88v8 Ivor Duarte Gloucestershire UK (1041 posts) Registered: 02/11/2010 04:29AM Main British Car: 1974 Land Rover Lightweight V8 |
Best floor shifter?
I'm sure this has been covered before, but what do we reckon is the best floor or console mount shifter to use with a 3-speed auto?
Currently has awful column shift. Ivor |
maxwedge5281 larry ingram south carolina (52 posts) Registered: 09/23/2014 05:59AM Main British Car: 59 bn6 zz4 sbc 200 4R aod, 59bn6 302 ford, tremec |
Re: Best floor shifter?
i have a lokar in both of my v8 healeys with aod transmissions. location of shifter is very flexible. several shifter s available and first class workmanship!
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IaTR6 Dennis Costello Central Iowa (192 posts) Registered: 12/29/2007 02:53PM Main British Car: '73 TR 6 '97 Explorer 5.0 |
Re: Best floor shifter?
Story time! When rather young, but curious, I pulled on one of the transmission buttons on my dad's homely '61 Dodge Dart's shift button.
I'm not sure which one, but the button pulled out fairly easily. I then realized it was attached to an arm that did the actual connection to the shift mechanism. I tried for quite a while to get the button back in, hoping all the while my dad would not show up. What I found, after laying on the floor and looking up, is that the mechanism is not necessarily straight in front of the buttons, and each button has an extension of unusual shape that results in the end being in line with the appropriate attachment on the mechanism. I was able to get the button back without dad finding out, and it was one of many things I never told him! He's gone now, so I guess I'll never be found out! Dennis |
Scott68B Scott Costanzo Columbus, Ohio (562 posts) Registered: 10/25/2007 11:30AM Main British Car: 1968 MGB GM 5.3 LS4 V8 |
Re: Best floor shifter?
Yeah, i remember my dad borrowed his friends old Dodge late 50s early 60s something that had a push button shifter. I thought it was neat. It was during a typical central New York state winter....very cold and lots of snow. We borh commented how unbelievably good the heater was in that car. Another trip down memory lane! ☺
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BlownMGB-V8 Jim Blackwood 9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042 (6469 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 12:59PM Main British Car: 1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS |
Re: Best floor shifter?
I once tried swapping an early 318 with button shift for a late 318 with tranny. No good. Had to keep the original button shift tranny. So weird.
Jim |
DiDueColpi Fred Key West coast - Canada (1365 posts) Registered: 05/14/2010 03:06AM Main British Car: I really thought that I'd be an action figure by now! |
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88v8 Ivor Duarte Gloucestershire UK (1041 posts) Registered: 02/11/2010 04:29AM Main British Car: 1974 Land Rover Lightweight V8 |
Re: Best floor shifter?
Thanks all.
Never had a push-button. They look like fun. That Chevelle shifter is pretty smart. And 'easily modified' sounds just the ticket. Judging by the expensive bits and pieces offered on eBay, could be challenging to find a complete one. I'll save the search. Ivor |
billymgb1000 bill gaulin harrisville R.I. (74 posts) Registered: 11/30/2012 12:31AM Main British Car: 1974 MGB V8 LS1 5.3 |
Re: Best floor shifter?
I have the pro matic ratchet shifter in my mgb, love it. when I feel like playing around I don't have to worry about slamming neutral by accident. And if you haven't used one before it acts like theft deterrent.
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