Subject: [WPTA] Tr6 shift boot

From: wjstash via Wpta <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:49:52 -0400

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From: Larry Ross via Wpta <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2026 15:11:15 -0400

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Bill -

Call Mark Loughery at Classic Restorations.

Mark has done this conversion on a customer car.

Mark is a club member so he may respond the the email thread.

If not, he is listed in the Member Section of the website...

Larry Ross
(412) 780-8495

On Sat, Apr 4, 2026, 3:00=E2=80=AFPM wjstash via Wpta <[email-masked]>=
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> While I have the inside of my tr6 torn apart to install heat shielding, I
> thought I would try to address another problem I have.   It has a maxda 5
> speed gear box (vitesse) which has a different shift leaver mechanism tha=
t
> a stock tr6.  No longer can a lower boot hold the upper boot in position.
> Up to now  the gear shift boot just sort of hung there,  with a gap.   Wh=
at
> would work would be to epoxy or otherwise glue the rubber boot/ leather
> gaitor to the pedestal itself.  If anyone out there can visualize what am
> talking about,  or is familiar with the problem Iam open for suggestions.
> I tried modifying a lower boot but that didn't work.  There is nothing fo=
r
> the lower boot to mount to, and the shift lever has an offset which also
> causes issues.
>
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<div dir=3D"auto">Bill -<div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Call =
Mark Loughery at Classic Restorations.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><di=
v dir=3D"auto">Mark has done this conversion on a customer car.</div><div d=
ir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Mark is a club member so he may res=
pond the the email thread.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"aut=
o">If not, he is listed in the Member Section of the website...</div><div d=
ir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Larry Ross</div><div dir=3D"auto">(=
412) 780-8495=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div></div><br><div class=
=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr=
">On Sat, Apr 4, 2026, 3:00=E2=80=AFPM wjstash via Wpta &lt;<a href=3D"mail=
to:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockq=
uote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc =
solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"auto">While I have th=
e inside of my tr6 torn apart to install heat shielding, I thought I would =
try to address another problem I have.=C2=A0 =C2=A0It has a maxda 5 speed g=
ear box (vitesse) which has a different shift leaver mechanism that a stock=
 tr6.=C2=A0 No longer can a lower boot hold the upper boot in position.=C2=
=A0 Up to now=C2=A0 the gear shift boot just sort of hung there,=C2=A0 with=
 a gap.=C2=A0 =C2=A0What would work would be to epoxy or otherwise glue the=
 rubber boot/ leather gaitor to the pedestal itself.=C2=A0 If anyone out th=
ere can visualize what am talking about,=C2=A0 or is familiar with the prob=
lem Iam open for suggestions.=C2=A0 I tried modifying a lower boot but that=
 didn&#39;t work.=C2=A0 There is nothing for the lower boot to mount to, an=
d the shift lever has an offset which also causes issues.</div><div dir=3D"=
auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div></d=
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