Steering Column after floor shifter install - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

squint · 09-25-2005, 08:07 PM

I have a B&M floor shifter in my truck.. I removed the gear shift off of my column, but I was wondering..

Is there a way to remove the gear indicator, and the bit that changes the gears from the column.. Maybe replace it with a column from a standard.. is this possible.. and if so where can i find something like this.. I looked on lmctruck.. with no luck..

79BIG10 · 09-25-2005, 08:13 PM

It's possible to do but the standards are hard to find in a tilt version. Swervin Ervin did this with his http://73-87.com/7387garage/interior/msd_shiftlight.htm Great idea and kept his auto column.

squint · 09-25-2005, 08:50 PM

I dont really like things in the way of my guages.. Might be a good idea to mount something there though.. what about the indicator..

also, anyone know what Steering wheel that is in that truck.. I really like that .

Thnx

**swervin ervin** · 09-25-2005, 08:56 PM

It's a Grant 1180 Signature series wheel. I used the Grant 5195 billet hub kit and 5876 bowtie horn button.

squint · 09-25-2005, 09:04 PM

Very nice.

.. I just might have to do that as well.. i have an old grant 3 spoke currently that was in the truck when i got it.. but the guy never took care of it.. and the bolts are all rusty..

definatly need a new one..

squint · 09-25-2005, 09:06 PM

also..

.. what size speakers are down in the kick pannel there.. is that a 6.5 component set?.. if so.. did you make those enclosures yourself or buy them somewhere?..

**swervin ervin** · 09-25-2005, 10:25 PM

No, they are Rockford Fosgate 6" speakers. The tweeters are Cerwin Vega's The enclosures are Q-Logic kick panel enclosures.

http://search.cardomain.com/?query=ql-k1006

bigblock73 · 09-25-2005, 10:28 PM

I purchased my 4-speed tilt column (hence, no shifter provision) from a guy on Ebay. His ID is steeringcolumnologist

It was COMPLETELY rebuilt and included everything I needed, including the intermediate shaft. I paid $200 IIRC.

Slonaker · 09-25-2005, 11:30 PM

I saw this, and wondered if it would cover up the spot where the shift lever was. I'm not sure if that is what it does or not from the description.

Slonaker

squint · 09-26-2005, 12:44 AM

awsome.. Thanks, i think i will get one and see how it works..

Do you guys know how to remove or hide the gear indicator ??

beaterC10 · 09-26-2005, 08:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by squint

awsome.. Thanks, i think i will get one and see how it works..

Do you guys know how to remove or hide the gear indicator ??

Pull the bezel over the cluster and remove the shift indicator. It is attached with a couple screws to the instrument cluster and has a cable attached to the column.

badone07 · 09-26-2005, 11:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beaterC10

Pull the bezel over the cluster and remove the shift indicator. It is attached with a couple screws to the instrument cluster and has a cable attached to the column.

Also to add, mine is a factory floor manual. The indicator area was covered with black tape on the clear plastic lense.

87 STEPPER · 09-27-2005, 07:18 AM

When i installed my floor shifter i used my trusty ol' dremmel tool and i cut that li'l shift knob thingie off and used some Epxo 88 to fill it in and sanded it down and painted it you cannot even tell it was ever there.

Iv'e had people at shows ask me if it's a four on the floor and thats exactlly what i was aiming for.

As for the gear selection indicator i used some 2" flat black electrical tape and just removed the dash bazle and stuck the tape to the clear plastic lens and put it all back to geather and when you look at it it's blank.

Americanrider · 09-26-2005, 12:54 AM

I just sold a non-tilt floor shift column 2 months ago on here for $20. Try the wrecking yards, they are pretty common.

09-25-2005, 08:07 PM	#1
squint Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Vancouver Posts: 195	Steering Column after floor shifter install I have a B&M floor shifter in my truck.. I removed the gear shift off of my column, but I was wondering.. Is there a way to remove the gear indicator, and the bit that changes the gears from the column.. Maybe replace it with a column from a standard.. is this possible.. and if so where can i find something like this.. I looked on lmctruck.. with no luck..

09-25-2005, 08:13 PM	#2
79BIG10 I'm back with 2nd truck! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 3,775	It's possible to do but the standards are hard to find in a tilt version. Swervin Ervin did this with his http://73-87.com/7387garage/interior/msd_shiftlight.htm Great idea and kept his auto column. __________________ 1979 Chevrolet Bonanza Big10 "Tootsie Roll" 1985 Chevrolet Silverado (wife's) Member of the Southern Bowties Club "Don't underestimate how sexy a fat man who drinks to excess can be." Homer Simpson

09-25-2005, 08:56 PM	#4
swervin ervin You get what you pay for Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Cherryville, NC Posts: 4,798	It's a Grant 1180 Signature series wheel. I used the Grant 5195 billet hub kit and 5876 bowtie horn button. __________________ Mike 1985 Chevy C-10

09-25-2005, 10:28 PM	#8
bigblock73 yeller Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Twin Cities Posts: 13,826	I purchased my 4-speed tilt column (hence, no shifter provision) from a guy on Ebay. His ID is steeringcolumnologist It was COMPLETELY rebuilt and included everything I needed, including the intermediate shaft. I paid $200 IIRC. __________________ Jeff 73-87.com 73-87.com Facebook page 73-87 cab corner 6x9 speaker brackets for sale 67-72 cab corner speaker brackets for sale 47-54 cab corner speaker brackets for sale

09-25-2005, 11:30 PM	#9
Slonaker Insert Witty Text Here Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 3,415	I saw this, and wondered if it would cover up the spot where the shift lever was. I'm not sure if that is what it does or not from the description. Slonaker __________________ '86 Chevy C10 (Sold 04/19/13 ) Stock '01 Silverado

09-25-2005, 08:50 PM	#3
squint Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Vancouver Posts: 195	I dont really like things in the way of my guages.. Might be a good idea to mount something there though.. what about the indicator.. also, anyone know what Steering wheel that is in that truck.. I really like that . Thnx

09-25-2005, 09:04 PM	#5
squint Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Vancouver Posts: 195	Very nice. .. I just might have to do that as well.. i have an old grant 3 spoke currently that was in the truck when i got it.. but the guy never took care of it.. and the bolts are all rusty.. definatly need a new one..

09-25-2005, 09:06 PM	#6
squint Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Vancouver Posts: 195	also.. .. what size speakers are down in the kick pannel there.. is that a 6.5 component set?.. if so.. did you make those enclosures yourself or buy them somewhere?..

09-25-2005, 10:25 PM	#7
swervin ervin You get what you pay for Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Cherryville, NC Posts: 4,798	No, they are Rockford Fosgate 6" speakers. The tweeters are Cerwin Vega's The enclosures are Q-Logic kick panel enclosures. http://search.cardomain.com/?query=ql-k1006

09-26-2005, 12:44 AM	#10
squint Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Vancouver Posts: 195	awsome.. Thanks, i think i will get one and see how it works.. Do you guys know how to remove or hide the gear indicator ??

09-27-2005, 07:18 AM	#13
87 STEPPER STILL PLAYS WITH TRUX Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Melbourne, Fla. Posts: 2,764	When i installed my floor shifter i used my trusty ol' dremmel tool and i cut that li'l shift knob thingie off and used some Epxo 88 to fill it in and sanded it down and painted it you cannot even tell it was ever there. Iv'e had people at shows ask me if it's a four on the floor and thats exactlly what i was aiming for. As for the gear selection indicator i used some 2" flat black electrical tape and just removed the dash bazle and stuck the tape to the clear plastic lens and put it all back to geather and when you look at it it's blank. __________________ ~~Bruce~~ MY 87 STEPPER MY 99 2D/WD TAHOE

09-26-2005, 12:54 AM	#14
Americanrider Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NW, WA. Posts: 1,421	I just sold a non-tilt floor shift column 2 months ago on here for $20. Try the wrecking yards, they are pretty common.



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