Diy Floor Shifter Shaft

Cut the head off one and ground on it so it would fit into the other bolts head quick weld job made it a double ended pre threaded rod.

Diy floor shifter shaft.

For an adjustable length rod used 2 long allen bolts. The column shifter design was a far cry from the positive feel of the direct top cover shifter. Swade41 mar 21 2016. I modified an s10 short throw shifter for this project.

If you would rather buy a nice short throw shifter base please visit the core shifters website. 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. You can replace your column shifter with a floor shifter in less than eight hours. I got rid of the plastic cover and hollowed out a 20 dollar quick change cover to replace it.

After everything s connected the cable needs to be secured. 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. 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.

It looks like there is a shift shaft retainer clip that you pop out to pull it apart. All my videos are in 1080p hi def so check that out just an idea on how to convert a column shift steering column to appear as a floor shift column thanks f. Making a custom shifter. I will take it apart cut off the top 1 3 and then reassemble it with the stem turned 180 degrees.

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. With kits for everything from a th350 to a new 6l80e these are sure to leave you shifting with a smile whatever your application.