One of the bits I have been working on is the gear shift system on the 01E.
Going with cable shift and right hand gear stick, but as gear shift input shaft is on other side of the gearbox it required some thought to transfer the movements across the gearbox.
I had looked at several offerings online, and even tried one which was a dog ! So set about drawing something myself.
With some very serious input, inspiration and ideas from John (you know who you are) I came up with a design based on a Ford ST170 gear stick, two gear cables and a series of cranks and shafts mounted to the gearbox.
The long and short of it is that after building some 3D printed mock-ups, refining the design, and then getting some aluminium parts laser cut, I have a working system.
The main mounting plate picks up on three of the spare gearbox tapped holes (10mm) and still allows access to some of the gearbox parts, hence the odd shape.
There are needle roller bearings in the small crank and needle roller / thrust bearings in the cross shaft.
Needs tidying up and some better quality ball linkages but I can get all the gears in the right order. The input connection needs to be done right as it was a bodge job to see what was needed.
The ST170 gear stick sits into the cabin area by on 52mm so I consider that a big plus.
Andrew