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Old 10-08-2003, 07:49 AM
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Rick and Tony,

I have a toploader in my Cobra as well but my shifter came from Mark at Toploader Heaven. I have no problems with the way it shifts but like Tony I sometimes get my knuckles slammed into my dash during hard shifts. In fact at Road America I my knob came off the shifter while going to third and my hand actually continued forward enough to turn off my fuel pump switch. My car stopped at the end of the long straight-a-way. Everyone passed me!

Mark is building me a short shifter just for racing that will not extend forward as much. I hope this works.

By the I think reverse is susposed to be difficult to engage.

Clois
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