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Re: Cheapass Rons Weighted Shift Rod



Hey...whatever works is fine!  But I didn't have a
chunk of steel, nor do I MIG weld (yet), but I *did*
have the copper, the lead, and the torch.

Had another poster email with his twist...use epoxy
with lead shot vs. melting it.  Not a bad thought.

Ron

PS hey, man, the "Cheapass" tag is *mine*
;)


--- drew <drew@dyermaker.cs.uoguelph.ca> wrote:
> 
> Personally I like the CheapAss Drew weighted shifted
> rod better - less
> work. 
> 
> Go to the workbench/scrap-pile and root around until
> you find a suitable
> chunk of steel - I used a piece of steel shaft about
> 1 1/2" in diameter
> and 10" long.
> 
> Set the wire feed welder to the appropriate settings
> and weld the weight
> to your selector shaft (it helps to weld it on the
> TOP side of the
> selector shaft so it doesn't get in the road of
> anything important.)
> 
> Have a beer while it cools (or just dunk it in a
> pail of water/snowbank
> and save the beer for later.)
> 
> Reinstall the selector shaft in the vehichle (or, if
> you used a spare
> (good idea!), remove the old one and install the new
> one..)
> 
> Enjoy the benefits of a cheap weighted selector rod,
> which coupled with a
> short-sifter kit making shifting a breeze.
> 
> Total expired time, <5 minutes (using a snowbank to
> avoid burning your
> hands... :) )
> 
> If you don't have any suitable scrap piles hanging
> around, drop by your
> local machine shop - they'll have something that
> will work, and they'll
> probably give it to you.
> 
> If you're worried about cosmetics, slap a coat of
> high gloss tremclad on
> it while it's still warm... ;)
> 
> What, no wire-feed welder?
> 
> Bummer... :)
> 
> Drew (84 Wolfsburg with cheap weighted selector
> shaft!)
> 
> 
> On Sun, 25 Feb 2001, Ron Pieper wrote:
> 
> > Cheapass Ron’s Weighted Shift Rod
> > 
> > There are many ways out here for a cook-your-own
> > weighted shift rod, but frankly, I like my way
> best. 
> > After you paint up it looks very nice indeed,
> > perfessional-like.  Here's the process:
> > 
> > The concept:  Slide a piece of copper plumbing
> pipe
> > over the rod and fill with lead.
> > 
> > BE CAREFUL.  KEEP YOUR LITTLE KIDS FAR AWAY. WEAR
> THE
> > GOGGLES AND GLOVES.
> > 
> > The parts required:
> > 	-(1) piece ¾" dia. copper pipe, 8"or so (or 1"
> dia.,
> > your choice)
> > 	-(2) ¾"copper end caps (or 1")
> > 	-?" dia. drill (somewhat larger than the rod
> > diameter)
> > 	-some lead (cake or shot)
> > 	-a propane torch
> > 	-goggles
> > 	-welders gloves
> > 	-a bench vice
> > 	-pliers to hold the pipe while filling
> > 	-Paint, your choice of color (optional)
> > 	-steel marking crayon
> > 
> > 1) Get the pipe over the rod.  ¾" copper won’t fit
> > over the bent rod ends, so lay it in the vise
> > horizontally and squeeze it so it’s oval.  Slip
> the
> > rod in.  Loosen, rotate the pipe so the wide end
> will
> > be between the jaws, and squeeze it back round
> again.
> > 2) Drill holes in the centers of the end caps
> > 3) Slide one cap over the rod, fit the pipe into
> it. 
> > 4) Clamp the rod vertically in the vise, with
> pipe/cap
> > resting on the top of the jaws
> > 5) Fire up the torch
> > 6) Fill the pipe with lead:
> > · If using shot, fill the pipe gradually, and heat
> the
> > pipe bottom up so the shot melts
> > · If using cake, melt it down into a container
> (tin
> > can?) and pour in, OR hold the cake with pliers,
> heat
> > the cake and let the lead drip into the pipe. 
> This is
> > messy and time consuming.
> > · Keep the pipe centered over the rod as you fill!
> 
> > Use the pliers!
> > · Fill it to overflowing.
> > 7) Let cool.  Have a beer.
> > 8) Slide the other cap over the cap and fit over
> the
> > pipe
> > 9) You can now solder the top cap if you wish.
> > 10) Let cool some more.  Clean, sand, paint.  With
> > crayon, mark "Cheapass Ron Products" on the pipe. 
> > Install, enjoy.
> > 
> > If you like it enough, and if it's worthy of a
> tech
> > procedure, I'll get some photos to Brett and
> burden
> > him with posting.  Otherwise, it'll go into bit
> > heaven.
> > 
> > Good luck! 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > =====
> > Ron
> > '87 16V (Victor, the Famous Cheap Scirocco -
> ausgezeichnet!  unglaublich!)
> > '93 Cab (Teufelhasen, soon for sale)
> > many, many, miles and busted knuckles on seven
> more past watercooleds...
> > 
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> Drew MacPherson, Network Analyst, University of
> Guelph
> 
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