converting to floor shifter, auto - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

79BIG10 · 10-09-2004, 08:06 AM

If he doesn't want it and it's a truck shifter then I"ll buy it for the right price

I'm even coming down to DFW next Tues.

*1972C10* · 10-09-2004, 02:25 PM

On mine i only DRILLED a 1/2 hole for the cable If you take the adjustment nuts off the cable thats all you need

How i determined where i needed the hole was mounted my shifter where i wanted it and then Guestimated
You can see how the cable mounts once the shifter is in your hands mine is held down with 1/4 bolts but i have use self tapping metal roof screws in the past.

88Jimmy4x4 · 10-09-2004, 03:31 PM

Im in the process of switching to buckets in the 85 and I would like to install a floor mounted auto shifter, maybe even a console. Im not quite sure how to go about doing this, like cutting the hole and where.

anyone got a how too?

Izzy · 10-09-2004, 03:42 PM

I have a B&M mega shift I'll sell you that I know will fit in your truck since it's currently in my 83. Was used to move the truck on and off the trailer and that's it. You could ask Cam how he installed it.

Looks to be one 2-3" hole in the floor for the linkage.

Pic:

88Jimmy4x4 · 10-11-2004, 08:48 AM

Lemme know how much Iz

low 84 · 10-11-2004, 05:40 PM

its really easy JB. the shifters are cable operated so you just have to drill a small hole in the floor for the cable to pass through. then it comes with a couple brackets to attach the cable linkage to the shift lever on the side of the tranny. nothing to it

88Jimmy4x4 · 10-12-2004, 07:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by low 84

its really easy JB. the shifters are cable operated so you just have to drill a small hole in the floor for the cable to pass through. then it comes with a couple brackets to attach the cable linkage to the shift lever on the side of the tranny. nothing to it

Good deal

10-09-2004, 08:06 AM	#1
79BIG10 I'm back with 2nd truck! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 3,774	If he doesn't want it and it's a truck shifter then I"ll buy it for the right price I'm even coming down to DFW next Tues. __________________ 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

10-09-2004, 03:31 PM	#3
88Jimmy4x4 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: houston, texas Posts: 1,974	converting to floor shifter, auto Im in the process of switching to buckets in the 85 and I would like to install a floor mounted auto shifter, maybe even a console. Im not quite sure how to go about doing this, like cutting the hole and where. anyone got a how too? __________________ 2008 Silverado Z71 RCSB 1991 GMC Jimmy 4x4 1976 GMC Sierra C15 SWB

10-09-2004, 03:42 PM	#4
Izzy Trucker. Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 1,364	I have a B&M mega shift I'll sell you that I know will fit in your truck since it's currently in my 83. Was used to move the truck on and off the trailer and that's it. You could ask Cam how he installed it. Looks to be one 2-3" hole in the floor for the linkage. Pic: Last edited by Izzy; 10-09-2004 at 03:51 PM.

10-11-2004, 08:48 AM	#5
88Jimmy4x4 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: houston, texas Posts: 1,974	Lemme know how much Iz __________________ 2008 Silverado Z71 RCSB 1991 GMC Jimmy 4x4 1976 GMC Sierra C15 SWB

10-11-2004, 05:40 PM	#6
low 84 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,144	its really easy JB. the shifters are cable operated so you just have to drill a small hole in the floor for the cable to pass through. then it comes with a couple brackets to attach the cable linkage to the shift lever on the side of the tranny. nothing to it __________________ '51 F100, backhalf with a narrowed 9 and coil overs, 18.5" mickeys, monte front clip, +400" sbc in the works '05 1500 Crew Cab RIP '84 swb 5/7 drop, solid cammed 408 w/ fully ported dart heads, th350 w/ 10 inch hughes, 12 bolt w/ 3.73 richmonds and a locker '80 swb 4x4 in progress: 7" lift, 350 th350/np205, d44 and 1.5" ORD tie rod, 14BFF w/discs , armored diff covers, 40" MTR's

10-09-2004, 02:25 PM	#2
1972C10 Account Suspended Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 2,686	On mine i only DRILLED a 1/2 hole for the cable If you take the adjustment nuts off the cable thats all you need How i determined where i needed the hole was mounted my shifter where i wanted it and then Guestimated You can see how the cable mounts once the shifter is in your hands mine is held down with 1/4 bolts but i have use self tapping metal roof screws in the past.



Register or Log In To remove these advertisements.

Register or Log In To remove these advertisements.