Re: quick poll - MoMo knobs

["Randy B" <sirocco@telocity.com>]

I guess I should clarify a little.
Most of my height is in my legs (long legs, short torso).
I am using the 87 Jetta GLI Recaro's on aftermarket Recaro brackets for the
Scirocco.
My seat back is adjusted in a normal position (not the laid back ghetto
style 8^P ).

In my other stock 81 Scirocco I do not have as much of a problem but the
wheel and shifter with the stock seats but it is still not perfect for me.

As far as the shifter, mine is like shifting a gated ferrari.....ok, well
almost.
I found the secret was to replace all the bushings, clean and re-greasing
the shifter balljoint, add a weighted linkage, and replace all the plastic
snap on linkage ends with teflon lined spherical rod ends.
I now have no play in the shifter and all shifts are accurate.
BTW I have the cheapest Momo short leather knob and love it.

HTH,

Randy



> I'm 6'2" and find the stock position just right. Matter of opinion I
guess. I had made
> my own brass bushings in the shift linkage to replace the plastic ones
that got melted
> by my headers. I had made them very precise and there was virtually no
play in the
> shifter back & forth, side to side when I had put it in 2 years ago. It
has since
> loosened up alot from wear. I also attached a lead cylindrical diving
weight to the rod,
> for smooth shifting.
> John
>
> Randy B wrote:
>
> > I'm not quite that tall, 6'1", but have developed a trick getting into
5th.
> > The other problem I have had with all my Scirocco's is the distance I
sit
> > from the steering wheel.
> > In order to sit at a comfortable distance from the pedals I sacrifice
the
> > correct arm angle to the wheel.
> > Sitting comfortably and wrapping my fingers around the steering wheel at
10
> > and 2 (#'s on a clock) my arms are fully extended.
> > The way I have adjusted while spirited driving is I use mostly the
bottom
> > half of the steering wheel with both hands.
> > I also hold the wheel in my left hand at about 7 while driving normally.
> > I would eventually like to get the wheel further away from the dash.
> >
> > Does anyone else have this problem?
> > I have considered using a removable steering collar becuase it will push
the
> > wheel toward me about 2".
> > Anyone using one of these?
> >
> > Randy
> > 81 Scirocco S
> > 81 Scirocco S
> > 87 Jetta GLI 16V - for sale
> >
> > >
> > > Ah... I am 6'4" and I know exactly what you mean about the length of
> > > the throw, especially in 5th! Oddly enough it never occurred to me
> > > that cutting down the shift knob would solve this problem. In fact, I
> > > always kind of assumed it would make it worse because the knob would
> > > be closer to the floorboard, thus further from my shoulder.
> > >
> > > So, how much was cut off? Did it make a huge difference, because I
> > > would give just about anything to be able to shift into 5th with more
> > > than two fingers, and that is with a short shift kit!
> > >
> > >
> > > The goal is to overcome the deliberate nature of the process.
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > > > [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Josh Hignight
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 2:56 PM
> > > > To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > > > Subject: RE: quick poll - MoMo knobs
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I'm in this debate at the moment. I'm a taller guy (about 6'1" -
> > > > 6'2") and the shifter is almost at the top of my reach going into
> > > > 3rd and 5th at the moment. I'd never thought about cutting my
> > > > shifter stalk until I went to waterfest, where EVERYONE's shifter
> > > > stalk was cut (except Jan's)
> > > > IIRC. Lucky
> > > > me, Josh S. let me drive his car while there and I REALLY liked
> > > > the feel of
> > > > the cut shifter (Thanks again Josh! If it weren't for that, I may
> > > > have gone
> > > > crazy waiting for mine!). It's the grits!
> > > > So, as soon as I get the money, I'm going to get a nice Momo (or
> > > > other aftermarket shift knob) and cut that sucka.
> > > >
> > > > Joshua Hignight
> > > > Student Services/Technical Services
> > > > New Mexico Campus
> > > > (505) 821-4800
> > >
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