Yep, home made shift rods with aviation rod end bearings, I didn't bother with reverse, just the forward gears. It worked awesome! I had to put a slight bend in one of the rods at installation to clear the cross-member.
"Drive it like you stole it and when you pull second yank it through the roof. (Drag racing) It likes abuse not babying..."
You bet Dorian, as hard as I could go through the gears it never broke! It was a 73 or 74 vintage non overdrive with 3.09 first. With a 3.55 rear and 26" tall slick it would lift a wheel when launched. Second gear came up on ya pretty quick though.
