I got rid of the plastic cover and hollowed out a 20 dollar quick change cover to replace it.
Diy floor shifter shaft.
You can replace your column shifter with a floor shifter in less than eight hours.
Shiftworks conversion kits allow you to keep your factory shifter and enable it to work perfectly with an upgraded transmission.
Depending on how close your floor is to the trans an automatic floor shifter isn t going to sit low.
Once the floor s opened up you can connect the lever to the floor shifter and then the cable to the lever.
Making a custom shifter.
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It looks like there is a shift shaft retainer clip that you pop out to pull it apart.
With kits for everything from a th350 to a new 6l80e these are sure to leave you shifting with a smile whatever your application.
For an adjustable length rod used 2 long allen bolts.
In my shoebox i m using a floor shifter out of a volvo wagon bolts on the floor cut and extended the arm so that it ended with the rod holes as parallel and level with the arm on the trannyas possible.
A column shifter is located on the steering column of your automobile usually on the right side.
I will take it apart cut off the top 1 3 and then reassemble it with the stem turned 180 degrees.
For me it was easier to connect the cable to the lever first and then feed the lever up through the floor and bolt it to the mounted floor shifter.
If you would rather buy a nice short throw shifter base please visit the core shifters website.
After everything s connected the cable needs to be secured.
To provide that positive shift feel modifying column shift back to a floor shift became the thing to do when drag racing started to flourish in the late 1950s.
The column shifter design was a far cry from the positive feel of the direct top cover shifter.
If you are modifying your car and want to change from a column shifter to a floor shifter the job is as simple as changing a few levers.
