Distance from top of shift gate to center of shift ball

What degree of accuracy do you need?
Can I stick a ruler down into a shift box or?

 

Glad I asked. I thought you were speaking of the ball on the bottom of the shift rod.
308 is 7 3/4 to 8 inches. TR has to wait until home.

 

I seem to remember the shift rod to be shorter on the carb 308 and longer on the 308QV. Or is my memory failing.

 

Doesn't the position of the lock nut for the shift ball also somewhat affect this measurement? I'd guess there is about 7-12mm of 'thread' on the shaft which could affect the height of the ball, depending on the lock nut.

 

It can vary but as delivered they were screwed most of the way down the thread.

 

I have both here and they measure the same. They are different part numbers but length does not seem to be the difference.

It was in vogue at one time to cut them down. That may have been the reason for your recollection.

 

Carbed '77 GTB............6"

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Here you go Steve.....same picture

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No Steve....that is of my car again....same 6 inches

 

1990 TR 6 1/2
1977 308 carb, dry sump, 5 3/4
1989 328, ABS, 7
1987 328, 7
1999 355, 6 1/2
1983 512 BBi, 6

That is just what I had close.

 

All very interesting. Last night I measured the 328 and TR and as others have reported both are around 7 inches. This AM I remeasured the 308GTSi and QV here and both are closer to 8 than to 7. All 4 cars have the ball screwed almost all the way down on the threads. Only the QV has a non OE ball. It is larger so measured at the middle its about 1/4 taller which makes sense.

Anyway I assume this exercise it to decide how tall the shifter should be in the new car?

Very cool car by the way. 2 cars I always wanted to build for myself, one was a 67/68 Mustang retro rod sort of thing with a lot of grunt. Had a girlfriend many years ago with a 67 GT500. With an iron 428 it handled abominably but it was fun to drive and looked good. With a modern lighter engine and real suspension should make a really good car.

 

This is from a failing memory so take it with a grain of salt:

I've had 2 carb and 1 QV 308.

I seem to remember being told that some customers had complained about the heavy clutch and shifting on the carbed 308 and that the shift rod was lengthened and angle at which you push the clutch was changed on the QV to make it a little lighter. But that was when I was buying the QV so might have been a sales pitch.

Is the QV easier to shift?