Cross Gate Cable Routing

[RamblinDMC]

I'm 99% complete with my auto to manual conversion for #2203. However I cannot figure out how to route the crossgate cable correctly. I know it's critical to drill the hole for the cable in the correct place for the shifter. I'm fairly sure I did that part well. However, I can't find any info on how it routes through the frame and where it is intended to exit the frame on the transmission side.

I have it installed and hooked up to the transmission and the shifter, but it's completely bound up. The cable appears to do an S shape inside the frame. It was incredibly difficult to install, it almost seemed like the cable was too long for the inside of the frame.

Am I doing something wrong here?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Jayce



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[er1c]

Your pics look like mine.

Not sure what's going on behind there though.

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[RamblinDMC]

Thanks for the photo! Definitely helps me narrow down the cause of my issue.

I'm wondering if anyone out there has replaced their crossgate and what their experience was.

[er1c]

No worries, if you want anything else let me know, my Chassis is away getting fixed/dipped so I have everything out in the shed.

[DMC-81]

I'm 99% complete with my auto to manual conversion for #2203. However I cannot figure out how to route the crossgate cable correctly. I know it's critical to drill the hole for the cable in the correct place for the shifter. I'm fairly sure I did that part well. However, I can't find any info on how it routes through the frame and where it is intended to exit the frame on the transmission side.

I have it installed and hooked up to the transmission and the shifter, but it's completely bound up. The cable appears to do an S shape inside the frame. It was incredibly difficult to install, it almost seemed like the cable was too long for the inside of the frame.

Am I doing something wrong here?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Jayce

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Here are a couple pictures of the cross gate cable and other linkages attached to the gearbox:

http://dmctalk.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=47677&d=1480994011

http://dmctalk.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=55821&d=1522655707

[RamblinDMC]

Thanks for the photos! I believe my crossgate cable holder on the transmission is bent out of shape. I'm going to order a replacement and give it a try. Thankfully it's fairly cheap.

I'll report back with my findings!

[DMC-81]

Thanks for the photos! I believe my crossgate cable holder on the transmission is bent out of shape. I'm going to order a replacement and give it a try. Thankfully it's fairly cheap.

I'll report back with my findings!

You are welcome. Interestingly, the original owner of my car lived in Georgia and went to Georgia Tech. There was a "Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech" sticker on the windshield when I bought the car.

[er1c]

Thanks for the photos! I believe my crossgate cable holder on the transmission is bent out of shape. I'm going to order a replacement and give it a try. Thankfully it's fairly cheap.

I'll report back with my findings!

They are all like that, if that's the bar they have a bend in the end. I thought the same with mine and then checked DMC.com and the original has a bend in it..

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[RamblinDMC]

That's the shift rod, I'm aware of that bend, but I was referecing the crossgate cable holder. It's this part. https://deloreanindustries.com/19-cross-gate-cable-mount-bracket-stainless/

[RamblinDMC]

You are welcome. Interestingly, the original owner of my car lived in Georgia and went to Georgia Tech. There was a "Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech" sticker on the windshield when I bought the car.

Wow that's really cool! When did your car leave Georgia/GT?

[mr_maxime]

I dug through most of my pictures and couldnt find one of this assembled. I dont remember anything bending when I took it out. It was a massage pain in the ass to take off though, so I imagine itd be hard to put back on.

[DMC-81]

Wow that's really cool! When did your car leave Georgia/GT?

It left in 2013. Unfortunately, the owner passed away in 2008 in his 50s and the family brought it down to DMCFL 5 years later.

[RamblinDMC]

When I was at tech, I remember someone talking about a DeLorean at GT. I always wondered who it was.


Regarding my shift cable, I got my new crossgate cable holder bracket, but it didn't fix the issue. I'll share some photos later on today.

[RamblinDMC]

Figured it out! I had part of the shift levers installed wrong which prevented movement of the shift selector side to side.