if it was me, i'd just get a 65 floor shift column. you already have a working trans in the car

Now I remember my 65 dart w floor shifter had 2 cables as I cut both of them (yeah I know)I shouldn't have. On the pb/console/col VB tangent I am now thoroughly confused on which is which . The OP is up & running w a '78 727. I'd get a '66 up steering col w std rod linkage.

Diagram provided to me by Steve "K".Now residing in the HEMI-ITIS archives Thanks "SPECIAL K"

thanks dodgeram440, i would still like to know what it would take to swap to a '66 and up column. i need to take a trip to the junk yard and look at what is available.

No problem Husker. It just aggrevates me sometimes when people don't read the posts they respond to, or just don't even offer any kind of reasonable answer to the questions asked. I admit I may not always offer the best answer, but at least I always try to answer the question to the best of my ability and understanding.

As great as the advice is usually here, I think sometimes a question comes up that no one has run into before, and I think that may be the issue here. It's possible that no one has had to, or wanted to, swap a 66 column into a 65. In a case like this, I think your best bet is to just go to the yard and look at a 66 and see how it compares.

The issues to look for, as I see it, are going to be overall length, how it bolts to the dash, the floorboard, and the connection to the steering shaft or box. The wiring shouldn't be too much of an issue as both cars still have the ignition key in the dashboard.

One other thing to grab from the 66 car would be the complete shift linkage from the column to the tranny, including any bushings and pivot points attached to the frame and engine/bellhousing. Also expect to do some fabrication. It may not fall right into place.

Good luck with the project!

BTW, what kind of aftermarket shifter do you have and why do you wanna get rid of it?

it is a hurst v-matic, came in the car when i bought it. for a street car it is pain - push this and pull that just to get it into drive. i want the interior to look like a A-990 car when i'm finished (like SUPERSTOCKRACER's car above - very nice BTW).

will cables from a console car work with push buttons ?

No. Both ends are different.

been there done that on customers car at the races a long time ago, he swapped parts around and got the wrong tranny in 1965 A990 hemi car
The cable end, rooster comb and I think the manual selector valve in the valve body needs to match, at least it did in that car

Seems I read somewhere that the shift cables for a 64 console car and the cables for a 65 col.shift car are the same. right or wrong?

I believe your correct, it has been a long time, 20Yrs+, since I worked on any of those cars

No, different cable ends and way different in length. Column cable has a short run from the column to the case but the console cable has to loop forward and then back into the case.

Thanks fo clearing that up.

is there anyone out there making custom length cables for the shifter end ? or would i be better off shortening an original cable ?