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so then I threw her on our mobile motor shifter stand using the custom Nissan Xterra to Lexus GS450h Douglas fir adapter



and here I am shifting it almost perfectly using the hole I drilled for that B&M shifter for the GM TH350 transmission, this was working about 98% flawlessly, perfect cable alignment in Park and Drive, and a little short in Reverse and Neutral ie at the peak of that lever arc, so some adjustments need to be made

FYI the cable bracket is attached using its stock holes to the ground strap bolt hole on the gearbox, and I think it needs to move slightly upwards

Shifter, console and elbow rest…result!

Last Auto I had was a Merc C Class.
It had a really nice shifter and being a C Class it would need to be compact.

Just a thought.

Alibro wrote: ↑Fri Nov 14, 2025 1:52 pm Last Auto I had was a Merc C Class.
It had a really nice shifter and being a C Class it would need to be compact.

Just a thought.

LOL, sorry mate. I don't know anything more.

Alibro wrote: ↑Sat Nov 15, 2025 12:47 pm LOL, sorry mate. I don't know anything more.

Oh, ha ha, I just meant what year was yours, as per the Wiki there are like 5 generations of these animals spanning over 30 years

Oh right, it was a 2012 W204 but I suspect any year should be similar.

I am just loving the modularibility of this Nissan Xterra center console shifter combo, bless this Nissan engineers for using screws and not those god forsaken plastic clips that get brittle over time and snap right off

meanwhile in the Kitchen Adjacent Stand Alone None Integrated Center Console Refurbishing Facility - KASANICCRF

well this escalated quickly, I'm sure you've all been there


The Nissan Xterra shifter cable to Lexus GS450h gearbox adapter... for the Chevy GMC truck

Progress not perfection, hoping to finish editing the 3rd shifter video soon

well I think it turned out Good Enuff

Gregski wrote: ↑Mon Dec 01, 2025 4:41 pm well I think it turned out Good Enuff


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You need a "Certified Good Enough" sticker fir stuff like this.

Keep it up and you may have to rebrand.

Nice work!

Gregski wrote: ↑Sun Nov 30, 2025 4:35 pm

"I for some reason love these solutions where it takes 2 people to hold a bolt."

I see you follow the opposite school of thought as Dan Gelbart:



"You can slide it off with removing the screws. I cannot overemphasize how important it is to make everything with keyholes and slots and captive hardware, because if you spend all of your life in R&D, you'll spend about one year of your life taking screws out of covers. So if you do it in slots, it's the same as extending your life by the same amount as health food and exercise extends your life, but it's much simpler."

Also, definitely don't go watch his entire prototyping series beginning to end. Suddenly 6 hours of your life will be gone, but worse, you'll realize the hundreds of hours of your life you've been doing things the hard way.

Probably a BMW owner: "Hey Greg now that you completed Phase II of your EV conversion project are you just going to enjoy driving the hell out of it?"

Me: "Um, no! I own an operate a Chevy"


... any guesseses what this is or was ?

Ball joint seal?

jrbe wrote: ↑Wed Dec 10, 2025 2:06 pmBall joint seal?

excellent guess

looks like we won't be making the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb again next year

GMCe Failed MOOG Lower Ball Joint Thingie

noffin' to see here, just doin' the non EV things to my EV

Fun Level: 0

Eww. Maintenance. Gross.

MattsAwesomeStuff wrote: ↑Wed Jan 28, 2026 2:37 am Eww. Maintenance. Gross.

Maintenance = Good

having to do "maintenance" on brand new aftermarket parts that are only 18 months old with less than 3,000 miles on them = Gross

whilst replacing that lower ball joint rubber thingie, I noticed a hole in the brand new uppoer ball joint rubber thingie, disgusted I decided to reach out to MOOG... and now we wait!