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After Market Shifter question #1521701
10/22/13 09:15 PM
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Stow,Ohio
RBSat66 Offline OP
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What Automatic aftermarket shifter fits the best in a 66 through 69 B Body console and how hard was it to install. Any pictures would be great to look at.

Re: After Market Shifter question [Re: RBSat66] #1521702
10/23/13 12:24 AM
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None that I have ever seen will work under a stock console.


I am truckless..
Re: After Market Shifter question [Re: 340SHORTY] #1521703
10/23/13 08:52 AM
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Quote:

None that I have ever seen will work under a stock console.




None. Just use the factory unit. they work good and are usally cheaper than a decent aftermarket shifter.


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Re: After Market Shifter question [Re: RBSat66] #1521704
10/23/13 09:13 AM
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here's one in a 68 Charger. I wan't to do the same thing in my Challenger, but the console is much lower.
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php?topic=42416.0%3Ball

Re: After Market Shifter question [Re: 70BigBlockSE] #1521705
10/23/13 08:02 PM
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Okay, thanks for your time and replies.

Re: After Market Shifter question [Re: RBSat66] #1521706
10/28/13 12:21 AM
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I replaced a B&M ratchet shifter because of melting cables no matter how I routed it. Used a Lokar floor mount shifter which can be mounted above or below the tunnel. Look at the pictures on their website. I opted to use as many of the holes from the previous shifter, mounting above the floor so I only had to cut a slot for the linkage arm. Mounting below the floor might give you the clearance under a console. Since I went above the floor, I used a boot and trim ring from a non-console four speed '68 Coronet and it worked to my liking. You need to know how much clearance you have under the console to know if an under floor mount would work for you.

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Re: After Market Shifter question [Re: RBSat66] #1521707
10/28/13 05:19 AM
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I used a hurst quarter stick in my 67 GTX (727) with the factory console.
I didn't use the quarter stick cover, obviously, and I had to move the console and shifter around quite a bit until I could reach all the shifters gear positions. Then I had to raise and lower the shifter also, on the stock mounting plates and tweak and modify the mounting plates.

Basically, I took the entire orig shifter indicator and shift slot off, on the top plate that went around the stock shifter arm.
Then I took a small universal shift boot, and slid it down and around the quarter stick then glued the bottom down under the console.

It looked pretty good, if I had to do it over, Id have done some things differently, and taken more time and more attention to detail. Plus, doing it the way I did, I didn't have any gear indicator.







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