Converting 3 Speed Column Shift To Floor

Shifter and installation kit sold separately.

Converting 3 speed column shift to floor. Shiftworks sells shifters parts and accessories to adapt your car s shifting mechanism to accept many gm automatic transmissions from powerglides to 6l80e s. 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. Converting 3 on the tree to floor shift 09 29 04 05 52 pm post 519488 in response to budnate isn t there a dimple already in the factory floor pan for the shifter. You can replace your column shifter with a floor shifter in less than eight hours.

Great for ls swaps or transmission upgrades. Your trans is probably a low performance saginaw box with a 2 86 1 first gear. Also needed are a hacksaw welding equipment and a 3 or 3 and inch u clamp depending on where the floorshift assembly is to be mounted on the transmission tail shaft. Any post 40 ford column shift assembly readily available from the local junk yard can be used for the conversion.

This is the modified version of the original linkage that i made with much needed improvements. Shiftworks conversion kits allow you to keep your factory shifter and enable it to work perfectly with an upgraded transmission. Koolkat57 is right about busting transmissions. We take our project 1960 pontiac catalina and continue its upgrades converting its classic column shift to a floor shift cruiser with parts from lokar.

The hurst mastershift 3 speed shifter is designed to provide precise gear selection. With kits for everything from a th350 to a new 6l80e these are sure to leave you shifting with a smile whatever your application. I installed a foxcraft floor shifter in my 50 chevy and i hate it. I am going back to the column shift and if anyone wants the floor shifter it will be in the trash can soon.

I don t power shift and i am always miss shifting. Shiftworks offers conversion kits cables linkages gauges and even complete new factory styled shifters. A column shifter is located on the steering column of your automobile usually on the right side. Its clumsily and too tight.