vintage speed shifter vs Hustle

Yes, they have a bent version.

Hi Bill,

The Empi Hustle shifter is also a bent version but  I can't so on all the photos I googled, If there is a difference between Empi and Vintage speed in the position, that's why I ask..

A picture of your shifter will help. Either way, the EMPI's suck and the feel of the VS is superior...

here is a picture directly from the top and from the side.

In both pictures the 1st gear is in

Terry and I each got the vintage shifter, took it to machine shop to shorten the shifter and rethreaded , was a vast improvement, sort of like a short shift.

mine is not too long, it's too far away. when I put in 1st or 3rd I have to leave the back rest.

My question is, how much the bent shape of the vintage speed brings it mor in my direction.

Vintage will shorten, re-thread ( to your desired thread M12 or M10), and add additional bend (to your specific req) to the shifter shaft at no cost --no additional cost beyond the basic price of the shifter. You just have to email the the owner before placing the order. 

They will also paint (powder coat) it ivory or silver if you rather not have black, and do carry shift knobs without the gear markings.

I think enough people asked for the 11.5" to be shortened (to avoid hitting your knuckels against the radio- if you have one installed), that for the last +1yr they have also offered a 10.5"...

If you rather not have it shortened, but need the knob further back, they will put a little more bend on it... you just need to be specific about what you want.

I asked for the re-thread in the M10 x 1.5 so I could use Porsche 356, pre-1960 knobs.

I have ordered several in the past 2 yrs... in silver, black and ivory... in various lengths (10.5, and 11"  &  11.5 with 10deg of additional bend- to bring the shifter further back),, and all with the custom thread, M10 x 1.5.

Great shifters and customer service. Their exhaust is pretty cool to!

The standard VS does have a bend, and does brinf the shift knob further back than the one you have pictured...  

... but like everithing out there, it's all about preference.

You can mock up your desired hight/bend using houseld electrical wire- it's rigid enough for you to mock-up hight, lenth of shaft and bend (I used leftovers from remodeling projects).     Mr L. Measures lenth of shifter on the Y axis.   (top of shift knob to buttom of shifter (top of Tunnel).

Draw up what you want, include measurements (hight, lentgh of shaft, and degree of bend.... and email it to him... he will reply and tell you if he can do it.   Custom work will add approximately  2-3 weeks to the overall 2 week delivery schedule, depending on how busy he is$

Good luck

I also had Vintage customize their 'speedster' shifter for me.  I had the same problem, with the shifter being too far away from me in 1st and 2nd gears.  I only had Vintage shorten my 'speedster' model order, but I should have had them also put more of a bend in the shaft.

The stock 10.5" Vintage Speed shifter will move you back 3". The 11.5" a little more.

If I were to do it over I'd buy this one and get a hand with the middle finger up for a knob.

http://shop.vintagespeed.com.tw/s.nl/it.A/id.295/.f

Lol, can you bolt a bus shifter to a T1?

In a Speedster, that one screams out for some sort of Ed Roth Skull knob.

wow, so many replies! thanks.

didn't know that vintage also customize the shifters. :-) this will be the best way to solve the problem.

thanks again,

Jan

Rusty S posted:

The stock 10.5" Vintage Speed shifter will move you back 3". The 11.5" a little more.

If I were to do it over I'd buy this one and get a hand with the middle finger up for a knob.

http://shop.vintagespeed.com.tw/s.nl/it.A/id.295/.f

Rusty, you mean 3" compared with my Empi shifter?

thanks

after some days, I got a feedback from Vintage:

Hello Jan,
   Due to the shifter require pull up shaft for reverse, so we can not bent more.

Thank you

MT

hmmm... This brings me back to my first question: Will the (original) vintage shifter bring the shifter knob more to the direction of the drivers position?

maybe someone of you has a photo of the shifter where I can get an idea of the position in 1st gear? 

would be cool, if someon can help me.

thanks

Jan

again, terry and I had ours cut down shorter, rethreaded and it worked great..this was at a local machine shop,,U need to contact T as he knows what is happening.

Jan - maybe a 'shifter extension' (insert extension jokes here) may be a simpler and less expensive solution.

http://www.piersideparts.net/ISPWG2711099.html

Jan, I tried to match the angle of your photo as close as possible, but moving the camera an inch one way or the other can change the perspective quite a bit.

This is the stock Vintage 11.5". I think it's a little higher than your shifter and maybe back a bit. Keeping it higher will shorten the reach.

I'm 5'10", like the 'arms out' Italian driving style so keep my seat back a little, and still have no trouble reaching 1st or 3rd. The shifter is in FIRST gear in the photo, not neutral.

Here's a more eye level perspective, again with the shifter in first gear. This looks and feels very comfortable to me.

@Mitch

that's the photo, I was searching for! Thanks so much. Compared with my shifter I think the Vintage Speed is even a little farer away from drivers position...

on the other hand side your shifter is really looking great.

Maybe I was sas just searching for a rational reaseon to buy it. Emotionally I still want it... :-)

Jan, here's a photo of my Vintage shifter after Henry, at Intermeccanica, modified it for me.  Even with this much of a bend in the shaft I didn't have any problem putting the tranny into reverse gear.

@Theron

This guy seanmiller just joined a few days ago and has made 2 posts. His answer in both posts was for us to mount a 4k action camera and he links us to a website, presumably his, to sell us a Chinese made camera.

Good catch, Robert. I thought both were a little odd, but hadn't made the connection.

Ron O, It looks good I guess IM bent it for you. 

IaM-Ray posted:

Ron O, It looks good I guess IM bent it for you. 

Yes he did.

At least if he suggested using a BUs shifter then you could install a camera on top... El GUapo

Robert M posted:

@Theron

This guy seanmiller just joined a few days ago and has made 2 posts. His answer in both posts was for us to mount a 4k action camera and he links us to a website, presumably his, to sell us a Chinese made camera.

Thanks for the alert and everyone that Reported the post as well. They were deleted and he was banned.

you are the best, Theron!

Cool... but how many of you scored the great deal on the 4k camera? I'll be all the rage next year with my gear shift mounted camera and you will all be sad.

Cant wait to see your car with the bus shifter extension and camera attached to it

that will give great gopro competition to the pineaple press core

TRP posted:

Cool... but how many of you scored the great deal on the 4k camera? I'll be all the rage next year with my gear shift mounted camera and you will all be sad.

Oh yeah, well I took his advice and put one in my transmission to check for metal shavings.

How many forward gears did you find in there?

TRP posted:

How many forward gears did you find in there?

Alas, I must admit I only saw 4, but at least my transmission is in my car! LOL

Oh, you only have one transmission? I have one in my car and one in the mail.

Ted, you must have ordered your five-speed from the wrong shop!

Mine came with the camera already installed:

sooooo cool, I just made my first photo while shifting, amazing:

I just start feeling the power of that new technology. Here is my first high speed shooting! The adjustment of that new shiftershooter seems to be a little tricky. any suggestions? Maybe same adjustment with the little plate like the stock shifters?

Photos are:

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

and R

Best Regards

Well at least your not wearing a kilt.

What shutter speed were you using, one frame per shift?