My Coupe Project

[Gransin]

Wow Mike! That is passion, absolutely stunning!

 

[floridabmx]

Jesus. You should start your own restoration business.

 

[aearch]

BET YOU A HUNDRED BUCKS MIKE BOUGHT THIS OEM PART
A PIECE OF FOAM TO KEEP GREASE IN THE END OF THE SHIFTING ROD

 

[Stevehose]

It comes with the rod joint if you buy it new. Takes out slack also.

BET YOU A HUNDRED BUCKS MIKE BOUGHT THIS OEM PART
A PIECE OF FOAM TO KEEP GREASE IN THE END OF THE SHIFING ROD

 

[aearch]

DOESNT THE PIN AND SLEEVE DO ALL THAT SLOP

 

[Stevehose]

No, the foam piece keeps everything tight together and minimal slack.

See my bronze bushing upgrade:

http://www.e9coupe.com/forum/threads/5-speed-shift-linkage-bushing-replacement.20602/#post-148964

DOESNT THE PIN AND SLEEVE DO ALL THAT SLOP

 

[OCCoupe]

It's there.

 

[aearch]

smooth operator

 

[Peter Coomaraswamy]

Steve, that's funny- in preparation for the new engine in the blue coupe I asked my neighbor (who has a machine shop) to take the slop out of the shifter bushings. He came up with pretty much exactly what you have. Question- will shortening the shift shaft by any specific amount aid in less stick travel from the inside?

Thanks

 

[Stevehose]

On the shift lever (the one that the knob attaches to) if you add length below the ball it results in a shorter throw and less movement in the cabin. Too low and it can hit the drive shaft. On the linkage between the tranny and the lever, longer means less shift lever movement, I went with a slightly longer UUC dogbone to avoid the dreaded rubbing of the console in 5th gear syndrome. So far the 320i lever and 143mm UUC dogbone combo has been great.

 

[Layne]

BET YOU A HUNDRED BUCKS MIKE BOUGHT THIS OEM PART
A PIECE OF FOAM TO KEEP GREASE IN THE END OF THE SHIFTING ROD

Well it IS a really nice piece of foam. You're not just going to find something like that laying around.

 

[aearch]

THE 2002 has a short shift package that is the optimum setup
same setup as ours

 

[Stan]

On the shift lever (the one that the knob attaches to) if you add length below the ball it results in a shorter throw and less movement in the cabin. Too low and it can hit the drive shaft. On the linkage between the tranny and the lever, longer means less shift lever movement, I went with a slightly longer UUC dogbone to avoid the dreaded rubbing of the console in 5th gear syndrome. So far the 320i lever and 143mm UUC dogbone combo has been great.

I went with the UUC short shifter and it has worked great for 10+ years

 

[vince]

I went with the UUC short shifter and it has worked great for 10+ years

+1!

 

[OCCoupe]

A few photos taken in Down Town LA.

 

[OCCoupe]

...

 

[Peter Coomaraswamy]

Nice Mike, great to see her out about town!

 

[wazza.csi]

Absolutely Stunning!! This will encourage me to spend more hours in the garage!!

 

[aearch]

is it posssible to post a pick of the underdash wiring

 

[TodB]

That motor must be pretty sweet. Any Dyno results?