Is this shifter correct?

See the photo below. Is is possible the shifter is installed backwards, is for a RHD car, or has been bent by a PO for some reason? It just doesn't seem right that the bend would be away from the driver.


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Check the parts book to compare but I think it might be a 328 shifter

 

The shifter is correct. It gets the shifter away from your leg especially in 1st. Boxers are the same. The injected car got a longer shifter than a carb car but they leaned away from the driver.

In a RHD car the shifter is terrible, not sure if they are bent to the right but when in the gears you use the longest the shifter is against my leg which is a banana move by Ferrari.

 

Aren't the 308 reverse and first in straight line ?

 

That's an aftermarket shift gate -- note the "angled" ends of the fingers between the gear positions (that is also not stock).

 

I know it's an aftermarket gate, as I installed it. No issues with the shifter function itself. My question is entirely about the angle of the shift lever.

 

That's a Slick Shift gate available from Ricambi America. I think it's a Hill Engineering piece.

 

Wasn't talking to you. Can say that we've never (or rarely?) had pictures of the shift lever taken from that direction = that's why no one has given you a quick response or a similar picture. The fact that the SPC does show different LHD and RHD shift levers has me curious about the difference.

 

Winner winner, guinea fowl for your evening meal.

 

Bits,

Your shift lever is correct! If it were straight or bent the other way, it would severely interfere with your right leg when in 1st or Reverse!

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Thanks for the confirmation. With my skinny legs, however, I've not experienced anything like interference. I would prefer in fact that the lever be angled to the left and rear. And a tad longer. More like a GT4 shifter.

 

Gear levers for LHD cars are angled/lean to the right.

Gear levers for RHD cars are angled/lean to the left.

Ferrari also moved the gear lever/gate position for LHD and RHD 3*8 GTB's/GTS', to place the gear lever/gate next to the driver's seat - Something they didn't bother doing in the 365 GT4 BB/512 BB/512 BBi/Testarossa/512 TR/F512M cars (They're all in LHD configuration)

 

My LHD GT 4 it’s a 208 so only was LHD .

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At 6 ft tall I have to move the seat Fwds ( knees either side of the wheel) to get 5 th .To me if I was developing it @ test mule stage I would have put the gate more / less where the ash tray is 4 inches further back .
As far as market variations placed it exactly in the centre for production rationalisation .
Having said all this it’s a “ Dino “ to replace the 246 so maybe the wanted to carry over the driver position ….Dunno ?
It’s all part of the character.
I have done a 9 hr stint on French autoroutes and having the wheel in your lap means you rest your hands on your thighs/ knees cruising with hands @ 7 and 5 o clock .

 

Not the best pic of mine but it does angle away on my RHD car as well. Image Unavailable, Please Login

 

So I need to look for a RHD shifter....

 

Bits,

https://www.ferrariparts.co.uk/part/ferrari/116739

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Ferrari placed the shift box and the taller rod to make it a shorter distance your hand travels from steering wheel to shift knob and back again while still leaving room for your leg.

Not surprised in RHD cars its a less successful compromise. I find throttle placement in RHD 308 very annoying.

 

Awesome. Thanks for the lead. Appears to have a longer shaft, which I've also been wanting. So just ordered.