Gearstick hole, tunnel top

Still some time left in the afternoon, another quick job worth doing is cutting a hole in the tunnel top to enable the gearstick to be fitted.

Spent quite a while marking up where the hole needs to be cut and no doubt there is an easier way to do it then what i did, however my method worked!

Using masking tape I marked out the area where the gearstick is at its furthest point forward and furthest point backwards. This created a square which represents the area in which the gearstick will operate as it moves through the gears.

Measuring that square, I transferred those dimensions onto the tunnel top, working out the centre point.

Time to drill a hole.... Using a 60mm hole saw attachment i drilled the hole out, filed away the swarf, cleaned up the hole and test fitted to the tunnel / gearstick

Further filing was then need to open up the hole further to ensure maximum movement for the gearstick as it moved through the gears. 

All done and ready to accept the gaiter later down the build process.