SIAMBLUE Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 I have found a company that supplies a short shifter for a V70/C70 T5 99-01,Are the boxes the same on my 98 S70? and will the shifter work on mine as i have a Uk model?many thanks Gary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jross Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 Possibly? Try the EuroSportTuning short shifter. (It sticks abit, but supposedly that eases with time) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theunderlord Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 I have found a company that supplies a short shifter for a V70/C70 T5 99-01,Are the boxes the same on my 98 S70? and will the shifter work on mine as i have a Uk model?many thanks Gary.←99-01.... WT*F you mean 98-01? or is this some crazy Euro thing that I don't know about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIAMBLUE Posted December 31, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 99-01.... WT*F you mean 98-01? or is this some crazy Euro thing that I don't know about?←Well it came off some septic web site so you tell me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theunderlord Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 Well it came off some septic web site so you tell me?←Like septic tanks? They make short shifters ? The US S/V/C 70 series cars are basically the same (just hear me out) from 98-00. (P1 cars) they had a redesign in 01... to the present. so any short shifter, will fit 98-00, not +MY01. (P2 cars)edited for clarity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIAMBLUE Posted December 31, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 cheers for that,I managed to get one from carcustoms.net,but they had it listed as a 99-01 c/v70,I couldn't understand why not the 98 s/v/c70 too,Like septic tanks? They make short shifters ? The US S/V/C 70 series cars are basically the same (just hear me out) from 98-00. (P1 cars) they had a redesign in 01... to the present. so any short shifter, will fit 98-00, not +MY01. (P2 cars)edited for clarity.← Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDELUNA Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 Actually I believe the truth is that the 98 shifters are differernt from the 99+ cars, that is why Eurosport made ones themselves to fit the 98 cars. The one that IPD sells, and everyone else will NOT work with the 98, only the 99+ cars. God Bless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InlineTurbo Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 Only a shifter made for a 98 will fit on a 98. The 99+ stuff will not work without having to modify things. This has been gone over quite a bit in the past.Right now you can get a 98 short shifter from Eurosport. I have no problems with mine sticking at all. However installation is a PITA and you will break the plastic piece that the shifter fits into when you remove the stock one so budget an extra $40 into the price. Also I think VMS was looking into making one as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackT5 Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 There's a few pics of my EST short shifter install in my photo album. Just click the picture in my sig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InlineTurbo Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 See that white piece of plastic (ball seat) holding the shifter in? You will probably curse a few times trying to get it out. Most likely you will have to replace it. I would suggest going to Volvo and ordering one before you start. Also putting the cables back on is not fun at all. My suggestion is to press them on with a big pair of pliers before putting the shifter back in. It takes all of 2 minutes and you will probably be there for hours trying to do it by 'hitting it hard' until they click onto the little ball of the rod. You will see what I mean if you try to put it in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIAMBLUE Posted January 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 Cheers People for your replies,Look likes a real pain then,I might give it to my local mechanic,I am sure he will have more patience than i,Have a happy new year to you all,Gary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROB @ VMS Posted January 1, 2005 Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 Hey guys i would like to tell you about a Vms product or kit that we are going to offer. This is to shorten the throw without touching the shifter. This is done at the tranny. The pivot point is what needs to be changed and can be done. I will have pics in the next week or 2 of this product as i am going to be testing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jross Posted January 1, 2005 Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 Hey guys i would like to tell you about a Vms product or kit that we are going to offer. This is to shorten the throw without touching the shifter. This is done at the tranny. The pivot point is what needs to be changed and can be done. I will have pics in the next week or 2 of this product as i am going to be testing it.←For the side throw, you could just tap a new hole a little below the current spot the cable hooks onto the tranny, on that lever. Do it the cheap & easy way I'd be interested to see how you're moving the pivot point. On the earlier M56 setups, it looks like the fore/aft arm is pressed on, and it doesn't look like it can be easily removed (apparently this was rememdied on the M66 in some form). Also, the newere transmissions have a big counterweight on that arm; would it be possible to integrate something like that? It really helps the throw... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROB @ VMS Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 I will post pics as soon as we have our prototype done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jross Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 I will post pics as soon as we have our prototype done.←Figures another fun toys comes out just too late for me Oh well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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