Thread: Isuzu MSA Gearbox to LT230

Sheldon left a message on my phone saying he's pretty sure he can fix it with a couple of extra bits

I beleive we're about to see some "rapid prototyping".

Originally Posted by Vern

so the shift pattern is reversed? Probably should mention this somewhere Sheldon
I may have to look into a cable set up

Very very sorry. Honestly didn't think it was an issue

I change gears on mine like it's the back of my hand... much faster than the previous LT85 and never miss a gear.

LHD vehicles still have the typical

R 2 4
1 3 5

Which mean you are moveing the stick away from you as you move up through the gears with your right hand. Yanks and Europeans don't seem to have a problem with this.

Only issue I could see is if some one new who didn't know the pattern tried to drive it. But all they would do when trying to take off or reverse is hit 5th or 4th gear and stall it when letting the clutch out.

But as Damien mentioned, there is enough room in the Disco for the kit to have an extra link to put the pattern back to;

R 2 4
1 3 5

So yes, in a few weeks we will see this come to life

The Defender kit will remain with the mirrored pattern of

4 2 R
5 3 1

As there is simply not enough room.

Originally Posted by isuzurover

We all knew Vern was a bit backwards - now we know for sure

(I agree - looked through all the docs on Sheldon's website and couldn't see it mentioned). A cable shift sounds like a better option...

Ramon (Boof Ed) off here has got just the Housing and Shaft and is putting a cable shift on his I believe.

There would be a few issues in itself to mount a cable shift up. Sure it could be done. But right now it is still only sounding like it is a better option from our arm chairs

Anyone in the engineering game know's that all designs are a compromise. My compromise was to reverse the shift pattern in the Defender to make for an easy 'bolt in' factory look.

Originally Posted by the_grubb

Ramon (Boof Ed) off here has got just the Housing and Shaft and is putting a cable shift on his I believe.

I believe he has got hold of a toyota corolla shifter to do it (or that what I heard when he was planning it). He will have it all going and tested in the next couple of weeks I believe

In a Defender, is it just the transmission cover panels that interfere, or the firewall cutout?
If its just the panels I'd prefer to keep a conventional shift pattern and modify the panels to suit.

Steve

Originally Posted by Vern

Brian and Gerry, as soon as this turns up i'll ship your stuff off

No worries, thanks.....

Originally Posted by steveG

In a Defender, is it just the transmission cover panels that interfere, or the firewall cutout?
If its just the panels I'd prefer to keep a conventional shift pattern and modify the panels to suit.

Steve

Steve, and everyone else, can I ask why such the preference to the standard shift pattern? I honestly can't see the problem, I must be missing something. Your thoughts would be appreciated. You all really need to come drive mine to see how simple it is......