Quattro Squad

Short Shifting and Full Gas

We mentioned earlier that we had purchased a short shift kit from 034 Motorsports. Well, with our freshly plated shifter components back at the shop we wasted no time in assembling it and bolting it in.

A close-up view of a manual gear shifter installed in a UR Quattro rally car, featuring a black knob and metal base with a visible mounting bracket.

This is the stock shifter:

A mechanical assembly comprising a metal bracket with visible screws and a cylindrical component featuring a yellow and black design, placed on a workbench with some oil stains.
Assorted mechanical parts laid out on a work surface, including rods, springs, and plastic components, along with a container holding a piece.


And the freshly plated components and short shift kit jigsaw puzzle:

An assortment of mechanical parts including a lever, several brackets, a metal cylinder, and other components, arranged on a red towel.


We soon had it together:

A UR Quattro rally gear shift lever assembly mounted on a base, featuring a black shift knob and a metal rod, positioned on a light-colored carpet.


And bolted in the car:

A close-up view of a manual gear shifter installed in a vehicle's interior, featuring a black knob and metallic base mounted on a wooden surface.


Of course the transmission is not in so the shift rod is just hanging in space for now.

GAS PEDAL
During or shifter assembling we stumbled upon the gas pedal. We knew it couldn’t evade us forever. The pivot bushings seemed fine so we quickly slapped it in the car and made VROOM – VROOM noises.

Close-up view of a UR Quattro rally car's interior showing a throttle pedal, linkage, and surrounding components in a white-painted compartment.


We are not sure if we are going to employ the original method of connecting the accelerator cable though. Seems a bit weird.

Diagram of UR Quattro rally car parts highlighting a mechanical assembly, including various components such as tubes, brackets, and fittings, labeled with numbers for identification.

After all that hard work we felt we deserved a sit down and a nice cup of tea:

A person's feet in colorful sneakers resting on a glass table in a workshop, with a partially assembled UR Quattro rally car on a wooden platform in the background, surrounded by various car parts and wheels.

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