Glen,
Do you have the straight gearshift lever or is it "bent" back towards the
rear
of the car. Sometime in production they went from a straight lever to a bent
one for
the same reason your describing.
Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
Carolyn/Rick wrote:
> Hi Glen,
>
> had the same problem on Puddles. Apparently it is the right height. I solved
> it by just running a single key in a split apart in the ignition. You know
>the
> key chains that pull apart. We decided that the best security was to place a
> switch in electric side of the fuel pump line. This way if stolen it goes
>about
> a half block and dies. Because you are out in view most thief's will not try
>to
> figure it out. This is where my other keys hang.
>
> Rick
>
> Glen Byrns wrote:
>
> > Is it a common practice to cut down the shift lever on a bugeye? Mine is so
> > close to the ignition keys that once or twice my hand has bumped the
> > dangling keys when shifting and turned off the ignition. More of a problem
> > when gloved on cold mornings. In fourth, they jangle atop the knob. What
> > is a reasonable length that still shifts well?
> > Regards, Glen Byrns
>
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