hole for gearstick

[Sparticus]

now my transmission is in, i bought the gearstick from Dax (I've turned the plate in my gearbox round 180 degrees so its nearer the dashboard). I'm under the impression i have to fit the tunnel cover (bolt it down) and then go under the car and mark out a hole for the gearstick to come through, then widen the hole out. The Gear stick seems to be angled do i have it pointing to the front of the car or back And how big do i make this hole

Cheers
Si

[craggle]

As long as the engine and gearbox are in the same location in the De-Dion as the standard chassis then the following applies.

Turn the gearbox plate back around so the lever is nearer the back of the gearbox. It will be too close to the dashboard the other way round.
Fit the Dax lever facing forwards on the passengers side of the lever in the gearbox. This seems to place the gear lever almost lever with the steering wheel and dead central on the transmission tunnel.

All I did to mark the hole is to remove the Dax gear lever then measure from the face of the firewall where the tunnel bolts too back to the centre of the gear lever position. Drill a hole and try it for size. Enlarge this hole until you can fit the gear lever and still select all gears. I left about 1/2 clearance between all positions of the lever and the tunnel.

Craig.