Prior to my sending payment, I was informed that there were 5 left.

 

well richard sent me a pm and said that there was 1 left so i sent payment as soon as i got the message.

 

Hmm.. I sent him payment on Monday and never heard back from him.

 

Well my SS came on Wednesday and I just got it installed this weekend. The 1 - 2 shift is a lot easier now and the overall feel of the shifter is a huge improvement over stock. I can't thank Richard enough for his prompt service. I sent him the money on Saturday and the shifter arrived at my house the following Wednesday. I wasn't expecting it til after Thanksgiving. Great customer service. The shifter is worth every penny.

 

I can't wait to try mine out... :D

 

Everyone who has paid is covered. Two are still here but go Monday to NJ and Canada. After that we are out of the pivot baskets and I'm not sure how fast we can make them. I'm out of town from the 7th until the 11th. I'll be in Orlando and I think I'll get that drink Swoope owes me.
I'll try and find some if any orders come in before I leave.

 

is it that time again?

please let me know when you are getting here and leaving.. i have some vacation i need to burn.. you are a smart man, take advantage of it! wait, i owe you a drink,, did i not send you a nice bottle of something out of the ordinary?

send me a pm..

beers

 

that one to NJ is mine. cant wait to see what it feels like.

 

Installed mine last weekend, I love it.

 

Installed mine today... I'm still getting used to it. It's harder to shift in terms of going from gear to gear. It has to click into gear whereas before it would be a smooth shift into each next one. I guess this is a good thing because I can be sure that I am in gear before letting off the clutch but it will take some getting used to for me... Never had a STS so... Is this how its supposed to feel or is it just me?

 

rifle bolt sure............

 

Yeah that's all I could think about when I was shifting... "Rifle-Bolt sure" lol...

 

I got my shifter today but there are no instructions on how to install it.

Does anybody have them handy? If so can you post them up?

 

turbo: there's a DIY on the forum, should pop right up with a search.
(sorry, multi-tasking at the office or I'd link it for ya)

 

Here's the DIY from Richard's site:

http://www.axialflow.com/ss8_diy.htm

I broke the rear right-hand tab on my cover when I was trying to get it off. Others have done the same. Richard recently said on here to grab the boot and yank straight up rather than trying to reach in and release the tab, so that may work better for you.

 

Cool thanks!!!

 

Just installed mine yesterday. Still have to get used to it, but I can definitely say it's a thing of beauty. And whoever it was that first described it as "Rifle-bolt sure" really couldn't have gotten it any more accurate than that. Rifle-bolt sure is exactly what it is.

The rubber shift boot fastened with 4 10mm nuts was a little annoying. 2 of the plastic nuts holding cables had to come off first which was a silly fiasco. Then the 4 nuts came off no problem, but the underside of that shift boot was a sticky mess. It's like they took a paint brush and slathered some kinda never-dry glue all over it. My hands were a sticky mess when I finally got the boot off. Don't think I've heard anyone mention that before, so I wonder if my case was unique. Maybe someone left a jelly sandwich in my shifter and it disintegrated over 5 years

 

Yeah same thing here... I found that removing the retaining clip to be the hardest part for me. Instead of reaching my finger in the hole I just pried it from where it meets the cup holders upward and it came out no problem vs 30 mins of trying to push that solid clip to flex and making my whole hand sore lol. Yeah I also had the sticky boot as well... Just used a rag to keep it off my hands. Was a pain getting the first boot up over the shifter but everything was cake from there minus the nuts. The 10mm socket that I had was not deep enough and the socket could not get down around the nut for me to turn it. I had to go find a wrench to loosen them so I could remove by hand. After having it for 2-3 days now its starting to grow on me. I like the new shifter a lot.

 

I got my shifter installed today. It took me about 25mins to do the whole job and I took my time to make sure everything was perfect.

I will also agree with everyone about the "riffle bolt" feel. Much shorter throws and very positive engagement. Reverse also works perfect!

HUGE thanks to Richard for designing such a fantastic products for us!

 

Cool, that's nice to hear guys.

I got mine this week but didnt have time to install it yet. I know what I'll be doing this weekend.

By the way, do you guys suggest changing tranny oil at the same time?
Also, did you add some grease to it before installing it? (there's already some apply to it, but maybe some more could help make it more smooth?)

I'm getting my tranny/synchro replaced in january 2009, would you recommand waiting till then to install the Axial SS and enjoy its benefit? Or should I do it now anyways?

Just some thought...

 

I think it won't make much of a difference. I put mine in and it felt pretty perfect from the get go. Unless you are already having shifting problems because of the tranny/synchro, then maybe it won't feel optimal.

 

got ss today, and installed myself. guys.... this thing is ROCK LOL

Thank you Richard

 

Richard, Can I have one of these shipped out to me by Christmas if I pay via PayPal as soon as you arrive from Orlando?

If not, will you have some more available for the new years?

 

Shifters will be ready by Wens. We ship 2-3 day air. Xmas should be no problem.
Unless the sky falls in on me. BTW I'm back.

 

Is this deal still on? I have paypal ready to go! PM me if need be we can talk.