thanks... dangerdarrell suggested much the same thing. So I went to Lowes, got a butane torch & went to work. Heat it up, try the wrench, no joy. Tried this with several heat & cool cycles until...
No... I'm not that strong. Going to take the 4 bolts out & remove the shifter, then cut the shifter in half to remove the bolt-plate. 🤨
So I got started changing my shifter out for a DDM short shifter...
Went okay until I got the old shift knob off and I started on the next step
The 5mm hex nut is a real bugger. Couldn't budge it. Tried putting a short steel pipe over the hex wrench, sort of like a cheater bar with this result...
Both 5mm hex wrenches twisted like pretzels.
wokka or Dave@DDMWorks any ideas would be welcome... can't let it stay like it is!
I use three different GPS systems... one on my phone (Goggle maps), one in my Hyundai SUV (2017 Santa Fe), one in my Sling... the three of them never agree!
Hyundai offers the most options - avoid tolls, ferrys, etc - and these actually work. Fastest time, scenic route, etc - as long as you know how to set the preferences, you are okay. Easy to use, but often can't find addresses if they were added in the last 15 years or so. It's GREAT on highways, guides you to the correct off ramp every time, navigates through cities with ease.
Goggle lies, lies, lies - and if I express a preference - it says: "F-You!" and changes the route anyway - then it nags, nags, nags "Turn around! You're going the wrong way!" (It's like driving with my mother tanked on meds!) It is the easiest of the bunch to use and the only one with a functional voice command. (Hyundai voice command is like speaking to a partially deaf autistic person who didn't grow up speaking English...) Goggle is also easy to add way points. Terrible in cities - sure to get you lost or take you off into a hell-neighborhood 'cause it's faster'. Does keep up with road closures, traffic, cop traps.
The sling doesn't offer options, nags less than the others, is harder to use. Still, it is on screen and uses a bigger screen than my phone - but text telling you what road your on is TOO SMALL to read, even in ideal lighting - makes you wonder if you need new bifocals all the time. Does okay in cities, not so much in the country. "Hey! You know that gravel road that goes through a swamp? You GOTTA take that! It'll save time! TURN NOW! Wait - GO BACK!"
Ugh! I really prefer to know where I'm going than rely on technology!
...or anywhere. Drove with my daughter to a air museum in Lakeland FL soooo start the GPS for the drive home and pick the most squiggly line and 3 times the app wanted to change it. So 3 times I'm trying to reach around the steering wheel to refuse the "time saving" change.
GPS apps should have a "fun vehicle" mode which automatically selects the most squiggly lines.
One time driving from Brooksville FL to Kissimmee I picked the most squiggly line and unbeknownst the app switched my route. Gave me 20 extra minutes of high speed highway buffeting to save 3 minutes. I was furious when I realized it.
I often pick out waypoints along the road I want to bo on, or choose a destination part way to my eventual destination - otherwise GPS just screws you over EVERY TIME!
I take this to be evidence of the dismissive attitude of the programmer and software development team.
"We're obviously soooo much smarter than the morons who will use our products that we have an obligation to protect them from themselves!"
Democrats in action, methinks!
Glad I convinced you! Make sure you twirl that white piece a LOT to smooth it out, some people put it into a drill and spin it
Errr... white piece? Everything in the kit was either black or stainless!?
Back home safely. 185 miles in 4 hours plus a leisurely lunch in Jasper. Gotta say, hwy 123 is WAAAAY better than the Pig Trail! Lots more hair pins, s-turns, chicanes, and much of the road is thrillingly narrow with forest or rocky bluffs on one side, canyon drop offs on the other. My hoop mounted camera went dead, so not much in the way of photos this trip. You really need a copilot to take pictures, great scenery, but this driver certainly had his hands full, and really nowhere to pull off!
One really nice thing, no trucks bigger than a pickup allowed! I did encounter one big truck on the way to Jasper... I had to pull a pretty slick maneuver to get past him!
Great drive, we will have to be sure to drive this road next year when we get together in the Ozarks!
Taking a 5-hr energizer ride today... don't expect to see many more 85F days as we wind through October!
Driving through Huntsville, Ponca, Jasper (lunch), then down the Arkansas Dragon (hwy 123) to hwy 16, then home through Deer, Armaugh, and St Paul, to Elkins.
Stopped at Steel Creek park, wanted to photograph Ruby with the stunning bluffs there, but there were almost 50 riders there (horse!). Ruby growl was spooking them, so I headed on to Jasper!
I'll post more as I drive!
Welcome mate!
Great place, great people, lotsa help when you need it!
In case anyone still had doubts, this bit came out on the Jalopnik web page today. The article was about an old Reliant Scimitar (?) in case you were wondering. But I thought this straight up reveal was more interesting. Doesn't seem to be tongue in cheek in any way, and what I've read on their blog certainly supports this statement. I just don't expect media sites to be anything like honest about themselves anymore.
reviving this thread. mannnnn I'd be happy with 300hp to the crank
I have 285 to the rear wheel, tune, turbo & a good exhaust will get you there.
ZZP and DDM Works both have great kits.
One of the perks of taking Ruby to campus is putting a smile on my students' faces! After I took her picture with her phone, all her classmates ogled and giggled. I got a text later...
"I think you just made coolest professor, your car is quite the talk in our class this morning!!!"
😁
Heading out to the University this morning for a cool ride...
Let me know when you do the install. As you know, I'm pretty close in NW Arkansas and I'd love to help out & visit a bit!
How much & when depends on my schedule, but most weekends (Fri thru Mon) are free. 
^^^^
I know the gator was legally harvested.
Bat poop crazy, but legal!
Be sure you have a friend to help.
It's not that heavy, but it is awkward as heck!
Even if the event gets canceled, there's still lots to do in Arkansas!
4 fellas got a state-record gator near Dumas (careful how y'all pronounce that!) The gator was almost 13 ft long, over 800 pounds! Better eat your Wheaties! 🤣
From 97° to 72° to Mount Laguna and Julian through Warner Springs yesterday. Beautiful day and tons of people out. Very encouraging!
Loved going to Julian for the day. Fun restaurants, quaint shops, and those amazing pies! 🥰
We are all aware of the fake news regarding Trump and the attacks are coming faster and more negative than ever. Check this out..
https://www.salon.com/2020/09/…advisers-its-that-simple/
Journalism rules, etiquette, and truth has all but died in the last 4 years. Just a thought - if Trump wants you dead - who is he going to get to vote for him - cause the only dead people that vote - vote Democrat
Sorry mate, Salon.con is not a news organization.
Straight up leftist propaganda.
BTW, .con isn't a real internet domain, but I'ma write to Trump & ask him to make .con a real domain by executive order.
CNN.con just has a ring to it, don'tcha think!?
