Videobob's Time Machine # 16 - For Adam Kontras in Hollywood

[Nicholas R]

That's clever. The best of both worlds.

I was going to say the same thing! Having seen several time machines with typical auto shifters, I hope that this is a modification that happens to fix that look.

For whatever reason, I never care that much about the screen accuracy of the props as much as the screen accuracy of the base car. Not sure why...

[pezzonovante88]

For whatever reason, I never care that much about the screen accuracy of the props as much as the screen accuracy of the base car. Not sure why...

Same, so true Nicholas.

Also, VB, I've never noticed an exhaust system like that on a Time Machine. Is that common practice?

[videobob]

Same, so true Nicholas.

Also, VB, I've never noticed an exhaust system like that on a Time Machine. Is that common practice?

With the exception of custom stainless exhaust systems that can not be rerouted and must be sent out the back,
the screen used car was done similar to this.
The screen used car had the rear flux boxes mounted right where the tail pipes would exit and the exhaust basically
shot out the sides of the muffler, they turn down a bit but basically blast into the rear quarter panels.
Our experience with this was not good when we did it this way on my car, it heats up the panels and melted the LEDS on
my flux bands!
So we decided to route them out the side just a bit to they clear the panels.
Sometimes you have to make little adjustments like these to make the car usable for daily use.

[videobob]

More detailed photos are on my facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...4199049&type=3

[mr2nut123]

Those thin exhaust hoses really let your builds down, the rest of them are pretty good. Purple clamps rather than black too, they are a key feature of the external wiring.

[pezzonovante88]

I wouldn't be surprised to start seeing a lot of automatic trans. owners to do that little stick-shift boot trick.

[DMCMW Dave]

I wouldn't be surprised to start seeing a lot of automatic trans. owners to do that little stick-shift boot trick.

Correct me if I'm wrong but I'll bit it's a bit sketchy for normal use, as there are probably no detents between gear positions, i.e. it would be easy to knock into Park or Reverse while driving.

I'm assuming he's just using a manual linkage to move the shift cable, and all the Automatic lockouts are in the original shifter itself.

[videobob]

Correct me if I'm wrong but I'll bit it's a bit sketchy for normal use, as there are probably no detents between gear positions, i.e. it would be easy to knock into Park or Reverse while driving.

I'm assuming he's just using a manual linkage to move the shift cable, and all the Automatic lockouts are in the original shifter itself.

There are "clicks" between each gear, but the lock is removed.
But the answer is that there is nothing to stop you from shifting between gears, into reverse or park, but the transmission won't really
let you do that, it would just bind up.
However I made that known to the owner who insisted we do the mod despite my recommendation not to, but it looks great.

[Dangermouse]

mmmm. I had assumed that it was just an aesthetic manual-shift boot installed over the original auto linkage, with a modified "stick" for installing a gear knob on.

[Nicholas R]

There are "clicks" between each gear, but the lock is removed.
But the answer is that there is nothing to stop you from shifting between gears, into reverse or park, but the transmission won't really
let you do that, it would just bind up.
However I made that known to the owner who insisted we do the mod despite my recommendation not to, but it looks great.

If its something more people start requesting, I'll bet it would be pretty easy to modify the shifter such that you can leave the outer lock sleeve in place, and make it so you have to pull up on the shift knob to shift between locking points. That or you could put a ring around the underside of the shift knob that you have to pull up on in order to shift it (put a spring between the knob and ring so that it pushes the sleeve back down). This is actually pretty common. My Opel has this kind of lock preventing you from shifting into reverse (it's a manual). Its just like lifting the DeLorean shifter to get to reverse except is just a ring under the knob. Here's a pic of the shifter (ignore the other parts).