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Photo: George Hutchinson

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My manta never shifted very well. Here is my solution. I used a Neon Shifter and two sets of neon cables. The pictures show the adapter components.

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Neon cable splice

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Shift linkage left side

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shift linkage rear

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shift linkage rear

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shift linkage top

Owner George Hutchinson
Location Michigan, USA
email Hutch@usol.com
Web Page -
Year 1984
Car Mirage
Color McLaren Orange
Builder self
Chassis Type Tube
Chassis Number -
Engine Make Chevrolet
Displacement 350 ci
Transmission/Transaxle Corvair
HP -
Front Suspension Corvair
Rear Suspension Corvair
Steering Mustang R&P
Interior -
Notes Purchased on April 1980 from Paul Cornies of Leamington Ontario, Canada. Car was Semi-assembled. I registered car in Michigan in 1984.

Since then I changed color to Mclaren Orange. Replaced VW front Suspension with a Corvair K-Member a mustang Rack and pinion and disc brakes. Front headlight buckets electrically controlled using two Fiero Motors and a Double throw double pull relay. Interior is custom. Added a few air ducts to the body. Changed windsheild wiper to single, using wiper motor out of dodge mini-van. Current engine is 350 Chevrolet with 650 Holley. Engine was assembled at McLaren Engines in Liviona, Michigan. Run Goodrich p225/60 14 on front and p295/50 15 on rear.

I just have a lot of fun particpating in events in the Detroit area with my Manta Mirage. It always gets a second look when it goes down the street. To bad I'm not 21 and single.

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