Lokar floor shift question

[Chevyboy1962]

Hey Guys,
Awhile back I remember a board member had got the tallest floor shifter from Lokar products. How much did it cost, and where did you have to mount it on the floor? Up by the dash, or close by the bench seat?
Also can someone repost those pics for me?
TIA,
David

[FRENCHBLUE72]

Board member dinnut has that tall lokar shifter in his blue fleetside you may want to pm him..

[dinnut]

hi. im the one with the tall lokar shifter. you might try www.lokar.com and they have a list of vendors. i got mine from a local speed shop (socal speed shop) they run about 300 for the one i got. they are very nice though. beautiful chrome allen head bolts and bracketry is very solid and is coated. i can answer any other questions you have so just ask away.

never mind the GAPING hole in my floor. that was how the previous owner attacked the floor to put in the crappy previous floor shifter. the nice little square hole is all you need to for it to work

[67cst]

here is mine, its the 16 inch long one i believe, imo its the best length and design for these trucks

the first pic shows the size of hole you need in your floor, unlike dinnuts

[Tx Firefighter]

I've got the tall Lokar in my 54 Chevy. It's called the Nostalgia model. Cheapest place by far to get them is Speedway motors. They are right at 200 or 210 dollars last time I checked.

I don't like to buy anything like this local, as tax on that would ad 20 dollars to the price. Mail order is non taxed. Shipping is cheap too.

[Tx Firefighter]

To answer your questions, a Lokar can be mounted pretty much anywhere front-to-rear that you wish. You can put it back by the seat, or up by the dash.

Then, once bolted in, you can "roll" the shifter fore or aft to make the arc like you want it.

[TugOwar]

I like the truck floor shifters (don't know the name) that sit right at the base of the bench seat, then come up and curve back over the edge of the seat a little bit. Seemed to be in a good position and require less reaching and leaning to change gears.

[Randy70C-10]

I went with the 16 inch shifter..........

[FormerMember]

I have one of those on my 4x4 Blazer with a th400.

I need to get the adjustment right, doesn't seem to want to shift correctly...

Any tips?

[Randy70C-10]

Mine was a bit tricky as well, you have to tighten or loosen the linkage until you get it right. Make sure that the linkage isn't rubbing against the tranny or the floor.

[bigblock73]

Randy, it looks like your shifter mounts to the floor wheras the others appear to be mounted to the shifter...is that correct? I don't quite have the clearance for a tranny mounted one, but a floor mounted one would work. Can you tell me more about yours?

[Randy70C-10]

Yep, mine mounts to the floor, you can mount it as far forward or back as desired, you just trim the linkage accordingly. I'll take some more pics and post them in a few.

[Randy70C-10]

Here ya go, the install is easy. The only thing between the lever going through the floor and the lever attached to the tranny is a 5 inch length of all-thread with a heim joint at each end. The shifter works great and even has the neutral safety switch built in (note the two wires coming up through the floor) Also, the lever that goes through the floor comes in three different bends so you can center it wherever it's most comfortable.

[bigblock73]

Thanks for the pics (and the PM's) Randy, much appreciated!! I really like your install and attention to detail...first class.

Now I need to determine if I want to keep my current floor shifter, or sell it and get one of these.

[67cst]

randy, did you have to ask for the floor mount kit? i never got that option with mine

[Randy70C-10]

I don't remember what I asked for (old timers) I ordered it from these guys, great customer service!! http://www.sachserodshop.com/main.htm I'll look around a bit to see if I can fing the part #.

[68w/sbc406]

i guess i got off easy wioth mine, i had a high hump 4 speed cab, so when i changed to the th350 the 16 incher what right about the same height as the stock shifter. i also had no holes to make

[Randy70C-10]

Yeah, proper placement of the hole can be tricky. Lokar also makes a shifter boot that covers the hole (sold separatley).
I looked around for the part# of the shifter but couldn't find the paper work. The Sasche rod shop has 3 guys that work there (all named "Mike" ) I order all of my stuff through "Mike #3" .

[67cst]

i got the lokar boot and they are very small, the hole in the floor has to be as small as possible or the boot doesnt quiet cover it, there is 4 screw holes in the ring that holds the boot down, i could only get 3 in but i put the 4th one in just doesnt screw into anything

[Chevyboy1962]

Thanks Guys!!
Randy, those are some pretty awesome deals on that website.
Thanks again everyone.
David

[stickshift_or_walk]

Jeez, you slushbox guys sure go to a lot of trouble to simulate real transmissions!
Does Lokar offer a phony clutch pedal you can push on while you're rowing that stick around?
JK - don't freak - couldn't resist!!!

SSOW

[FormerMember]

BTW, I got mine from summitracing for 165.00.

[Randy70C-10]

Originally Posted by Chevyboy1962

Randy, those are some pretty awesome deals on that website.

These guys are definately first class. I ordered my front suspension (for my 1930 Chevy) through these guys. Two days later Mike #3 called me to say that he was able to get my front suspension $400 cheaper than he originally quoted. These guys really made my day and all the parts that I received were correct the first time. Here's a pic of the suspension on my 1930.....

[meathead95]

[QUOTE=Randy70C-10]These guys are definately first class. I ordered my front suspension (for my 1930 Chevy) through these guys. Two days later Mike #3 called me to say that he was able to get my front suspension $400 cheaper than he originally quoted.


that is amazing most people these days would have just pocketed the extra cash

[Randy70C-10]

Originally Posted by meathead95

that is amazing most people these days would have just pocketed the extra cash

That's exactly what I was thinking. These guys get all of my business now when it comes to my streetrods.