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Twin Sticks Done
I plan on removing my True-track from the front of my truck and relacing it with a spool. I already have hydro-assist steering, so I though why not give the 4.70's a twin stick.
I made this working prototype, and by the time I finished I had plans on a model II. This one doesn't completely seal, so it doesn't need a breather (shouldn't be a problem unless I am upside down. The next one will seal through an o-ring boss and use a breather.
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Trekker
Re: Twin stick
I'm starting to think you have a bit much time on your hands, but it does look good
actually I'm just jealous of your fab capabilities . . . I'm stuck with a flux core welder, my sawzall and a grinder - not enough room for much more in the basement of my RV
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Re: Twin stick
Shhhh, I do this kind of work at work. So I get paid to make my stuff. Really, in the summer I am pretty much a trouble-shooter and just wait for something to happen. So I fill my time with making stuff for me and some close buds. In the winter I work my a$$ off and have very little time for g-jobs.
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Super Moderator
Re: Twin stick
what does that mean, it doesnt seal??
fyi, you will get gear oil leaking out of wherever you arent sealing. i forgot to put my breather in on my twin stick shifter and gear oil came out of it like you wouldnt imagine.
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Re: Twin stick
It has a small gap in the travel of the shifters. What I mean is the case will still breath through the shift levers. I have tested it (case upside down) and I only get a drip. The next will have shifters, mounted on shafts through an o-ring boss. This will eliminate any fluid issues, except through the breather tube. I doubt I will lose any more (and probably less) then when its been flopped with the stock shifter. I'll take a pic of its inner workings soon.
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Super Moderator
Re: Twin stick
oh i see now, gotcha. thats good, man, hope it works well for ya. looks like a good design
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Web Wheeler
Re: Twin stick
Very nice!
The only thing I can make at work are drink coasters.
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Re: Twin stick
Old topic, but re-newed.
The sticks work great !
In my recent attempts to survive flops and rollovers, I have decided to revive this thread. I am building twins #2, to refine my previous work. While twins #1 did well keeping out water and keeping in oil, thay cannot be submerged or take a complete rollover.
My new twins will have o-rings and snaprings and the shifters will come out from the side. This will also allow me to keep the shifters on top or move them forward (using heims and linkage).
Build pics and finished product by the weeks end.
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