE factory location (which it is in the front part of the shifter), but I'm not mounting the rear support pin bracket in the OE location it is on my BF bracket. The d/shaft loop of this bracket places the MGW rear support bushing slightly forward and lower than the OE location. The forward part is not an issue but the lower part is.</p><p></p><p>By lowering the bracket with the support bushing mounted to it I'm bringing the body of the shifter lower. The shifter body doesn't lower in a straight line it will move in an arc so when you lower it it will drop down and go rearward making the shifter handle point back a bit. This is why I'm having this issue.</p><p></p><p>I'm done working on it for today, tomorrow after work I'm going back down under the car to raise the loop part of the bracket a bit, this will raise the shifter body back up and forward a tad and the billet top plate will sit much better in my console.</p><p></p><p>The joys of modding cars...………….definitely was not expecting this. I probably should've left my OE shifter in since I didn't have an issue using it with the BF bracket. BTW, for those that use a MGW and also the BF bracket you will still need to slot the 4 holes a bit on the plate and the back part of the underneath shifter boot area for both parts to work together (and also not lower the d/shaft loop part of the bracket too much).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cman01, post: 16191104, member: 138028"] Ok, my friend slotted the holes a bit more and did some dremeling in that area shown in the above pic and now with the plate bolted down I can select my gears. However, the plate is still sitting near the top of the slots that he lengthen and I really don't feel like slotting them more to continue moving it back. Then I had a revelation...………..the shifter is precisely machined and developed to mount in the OE factory location (which it is in the front part of the shifter), but I'm not mounting the rear support pin bracket in the OE location it is on my BF bracket. The d/shaft loop of this bracket places the MGW rear support bushing slightly forward and lower than the OE location. The forward part is not an issue but the lower part is. By lowering the bracket with the support bushing mounted to it I'm bringing the body of the shifter lower. The shifter body doesn't lower in a straight line it will move in an arc so when you lower it it will drop down and go rearward making the shifter handle point back a bit. This is why I'm having this issue. I'm done working on it for today, tomorrow after work I'm going back down under the car to raise the loop part of the bracket a bit, this will raise the shifter body back up and forward a tad and the billet top plate will sit much better in my console. The joys of modding cars...………….definitely was not expecting this. I probably should've left my OE shifter in since I didn't have an issue using it with the BF bracket. BTW, for those that use a MGW and also the BF bracket you will still need to slot the 4 holes a bit on the plate and the back part of the underneath shifter boot area for both parts to work together (and also not lower the d/shaft loop part of the bracket too much). [/QUOTE]
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