Spirit of South Dakota Lakester

[Buickguy3]

  Way to go, Tim, Just gotta get 'er done.
  Doug 

[kiwi belly tank]

Good one Mate, treat it as a creative journey not a destination.
  Sid.

[Mr. Schimstock]

Glad to hear you're getting back on the horse.   Tackle it one issue at a time... you'll get there.

[Elmo Rodge]

No matter what your name is.  Wayno

[Tman]

No matter what your name is.  Wayno

Yeah, thats right Fred.

1st order of business is how to shift the Doug Nash with the Long shifter 8 feet behind my head? Talking to Paul @Liberty he mentioned that Craig used to sell an electronic shifter setup before it was outlawed at the drags so that is one option. The simple angle is a rod or Morse cable since the shifter simply moves back and forth.

[kiwi belly tank]

You can't beat a simple cable for reliability, I have a cut down (free) boat steering cable getting the 10ft from shifter to trans connected.
  sid.

[Milwaukee Midget]

Trent -

I know that feeling that a languishing project can have on a person.

There isn't a person on these boards who hasn't been where you are with some project or endeavor.

Do yourself a favor.

Start at the beginning of your build diary and read it.

Then realize HOW MUCH YOU HAVE ALREADY ACCOMPLISHED . . .

clean out the garage . . .

and then getyourassbackonit. 

[4-barrel Mike]

clean out the garage . . .

and then getyourassbackonit. 

02/18/2012:

Mike, don't feel bad, we LIVE in our shop. The only thing that bugs Carla is the grinder smell.

Mike

[kiwi belly tank]

I live in my shed too. Talking long projects, i had over 17k hrs in the liner before the end of the year & I'm doing 12 hr days now. The energizer Kiwi out does the energizer Bunny. :-P
  Sid.

[Tman]

Yup, we still live at teh shop. It is a good and bad thing. Midget, I have re-read the thread many times. I get a kick outta it. Fact is, I have a major chunk of the car done and it makes me feel good. 

[Buickguy3]

   Tim,
  We use air valves and an air cyl. and a couple of buttons. Works great. The driver just has to remember which way to push or pull and which button to push. [At 200 MPH]. Seriously, PM me if you have questions.
    Doug  

[Tman]

  Tim,
  We use air valves and an air cyl. and a couple of buttons. Works great. The driver just has to remember which way to push or pull and which button to push. [At 200 MPH]. Seriously, PM me if you have questions.
    Doug  

Tims not here man :-P

[krusty]

Trent - the car in my avatar uses a Long V-gate shifter and Morse cables. Since it's a V-gate, it doesn't need too much thinking to operate, so I made it left-hand which eliminates monkey-motion linkage and/or long U-turning cables. Baum Hydraulics in Nebraska makes great custom cables and has great pricing and service. I've found that 1/4" is as big as I need to shift a Jerico.

vic

[Tman]

Trent - the car in my avatar uses a Long V-gate shifter and Morse cables. Since it's a V-gate, it doesn't need too much thinking to operate, so I made it left-hand which eliminates monkey-motion linkage and/or long U-turning cables. Baum Hydraulics in Nebraska makes great custom cables and has great pricing and service. I've found that 1/4" is as big as I need to shift a Jerico.

vic

vic, you have any shots of yours? I would appreciate that. Thanks for the supplier as well, that is not tooo far away.

[Buickguy3]

  My apologies Trent. I don't know where I got Tim. I'll send photos in the morning.
   Doug