Installing Gen 2 adjustable pedals on Gen 1 solved my shifting issues but was a PITA

[Frech]

My Gen1 had some typical shifting issues: Hard to get into gear, especially reverse. Slow shifts and heavy grinding when shifting at or near redline under heavy acceleration.

All somewhat symptomatic of Transmission synchros, the clutch, the clutch slave cylinder or a bunch of other really labor intensive items to work on.
My general methodology for repair is to start with the simple items then move on to the more complex items.

So, I started with a tranny fluid change. Dumping the Redline MTF for basic Dexron 4, which only helped minimally.
Then I shimmed the motor mounts and switched to a Urethane transmission mount, which didn't really help and actually ended up pushing my shifter up enough that it interfered with tunnel.

After solving that issue, the next "simple" fix (or so I thought) was to eliminate the play in the clutch pedal by installing some new nylon bushings.
I took the seat out so I could get in there and work and after a lot of time and moving things around, I ended up with this...
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Which would have been fine to install new bushings on, except for this...

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[RyanLS.GEN2]

that was out for quite a while

[Frech]

So I was in a bit of a Pickle.
Not sure what to do, but realizing that if the clutch shaft was moved from it's pivot point by that much (at least 3/8") it actually reduced the throw of the master piston by more than 3/8" because of the kinematic effect.

The Viper was down and out at this point, and after looking at the design, I quickly realized that this pedal box design sucked. Like really sucked.
Who the F*$#! designs a heavy use part with direct metal on sheet metal contact with nothing but .025" thick nylon bushings at the wear points?
Bad Dodge engineers circa 1989, that's who.

So I looked on e-bay for a new pedal box, considered my options, and ended up with a year 2000 manually adjustable pedal box that included all three pedals. I don't want to get into too many details as I'd rather make a video to help others out on how it's done. But to make a long post longer, it was a pain in the A to get the Gen 2 adjustable pedals swapped into my Gen1.

But after driving it, all the work it took was well worth it. It shifts 90% better and I can get it into reverse without issue. I was actually surprised as to how easily it slipped into 2nd and 3rd at redline.

Is it an easy swap? If you're not comfortable with a hand grinder, relocating wiring and drilling into your firewall, then I'd say no. It's not easy.
But if you're resourceful, and have some time, you could end up with this nice upgrade..
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[GTS Dean]

Well done, Sir! Congrats.