Re: shifter/tranny match

[brett@kodak.com (Brett VanSprewenburg)]

> 
> In a message dated 97-03-26 11:40:56 EST, clfitz@cwv.net writes:
> 
> << 
>  Hello, all!
>  
>  Here's hoping someone can answer this one for me...
>  
>  I have a 1977 Scirocco with 1.6L and four-speed tranny.  I also have a 
>  five-speed tranny that I've been assured will work.  So the 
>  question is, do I need a new shifter to use the five-speed?  Are there any 
>  modifications that I need to do to the shifter or linkage?
>  
>  Thanks, everyone, in advance!
>  
>  Carlee
>  -- >>
> 
> The shifter is the same however the some of the linkage is differant. I
> suggest ordering a complete short shift kit with bushings and linkage for a
> 5spd, because the linkage rods and relay lever are differant from the 4 to 5.
> 

Having done this swap in a Scirocco Mk I, I can say that the linkage is no
different between a car equipped with the 5 speed tranny, or a 4 speed tranny.

==Brett
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