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The next step was to make a gear linkage, so I reused the original splined gear lever (from the forward controls), but turned it upside down and cut the end off..

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I then filed a flat on the side of the lever and made a little alloy triangle to bolt to the lever. This triangle in turn would be attached to a shift rod via a clevis joint, while the other end would be attached to the gear lever via a rose joint. I found this combination is better than using two rose joints, as it helps stop the shift rod from flopping about. I used a bit of bent wire to guesstimate the shape of the shift rod..

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THe joints and link rod are stainless, I threaded the bar and bent it to shape using a blowtorch, it seems to work ok, though it looks a bit crude. By changing the shape of the alloy triangle I can always alter the leverage ratio if needed, without having to completely start again.

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<blockquote data-quote="Bevelheadmhr" data-source="post: 201973" data-attributes="member: 5032">The next step was to make a gear linkage, so I reused the original splined gear lever (from the forward controls), but turned it upside down and cut the end off..[ATTACH=full]49953[/ATTACH]I then filed a flat on the side of the lever and made a little alloy triangle to bolt to the lever. This triangle in turn would be attached to a shift rod via a clevis joint, while the other end would be attached to the gear lever via a rose joint. I found this combination is better than using two rose joints, as it helps stop the shift rod from flopping about.&nbsp; I used a bit of bent wire to guesstimate the shape of the shift rod.. [ATTACH=full]49954[/ATTACH]THe joints and link rod are stainless, I threaded the bar and bent it to shape using a blowtorch, it seems to work ok, though it looks a bit crude. By changing the shape of the alloy triangle I can always alter the leverage ratio if needed, without having to completely start again.[ATTACH=full]49955[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bevelheadmhr, post: 201973, member: 5032"] The next step was to make a gear linkage, so I reused the original splined gear lever (from the forward controls), but turned it upside down and cut the end off.. [ATTACH=full]49953[/ATTACH] I then filed a flat on the side of the lever and made a little alloy triangle to bolt to the lever. This triangle in turn would be attached to a shift rod via a clevis joint, while the other end would be attached to the gear lever via a rose joint. I found this combination is better than using two rose joints, as it helps stop the shift rod from flopping about. I used a bit of bent wire to guesstimate the shape of the shift rod.. [ATTACH=full]49954[/ATTACH] THe joints and link rod are stainless, I threaded the bar and bent it to shape using a blowtorch, it seems to work ok, though it looks a bit crude. By changing the shape of the alloy triangle I can always alter the leverage ratio if needed, without having to completely start again. [ATTACH=full]49955[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]