Gary,
My feelings on cable shifters are pretty mixed due to the fact I have been unable to get the Ultima set up the way I'd like.
There is a lot of discussion on cable shifters in general on www.GT40s.com many people using systems borrowed from production cars like the Toyota Tercel of specific years. What I'm saying is there is a whole gambit of solutions out there from cheap to exotic if you do some research.
The CNC Perfomance guys www.cncperformanceparts.com do a nice ZF system (I have there ZF cable end with a Superformance shifter & cables to use on my GT40 at some point when I do the transaxle swap).
For the Ultima I am actually looking at the Mastershift, which converts a H pattern to a semi sequential either with a conventional bump shifter or paddles. They advertise as supporting the ZF too, www.mastershift.com. I assume it still relies on cables, I'd prefer a positive actuator that bolts directly on the transaxle linkage.
Julian
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