Tama po si pajerokid...paghinabaan yung bottom part ng shift lever ay lilipat ang pinaka point ng fulcrum (tama ba spelling?) ng shifter so the effect is a shorter distance of travel moving from one gear to the next (ex from 1st gear to 2nd gear). Kung Civic oto mo, maraming available na aftermarket short shifter so why fabricate? di ba?!?

Kung old school car... pagaralan mo ng husto yung movement ng shifter (remove the boot and observe) and imagining mo iyung position na bago. Normally puting the pivot point ng fulcrum about a half to an inch higher than its current position will already do the trick.

BTW, I haven't done such project yet....wala pa akong budget kasi for my toyota starlet e. But someday I will just do that. Goodluck! :P