Lt77 short gear linkage

[Ianrhall]

I need to move the gear lever forward on my lt77, currently have a stock lt77 from a vitesse. Not exactly sure how much it will need moving but likely to be 3 inches of so
Could the existing one be shortened?
Otherwise what car/van will I need to get one from?
Thanks
Ian

[chodjinn]

You can shorten a standard lever housing as that's what I had on my MGB. Need someone who can weld cast alu tho .....

Not sure on other linkages. I have a sherpa one in the garage somewhere but have no idea where!

[Ianrhall]

How much do you think I could shorten it? I can get the welding done so no probs there
The pics I've seen of the sherpa one show the lever a lot further forward,maybe one extreme to another!!

Ian

[chodjinn]

Shorten it as much as you need to, the housings are quite long as far as I recall. 3" isn't that much. What's it going in?

[chodjinn]

This one is pretty short!

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?sa=X&biw ... 524T2eC16d,!)0E9s37HlMQBRMjG,TNj!~~60_35.JPG&w=300&h=225&ei=aq5FUrjpMIWc0QXx_YDICA&zoom=1&iact=hc&page=1&tbnh=137&tbnw=179&start=0&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:5,s:0,i:98&tx=127&ty=50&vpx=868&vpy=2&dur=640&hovh=180&hovw=240

[Ianrhall]

It's for my mk1 cortina.
I,ll know for sure how much i need out of it next week, just trying to get idea what can be done
Ian

[Ianrhall]

Picked the gearbox up today, looks like I will need to move shifter forward 3-4 inches, ho hum!!

Ian

[scudderfish]

I seem to recollect that the lever housing from a V8 Sherpa van was the shortest you could get, possibly the one in the image above.

[chodjinn]

I seem to recollect that the lever housing from a V8 Sherpa van was the shortest you could get, possibly the one in the image above.

I defo have one of those in the garage as I have the gearbox for an abandoned RWD turbo diesel project lol.

[Ianrhall]

Got a linkage from a sherpa, not a v8 one tho. Looks like it will work as a mock up-it is very worn, gearstick is soooo long!!
Ian