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11-9-2011
Heres the progress of the Shifter install into the car. All while reataining the factory 6 speed console and shift boot.
*The shifter T Handle is getting replaced considering it is not in the greatest shape!
It'll get a Very nice one in it's place.
Heres the pics from last night!
In the 1st picture, Theres actually 4 L Brackets there. "They are stacked on top of each other", and theres 1 bolt holding the 4 pieces to the chassis. I was concerned with how sturdy it was gonna be, But that's all I could find in the garage. But after putting it together, I was satisfied with it's durability. If you notice, the brackets actually Lay on the chassis, It actually creates a Very sturdy Support for the Shifter and the brackets. Along with the 2 Long bolts holding the front section of the shifter to the floor, The shifter does NOT wanna budge. I Literally "Yanked" the shi+ out of it - side to side and front to back, and it didn't even try to budge.
Here is a hole I cut into the floor for the shift cable, And I put a grommet in there to keep the cable from getting cut into by the cut metal.
Theres no Binding whatsoever...
Here are some pics of the front being bolted to the floor. I used those pieces to create some support there, and ran a bolt through them with washers on each side of the shifter and the floor.
And the shifter cable going through the floor pan.
Here is a pic of how close it is when it's in Park. This was the only way I could make the Auto shifter work with the 6 speed console. Otherwise, The shifter wouldn't pull down past 3rd gear. I moved the shifter as far forward as possible and it finally will go all the way down into 1st gear and still go up into Park. My only other option, If this didn't work was to install a B&M Shifter in the car, and then it would've been fine. But I wanted the "STOCK" look.
Here is the shifter all the way down in 1st gear...
And back in Park...
And an overview of the whole Auto Swap Completed! Everything from the Console, to the Shifter, and down to the Gas and Brake Pedals.
I'll update again as soon as I get more done on the car. It was pretty cold out tonight when I got home, so I chose to just relax and not work on the car. But I'll get the brake lines finished soon, and post pics of some other stuff!