No, but it's something I've been interested in, but the kits I saw were ~$300... not quite worth it for me. Once I wrap up this project I could start working on something like that... it's a good idea.
And yes, that did sound gay (sssh)
An obscene use of titanium
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No, but it's something I've been interested in, but the kits I saw were ~$300... not quite worth it for me. Once I wrap up this project I could start working on something like that... it's a good idea.
And yes, that did sound gay (sssh)
Wagonbacker9
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I feel exactly the same way... especially considering its maybe $50 in parts.
keep me posted on what you come up with.. I'll adapt it to the protege platform! lol
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You left off one critical dimension. How far in from the long edge is the ".397 THRU ALL" hole?
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After looking at pictures of functional plates and giving it some thought, this won`t work. Oh well...
Good catch. All drawings have been updated. Here it is again just in case...
It's 0.895" from the reference corner.
Khasmordan
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You are not the only one with access to a machine shop. I will probably get this made where my dad works at. Heck, you might have heard of them, Dayton Machine Tools. I won't go all out and make it with Ti, but probably SS. I also have access to the waterjet as well. Could definately work on a quick quote to see the costs behind doing several of them.
Wagonbacker9
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I never presumed to be!
Unfortunately basically no one is showing interest in getting a set of Ti plates made. (shrug) worth a shot I guess.
Khasmordan
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Khasmordan; said:
Didn't mean for it to come off that way, just forgot the smiley (hand)
Haha, no worries!
On a different note: I finally got to test the aluminum STS plate I made, and I think I tired to push it a little bit too far. I would reccomend moving the shift point out a big (up in the drawing) because shifting effort is a bit high, and I think something is binding in the 2nd gear shift. Could be bending a cable a little bit too far, something bumping into something else, I don't know. It does work, and I really like the shorter shifts, but it needs a second revision to suit my style/standards. That's why I made the first version out of aluminum!
Finished my titanium plate. The throws are a little bit longer than the ones with my aluminum one, but the feel is much better I think. I skipped the tapped hole and simply bolted the stud in because the titanium alloy I used for the plate was extremely strong, I could see the tap flutes twisting as I was tapping it and I didn't want to break the tap off!
Here are Pics and a drawing updated for what I actually wound up doing. I added in tolerances to show how far the hole could be moved. It could be moved more if more material was added.
Here are Pics and a drawing updated for what I actually wound up doing. I added in tolerances to show how far the hole could be moved. It could be moved more if more material was added.
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Where does the shifter knob sit in relation to the stock setup?
With what I have now it feels like the even gears are about where the stock position is, but odd gears are closer. I moved the mounting point a TINY bit back from my drawing, 1/16" or so, but you could definitely move it further back if you wanted.
Every now and then I'd miss 3rd gear because it felt like I couldn't reach it, but no problems thus far.
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This is pretty much exactly what I wanted to hear. Thank you. Time for me to get to work on one of these things.
Good luck sir!
