Alloy H Gate

utterclarity · May 15, 2014, 13:07

Does anyone know if you can get one of these m http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/lotus-Elise-s ... 1e8ae59541 m for a '2? Think'll it'll look great with a short shift and ball knob. s:bounce: :bounce: s:bounce: s:bounce: :bounce: s:bounce:

Rob988 · May 15, 2014, 14:15

I could CNC one up and have considered it before but looking at how the actual gear stick bends and isn't completely straight, I decided against it as it wouldn't look right.

StuC · May 15, 2014, 14:41

I had a look at making a proper gate, with material in between the gear positions and there isn't enough space between the gear throws. I wanted to do it like that so there wasn't a big gaping hole in the middle. Which seems to be the case on those ones linked.

utterclarity · May 15, 2014, 15:01

Thanks Rob, how much are we talking to CNC something? I was going to put in a short shift too which doesn't have the bend.

Stu, I'd prefer it without the big hole too but still like the look (as long as I don't drop crisps down it it should be ok s:crazyeyes: :crazyeyes: s:crazyeyes: )

StuC · May 15, 2014, 15:10

Quote from: "utterclarity"as long as I don't drop crisps down it it should be ok s:crazyeyes: :crazyeyes: s:crazyeyes:

Not saying that the hole is big or anything, but you might even lose your moby down there! s:shock: :shock: s:shock: s;-) ;-) s;-)

utterclarity · May 15, 2014, 15:33

You mean like this?

StuC · May 15, 2014, 15:38

uh huh... pretty much. s;-) ;-) s;-) s:lol: :lol: s:lol:

Rob988 · May 15, 2014, 15:47

Oh pence. Just the cost of the aluminium. Assuming that's what you'd want it made out of.

Rob988 · May 15, 2014, 15:49

Again no issue with the short shift but it would all sit off centre. Could still do it just to see what it looks like though.

utterclarity · May 15, 2014, 16:04

Aluminium would be great and I'd be interested to see what it looks like especially if it's only going to be 'pence', obviously I'll cover costs.

Rob988 · May 15, 2014, 16:22

So we'd have to track the position in each gear relative to each other. Once that's done it's pretty easy.

utterclarity · May 15, 2014, 16:49

Any idea how we do that? Are we talking cardboard templates?

Rob988 · May 15, 2014, 18:22

String would be my go to. However it's not an easy thing to measure. It would also need a level if tolerance to allow for the fact that I imagine the throw on each car is slightly different. I'm at Matts now so I'll run the idea past him.

StuC · May 15, 2014, 23:10

I'd go cardboard cut outs for simplicity. :-) :-) :-)
Have an idea in mind of how you are going to mount it too.

StuC · May 15, 2014, 23:19

Quote from: "Rob988"String would be my go to. However it's not an easy thing to measure.

Are you saying that you don't know how long a piece of string is? s;-) ;-) s;-) s:lol: :lol: s:lol:

Rob988 · May 16, 2014, 09:30

Anyway that will get the measurements would be good, I have no idea how people even have access to string, can't remember the last time I bought any... The way I would measure it would be Neutral - far left, Neutral - far right, Neutral -3rd, Neutral - 4th, Neutral - R. Then you could work the rest out as you'd want each channel to be equal anyway.