After contemplating for a couple months on how I could make a true short shifter with the height and throw both shortened. I finally decided to take on a project by having the Neuspeed adapter and then shortening the height of the rod as well. Big thanks to Ethan (transmission), Chris, and Allen for all the help.

I didn't take a picture of how it looked stock, but here's a pic I found:


Taking everything apart


Stock Rod


First Cut


Everything out


Chris cutting the rest of the rod


Ethan amazed


Me even more amazed


Welding it back together


Final product


We cut about an inch off the rod and welded it back together. The shifter is AWESOME. The throw is a lot shorter and the rod looks a lot better like it should have came stock. I am definitely happy with the outcome.

 

Damn, it looks good. Congrats for being the first

 

Holy shit man, that looks freaking great. It looks 100x better then the first picture.

 

Damn. I was thinking about doing something similar. I think I like the welding method better though.

How long did it take you to get the shifter assembly out of the car? Install?

 

Props, that must feel really good when you row thru the gears. I wish I had a six speed.

 

i'd say 2.5 hours for the install/weld. We got there at around 7 and left at about 9 or so.

30 mins to take out the shifter assm.

1 Hour to "saw-off" and weld

30 mins to re-assemble

 

That's awesome! Nice work.

 

nice Don...I want one now

 

That's cool. If your happy with it. I wouldn't have gone through all that. I thinnk the NS kit with a shorter knob is a good combo.
Props on doing something others haven't

 

Glad I could help Don...

Although I just stood there and watched my buddy do all the work....

 

He has the neuspeed SS in there now. Shortening the shifter rod was the best thing for that car IMO..

Damn thing looked like a telephone poll before we cut it LOL!

 

now just throw on one of the s2000 knobs and that thing will be REAL short.

 

that is an s2000 knob..........

 

Looks good guys, wish I had a 6 speed!!

 

How much shorter is yours compared to the NS kit?

 

Fing A Don

 

Too sweet...drooling.....

 

Cool mod, I'd like to shorten the shift too.
that's my car in the first photo, I have the TSX knob, it has the red shift pattern, whereas the S2000 knob has black lettering.

 

your right. i meant to say embedded s2000 knob, i forget if thats the term.

they look something like this:
http://www.ricks2k.com/products/shiftknob.php

the threading goes all the way inside the ball, so it lowers it a little more.

 

Damn, that's nice as hell. I'm surprised that no one else has performed this operation. Seems fairly simple. That's about how short the shifter in my Accord was. I miss it.

 

wow that looks great, how is shifting?

 

I have the same knob as htown. I love it.

 

Hahahaha.

 

Looks awesome man good job!

 

At least Htown posts threads about his CL here... not like some CL owners who hide in meet threads

Where's your new rims ??

 

awesome job guys! I want to perform the same mod on my 04 TL (6MT) but i've never used a welding iron before.. what type of place would cut the rod for you??

 

is there no place to just buy a short shifter for our car...because reading all of yall's responses sounds like they never made one for the cl-s 6mt....????

 

Neuspeed shorten's throw, not shifter itself.

 

oooh.....ok.....that really sucks...so the only way to make it short is that method...which is not too bad if you have the place and supplies.....but if not it sucks tho...

 

cool, can you take pics of it from the side? I want to see how low it is. I have a Ricks s2k knob and it's pretty low because of the counter sink, but that must be killer low.

 

me too...

 

you're not the only one. i gotta make sure the next ride has got it.

nice work brotha!

 

DICK

 

 

Well Ethan has convinced me to be the 2nd person to perfrom this operation! So when i go to dallas in august it will be done

 

looks good bro!! may i suggest your next mod being hard-wiring your radar detector?

 

So instead of putting towels all over the place... Why not just pull the whole thing out in the first place?

 

Looks Like Bill Clinton With Welder Glasses On.. Lol Good Job On The Short Shifter Man

 

pspec tuning is also working on a true short shifter for the 6 speed. Check out www.pspectuning.com if you want to see his product

 

does anyone have the pictures backed up or can re-upload them? thanks