dp9
Coast to Coast
I just did this write up for someone on my show 'n shine thread, so i figured I'd post it here too.
Rear sets, as per request:
I used the cheapest universal rearsets i could find on ebay ($99+ the ride) and put them in the passenger peg holes. fit without a problem. they were orig alum color, so i sprayed them black with a rattle can. they'll have a nice worn look soon. I used some alum tubing and clevis rod ends (cheapest I could find, $15 for 8 ft of tubing, and rod ends were $5 ea.) from McMaster-Carr for the linkage. tapped the tubing for the male rod ends (5/16-24). I used a RH thread and a LH threaded rod end for each linkage. I didnt have room for bolt heads and nuts in the clevises, so I used some clevis pins with e-clips from McMaster-Carr.
Left side: Used the stock shift lever, cut to length, and drilled a hole for the clevis pin. Had to clearance the tubing in one spot for a bolt that stuck out. just used an angle grinder for that.
Right side: I attached the linkage to the little arm that the rear brake light switch hooks onto. It was just a hook, so I had a buddy weld a regular washer onto it. Now the linkage can push on it. I hooked the spring for the brake light switch around the clevis pin btwn the lever arm and the rod end. no problems. I left the rest of the brake system alone, and just cut the stock brake lever off just below where the spring contacts it.
Rear sets, as per request:
I used the cheapest universal rearsets i could find on ebay ($99+ the ride) and put them in the passenger peg holes. fit without a problem. they were orig alum color, so i sprayed them black with a rattle can. they'll have a nice worn look soon. I used some alum tubing and clevis rod ends (cheapest I could find, $15 for 8 ft of tubing, and rod ends were $5 ea.) from McMaster-Carr for the linkage. tapped the tubing for the male rod ends (5/16-24). I used a RH thread and a LH threaded rod end for each linkage. I didnt have room for bolt heads and nuts in the clevises, so I used some clevis pins with e-clips from McMaster-Carr.
Left side: Used the stock shift lever, cut to length, and drilled a hole for the clevis pin. Had to clearance the tubing in one spot for a bolt that stuck out. just used an angle grinder for that.
Right side: I attached the linkage to the little arm that the rear brake light switch hooks onto. It was just a hook, so I had a buddy weld a regular washer onto it. Now the linkage can push on it. I hooked the spring for the brake light switch around the clevis pin btwn the lever arm and the rod end. no problems. I left the rest of the brake system alone, and just cut the stock brake lever off just below where the spring contacts it.
