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*72longbed* · 11-30-2005, 10:45 AM

Hey guys,
I'm now ready to cut the hole in the High hump to install the Transfer Case shifter rod. ( Been running around in 2WD High with no shifter in the cab and SNOW is coming!) What I need is for one of you guys with a factory 67-72 AUTOMATIC, NP205, V8 to do me a big favor and look up from the bottom of the truck and/or take some closeup pics under there, to see just where the cut-out needs to be in relation to the shifter Boss (where the big bolt goes thru the shifter rod) on the transfer case. ( Maybe a pic with the lever in the Neutral position?) Since there's no hole there now, I'm trying to only cut the very minimum size hole to allow the shifter lever to operate. I don't know if the hole should be exactly above that Boss, or if it is off-set to the front or rear by some amount? I have a Factory shifter lever that has not been bent.

I know this sounds like a weird request, but my truck is the one that I installed the 4x4 700R4 which moved the Transfer case to the rear almost 2".
I just want to start from the underside of the truck and use a long 3/8 drill bit to poke a hole roughly in the center of where the opening should be and then gradually enlarge it with a jig saw from inside the cab. I have a new shifter boot, but never did find the steel ring to hold it down.

Thanks in advance to whomever can help out here,
72longbed

**JIMs70GMC** · 11-30-2005, 02:56 PM

I might have a ring, you can have, let me find it.

*72longbed* · 11-30-2005, 07:11 PM

Thanks Jim, Thats Great!!

I appreciate it very much!

72longbed

*72longbed* · 12-01-2005, 10:41 PM

Any 4x4 owners able to help me out here? A snap shot of the Pass. side of the transfer case looking up at the cab floor would do the trick.

Thanks,
72longbed

454_72_4X4 · 12-04-2005, 07:09 PM

I'd take a pic for ya but mine's a 4 speed truck.
Not to mention I remodeled my shifter so it comes through the floor on the left side of the transmission shifter.

**JIMs70GMC** · 12-05-2005, 07:09 AM

Still looking, I know I have one just need to find it.

454_72_4X4 · 12-05-2005, 10:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JIMs70GMC

Still looking, I know I have one just need to find it.

I might have one of those rings laying around also. I'll see if I can find it.

GM72K10 · 12-09-2005, 07:52 AM

Phil
Clean out your PM box. When the snow clears I'll get you a photo of the underside of the hump in my 72 K10 for the transfer shifter if you still need it. Its NP205 V8 auto.
GM72K10

*72longbed* · 12-09-2005, 09:09 PM

Thanks Gerry, we got about 10" of snow last night down here in my area. I cleaned the PM box.

72longbed

11-30-2005, 10:45 AM	#1
72longbed Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: PA Posts: 1,411	Placement of Shifter Hole?? Hey guys, I'm now ready to cut the hole in the High hump to install the Transfer Case shifter rod. ( Been running around in 2WD High with no shifter in the cab and SNOW is coming!) What I need is for one of you guys with a factory 67-72 AUTOMATIC, NP205, V8 to do me a big favor and look up from the bottom of the truck and/or take some closeup pics under there, to see just where the cut-out needs to be in relation to the shifter Boss (where the big bolt goes thru the shifter rod) on the transfer case. ( Maybe a pic with the lever in the Neutral position?) Since there's no hole there now, I'm trying to only cut the very minimum size hole to allow the shifter lever to operate. I don't know if the hole should be exactly above that Boss, or if it is off-set to the front or rear by some amount? I have a Factory shifter lever that has not been bent. I know this sounds like a weird request, but my truck is the one that I installed the 4x4 700R4 which moved the Transfer case to the rear almost 2". I just want to start from the underside of the truck and use a long 3/8 drill bit to poke a hole roughly in the center of where the opening should be and then gradually enlarge it with a jig saw from inside the cab. I have a new shifter boot, but never did find the steel ring to hold it down. Thanks in advance to whomever can help out here, 72longbed

11-30-2005, 02:56 PM	#2
JIMs70GMC user # 2756 Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Chesapeake, Virginia Posts: 4,612	Re: Placement of Shifter Hole?? I might have a ring, you can have, let me find it. __________________ 1970 K25, 8' stepside bed 350/465/205 44 up front, 60 in the rear 4.10s rolling on 33" Dunlop MTs 1986 K5, 350/465/208 Dana 60/14 bolt from a cucv 36" Super Swampers TSL/SX 1983 K20 w/ CUCV axles, 350/700R4/208 sitting on 37" Goodyears 1986 M1031 6.2 diesel, TH400/NP205 locker in the rear and a LS in the front, all stock for now..... 1986 K30, 350/400/205 dana 60 and 14 bolt. I kept the drivetrain. Body/bad and chassis are gone. 1981 K30, 350/465/205 dana 60 and dually 14 bolt. Has a G80, and a flat bed. Going to replace the flat bed. 1985 K20, 350/400/208 10 bolt and SF 14 bolt. I wonder where I can find some 1 tons. Hmmmmm

11-30-2005, 07:11 PM	#3
72longbed Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: PA Posts: 1,411	Re: Placement of Shifter Hole?? Thanks Jim, Thats Great!! I appreciate it very much! 72longbed

12-01-2005, 10:41 PM	#4
72longbed Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: PA Posts: 1,411	Re: Placement of Shifter Hole?? Any 4x4 owners able to help me out here? A snap shot of the Pass. side of the transfer case looking up at the cab floor would do the trick. Thanks, 72longbed

12-04-2005, 07:09 PM	#5
454_72_4X4 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: N.E. MO Posts: 1,749	Re: Placement of Shifter Hole?? I'd take a pic for ya but mine's a 4 speed truck. Not to mention I remodeled my shifter so it comes through the floor on the left side of the transmission shifter. __________________ 72 C20 4X4 454 4 speed 89 Trans Am (was) 305 TPI 700r4 93 C1500 2wd Extended cab 350 700r4 98 Sonoma (TPI outa the Trans Am) 03 Yamaha 660 Raptor 03/04 660 Raptor 07 700 Raptor 85 Honda Odyssey

12-05-2005, 07:09 AM	#6
JIMs70GMC user # 2756 Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Chesapeake, Virginia Posts: 4,612	Re: Placement of Shifter Hole?? Still looking, I know I have one just need to find it. __________________ 1970 K25, 8' stepside bed 350/465/205 44 up front, 60 in the rear 4.10s rolling on 33" Dunlop MTs 1986 K5, 350/465/208 Dana 60/14 bolt from a cucv 36" Super Swampers TSL/SX 1983 K20 w/ CUCV axles, 350/700R4/208 sitting on 37" Goodyears 1986 M1031 6.2 diesel, TH400/NP205 locker in the rear and a LS in the front, all stock for now..... 1986 K30, 350/400/205 dana 60 and 14 bolt. I kept the drivetrain. Body/bad and chassis are gone. 1981 K30, 350/465/205 dana 60 and dually 14 bolt. Has a G80, and a flat bed. Going to replace the flat bed. 1985 K20, 350/400/208 10 bolt and SF 14 bolt. I wonder where I can find some 1 tons. Hmmmmm

12-09-2005, 07:52 AM	#8
GM72K10 Next! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Eastern Pa. Posts: 2,483	Re: Placement of Shifter Hole?? Phil Clean out your PM box. When the snow clears I'll get you a photo of the underside of the hump in my 72 K10 for the transfer shifter if you still need it. Its NP205 V8 auto. GM72K10 __________________ 86 K30 CUCV M1028A1 86 K30 CUCV M1028a2 dually 86 K30 C&C 6.2 4:56s, 4M, 11,000 gvw, ex fire truck, now lowboy dump More square bodies and CUCVs than I care to admit to 2020 Silverado K3500HD Work truck

12-09-2005, 09:09 PM	#9
72longbed Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: PA Posts: 1,411	Re: Placement of Shifter Hole?? Thanks Gerry, we got about 10" of snow last night down here in my area. I cleaned the PM box. 72longbed



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