Rotating the shift arm??

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  1. mavtricks71

    mavtricks71 Member

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    My car was originally a column shift, i was reading that the tranny arm on the side , that the linkage hooks too has to be turned so that its pointing up? is this true, in order to put the original floor shift in?
     
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    Yupper. The column shifter pushes the linkage towards the rear of the car when shifting from park to low. The floor shifter pushes the linkage foward.
     
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    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    :hmmm: :huh: ,
    i took my '73 grabber to my tranny man this morning to get the lever flipped. when i called him about 3pm he said he had to get me the shift lever from another tranny because the one i had would not work when flipped.:huh: ...as we all know my "stuff" is different than anyone elses...i could buy a pair of shoes and one would be 9 1/2 the other 9 3/4.that is just the way things have always been with me. i think the only reason my marriage is so great is because it ain't suppose to be...:yup: ..
    i will pick the car up tomorrow and see what was diff. about the lever...frank...:bouncy:
     
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    Generally the offset is different. Sometimes you can make it work, sometimes you can't.
     
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    well that was my second question, im probably gonna have to find a different arm as well....hmm intresting
     
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    rayzorsharp I "AM" a Maverick!

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    I had to get a different arm also
     
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    I have the arm off of an 80's mustang ( I believe, I can check with Robert ) on mine. Only problem with it is it sticks out from the tranny case a bit far, so I had to BFH the tranny tunnel 1/2" or so because it hit when the shifter was all the way one direction (I forget if it was Park or 1st)
     
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    greatttttttt now where do i even start :huh: wonder where to get the right arm
     
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    DAB MAVERICK/COMET ENTHUSIAST

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    Maybe that column shifter isn't that bad after all! :D
     
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    Somewhere I have a floor shift arm out of a Granada. I got it to put in my 77 which I no longer own. I'll see if I can find it this weekend.
     
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    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    glad i could help clear this up for you :coco: ...frank...:bouncy:
     
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    i have an fmx tranny outa my 69 mustang are they the same tranny as the c4????
     
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    He confirmed it's out of a fox body mustang, and he has a couple more in his toolbox if you need one.
     
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    my dads gotta c4 sitting at his house, im gonna try that first thx
     
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    Frank; now that you mention it, my tranny man (5yrs ago, and a crackhead, now in the slammer), had to replace the shifter arm also. He got one from a mustang, but don't know what year. He did build a good trans, though.
     
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