Question About Converting To Automatic Floor Shift

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  1. Matterick

    Matterick Matt Somerville

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    i'm getting close to paying off my debt lol...once i do that my dad is gonna loan me money to get a yellow tranny from paul so i'm wondering if the tranny needs to be out to convert from the column shift to the floor or can i do it later?

    i'm kinda hoping the tranny has to be out then maybe my dad will loan me the money for the linkage and shifter too :D
     
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    yellow75 MCCI Oregon State Rep Supporting Member

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    Sorry Matt but you can do it with it in the car, you going to put a fancy BM shifter in it :thumbs2:, checkout the BM Starshifter
     
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    Matterick Matt Somerville

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    Matterick Matt Somerville

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    WOW! that BM one is awesome :thumbs2: too bad they're so exspensive! :(
     
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    Mavman72 Gone backwards but lookin' forward

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    B&M makes an economy one that workes very well too.B&M "Z gate" floor shifter.
    Reasonable price and works well.
     
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    yellow75 MCCI Oregon State Rep Supporting Member

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    Very true.

    Matt you need to find yourself another parts car( maybe one with auto on floor) You can find other cars besides Mavs and Comets that you could get a floor shifter out of just a little harder to adapt without the tranny hump. Just about any Ford with a c4 will work.

    Heck you could just duct tape a screwdriver on the shifter arm :rofl2:

    I want an SCS Cheetah shifter, talk about spendy
     
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    Matterick Matt Somerville

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    yeah i've been looking for a good parts car. i just cant seem to find any lol :(
     
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    have all the comets been scrapped already:hmmm:
     
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    That ain't right :yup:
     
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    PAINTANK Cometosis Obsessivus

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    Using a Comet to fix up a Maverick is weird.

    I swapped over to floor shift in about 2 hours in my driveway with the car up on ramps. I will be removing all the rods and linkage from the column soon and getting those headers installed.

    I have a Starshifter, neat thing. It fit right in there with no problems.
     
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