351w swap and keeping the column shifter intact

[middle school]

Well I must be really stubborn or hardheaded (maybe both) but I've decided to tackle the project of keeping the column shifter intact if for no reason than to be different and I can't seem to find anyone thats done it before. I am not using a reverse manual valve body in my tci streetfighter c4 so I'd rather keep the clean look anyway. I have a feeling though with the 1 3\4 longtubes, solid drop mounts and all the linkage will not get along together at first but I will keep this thread updated since I cannot find another one like it in the net. God help me.......

[EARLY84GT]

trial and error. sure something can be fabbed up for it

[middle school]

Here's hoping you're right

[nelzfoxes]

I believe you will have to go cable, as in lokar cable kit. I think that's the name of it. I really don't think it will be a huge problem. Those rods will almost definitely have to go though.

[middle school]

How would the cables work corecttly with the column shifter though,? I don't see how that would work , I already have a lokar c4 kickdown cable

I believe you will have to go cable, as in lokar cable kit. I think that's the name of it. I really don't think it will be a huge problem. Those rods will almost definitely have to go though.

[nelzfoxes]

To be honest with you, I don't know the specifics of it. I just remember reading on these forums where someone had to eliminate the linkage and bell crank on the k-member and replaced it with a lokar cable set up. It was back in the day when I was just gonna swap the engine because I thought I had 2 good engines and I was gonna fix the mustang. Turns out I only had 1 good engine. So everything went into 1 car. The Daddywagon.

[middle school]

OK after some teat fitting and deciding that I will now manually upshift the car I have abanded the idea of a column shifter.

Why?

Becauz racecar......

[fairmont city]

I did a 351 /aod/column shift/shorties into H pipe to keep my bench seat.what a pain in the parts .make sure you have the hard motor mounts

[middle school]

I did a 351 /aod/column shift/shorties into H pipe to keep my bench seat.what a pain in the parts .make sure you have the hard motor mounts

Im using the maximum motorsports kmember spacers, a tubular Kmember, and the solid drop motor mounts that late model restoration sells.

[EARLY84GT]

I'll have to look at my 86 5.0 t bird to see how the column linkage works on it. I don't remember a cross shaft

[middle school]

I just don't think the 1 3/4 headers will fit with all that crap in there.

[EARLY84GT]

Went out and checked the t bird and sure enough its got a cross shaft too.

[JACook]

I wouldn't discount the cable suggestion. There are cables that can push as well as they pull,
witness the cable used on the automatic floor-shift Foxen, and many FWD stick shift cars.

[EARLY84GT]

The stock floor shift for later cars are cable operated. you may be able to fab a bracket at the column and use a factory cable from an aod floor shift car.