More shifter talk and questions 4 speed 4x4 - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Down south truckin · 03-31-2008, 02:23 AM

A few days ago I bought a transfer case shifter from a board member without a picture and when I opened the box I was suprised to find that the shifter was bent the wrong way or so I thought.I've often wondered what would happen in this situation on a 69-70 4x4 with the 205 transfer case the shifter is offset more than the 71-72s so that the shifter comes through the hump in the middle instead of offset to the passenger side like the 71-72s but I wondered what if it was a 4 speed truck then when you shifted back into 2nd or 4th you might hit the transfer case shifter.I had heard that only the automatics in 69-70 came with the 205s and the 4 speeds came with the muncies or dana or rockwell whatever they were called but this shifter makes me believe that some 4 speeds came with the 205.this shifter doesn't bend back like all the others instead it bends side ways towards the driver,as far as I can tell it hasn't been heated and bent because it isn"t bent in both directions back and over ,just over and I doubt that someone coulddd get it straightened out perfect then bend it sideways. These pictures compare the 69-70 shifter to the 71-72 as well as the sideways bent one to the regular one. please let me know if any body has and info to back this up or prove otherwise thanks Mike

Down south truckin · 03-31-2008, 02:26 AM

I sent a P/M to the board member I bought it from but havn"t heard back from him maybe he will give some inputon this thread, has anybody ever seen a shifter like this one???

JimKshortstep4x4 · 03-31-2008, 03:31 AM

My son's 70 4x4 came with a SM 465 four speed and the NP 205. He is the second owner and the truck was bought that way by the original owner.

It has the transfer case shifter under the transmission shift lever and to the left side of the hump. The shift lever bolts up to the transfer case just like the 71-72's but the bends put the knob close to the driver. I can take a pic and post if you like.

Jim

BLAZERMAN · 03-31-2008, 03:34 AM

I have 2 1970 4x4s with 4 speeds and 205 transfer cases. Both have the T case shifter that bends toward the driver like the one you have.

muscletrucks · 03-31-2008, 03:54 AM

Check this shifter out. http://www.offroaddesign.com/catalog...seshifters.htm

sandking · 03-31-2008, 04:41 AM

The shifter was from a '72 Blazer with a 4-speed SM465 and a NP205 x-fer case. Who knows what the PO's changed before I got it. If it does not work for you, let me know. I may have some pics of the inside........standby.......

sandking · 03-31-2008, 04:51 AM

Here are a few before I started to tear things apart, but no close-ups....

muscletrucks · 03-31-2008, 05:02 AM

dude

dinotruck68 · 04-01-2008, 04:37 AM

i saw a shifter like the one in the blazer but it was in a 72 2wheel drive.....i dont know what the heck its doin there,, its an automatic???

03-31-2008, 02:23 AM	#1
Down south truckin Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Lilburn Georgia Posts: 1,240	More shifter talk and questions 4 speed 4x4 A few days ago I bought a transfer case shifter from a board member without a picture and when I opened the box I was suprised to find that the shifter was bent the wrong way or so I thought.I've often wondered what would happen in this situation on a 69-70 4x4 with the 205 transfer case the shifter is offset more than the 71-72s so that the shifter comes through the hump in the middle instead of offset to the passenger side like the 71-72s but I wondered what if it was a 4 speed truck then when you shifted back into 2nd or 4th you might hit the transfer case shifter.I had heard that only the automatics in 69-70 came with the 205s and the 4 speeds came with the muncies or dana or rockwell whatever they were called but this shifter makes me believe that some 4 speeds came with the 205.this shifter doesn't bend back like all the others instead it bends side ways towards the driver,as far as I can tell it hasn't been heated and bent because it isn"t bent in both directions back and over ,just over and I doubt that someone coulddd get it straightened out perfect then bend it sideways. These pictures compare the 69-70 shifter to the 71-72 as well as the sideways bent one to the regular one. please let me know if any body has and info to back this up or prove otherwise thanks Mike Attached Images

03-31-2008, 02:26 AM	#2
Down south truckin Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Lilburn Georgia Posts: 1,240	Re: More shifter talk and questions 4 speed 4x4 I sent a P/M to the board member I bought it from but havn"t heard back from him maybe he will give some inputon this thread, has anybody ever seen a shifter like this one??? Attached Images

03-31-2008, 03:31 AM	#3
JimKshortstep4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Muskegon,MI,USA Posts: 6,026	Re: More shifter talk and questions 4 speed 4x4 My son's 70 4x4 came with a SM 465 four speed and the NP 205. He is the second owner and the truck was bought that way by the original owner. It has the transfer case shifter under the transmission shift lever and to the left side of the hump. The shift lever bolts up to the transfer case just like the 71-72's but the bends put the knob close to the driver. I can take a pic and post if you like. Jim __________________ 1971 Shortbox step side 4x4, 350 sbc, 3:07 rear end 1965 Impala SS 400 sbc, Muncie rock crusher 1966 Impala SS 396 bbc, TH 400 1969 El Camino, 350 sbc, TH 350 1971 Snowplow built on a Blazer frame 1972 GMC Short bed, stepside, TH 400, 427 BBC

03-31-2008, 03:34 AM	#4
BLAZERMAN Currently Blazerless Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: St. Joseph Mo. Posts: 4,828	Re: More shifter talk and questions 4 speed 4x4 I have 2 1970 4x4s with 4 speeds and 205 transfer cases. Both have the T case shifter that bends toward the driver like the one you have. __________________ 1972 C/30 133" W.B. C&C 1970 GMC 3500 157" W.B. single wheel C&C

03-31-2008, 03:54 AM	#5
muscletrucks Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Kansas City Posts: 431	Re: More shifter talk and questions 4 speed 4x4 Check this shifter out. http://www.offroaddesign.com/catalog...seshifters.htm __________________ 1972 GMC Sierra Grande 3/4 Ton 4x4 1970 Mercury Cougar XR7 1943 Farmall M

03-31-2008, 04:41 AM	#6
sandking .....I am working on it..... Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Anaheim Hills, Ca Posts: 960	Re: More shifter talk and questions 4 speed 4x4 The shifter was from a '72 Blazer with a 4-speed SM465 and a NP205 x-fer case. Who knows what the PO's changed before I got it. If it does not work for you, let me know. I may have some pics of the inside........standby.......

03-31-2008, 04:51 AM	#7
sandking .....I am working on it..... Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Anaheim Hills, Ca Posts: 960	Re: More shifter talk and questions 4 speed 4x4 Here are a few before I started to tear things apart, but no close-ups.... Attached Images

03-31-2008, 05:02 AM	#8
muscletrucks Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Kansas City Posts: 431	Re: More shifter talk and questions 4 speed 4x4 dude __________________ 1972 GMC Sierra Grande 3/4 Ton 4x4 1970 Mercury Cougar XR7 1943 Farmall M

04-01-2008, 04:37 AM	#9
dinotruck68 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Alamo Posts: 104	Re: More shifter talk and questions 4 speed 4x4 i saw a shifter like the one in the blazer but it was in a 72 2wheel drive.....i dont know what the heck its doin there,, its an automatic??? __________________

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