Fabricating Transmission Shifter - Tracked Amphibious Vehicle Build Ep. 21

Using FWD transmission turned 90 degrees but still want to shift gears as normal? This Peugeot Partner gearbox is now installed sideways in the tracked amphibious all terrain vehicle. Thus the original gear linkage doesn't work anymore. To avoid confusion for any pilot of the vehicle I wanted to shift gears as usual and use the original gear shift knob as well. So I took a couple of old car front end stabilizer rods from the shelf, some steel from the scrap heap and a welder and two full days of work. The most demanding was to get the geometry right so the two rods work together without any problems. The brake lever on the shift knob will be used for braking the secondary clutch of the CVT so I can shift gears without grinding the teeth in the gearbox. I also installed the gas tank / petrol tank and directed the exhaust out of the hull.

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This video is part of a series of videos, check out the series here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNDiAHNykoY&list=PLkmF7FAZBzkWdzAxcrnz-WJbzSRyqrSBt

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Soundtrack:
Pomade - Silent Partner (YouTube Audio Library)

Welding equipment borrowed from Spetselektroodi AS, Estonia:
Fronius TransSteel 2700 welder
Optrel Crystal 2.0 Welding Helmet
Hypertherm Powermax 45 XP plasma cutter