I have a 78 Buick regal project car that’s just a toy for me to work on and I was designing a center conceal for it and thought how cool it would be to move the shifter from the steering wheel to the floor so that it would look good in my conceal.
Is this possible and were can I find some info on how to do this?
Your input would also be greatly appreciated on the idea of the conceal came from a concept car you can see pics of it on my 360 page I hope this link will work http://360.yahoo.com/profile-adgMLO07erXGVlPzewgtSQwG
2007-01-08 12:10:33 · 4 answers · asked by Jaysin 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
hurst makes an automatic shifter that you can buy and it mounts on the floor or in your homemade console, check out summit racing .com website and you will be in business, all the instructions come with it and is a snap to put in.
2007-01-08 12:17:08 · answer #1 · answered by mister ss 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you can. I am pretty sure your transmission uses a cable shifter, and there are more aftermarket shifters out there for GM automatics than you can shake a stick at (pardon the pun).
Check out the shifters from Hurst or Lokar. They come with somewhat minimal directions - you will probably need to cut a hole in the floor for a Lokar shifter, while Hurst ones are usually cable-operated and involve more drilling than cutting.
2007-01-08 20:19:50 · answer #2 · answered by Mad Scientist Matt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i own a repair shop,,and try this,,go to a junk yard ,,and see if you can find one that came with a floor shifter they made a lot of the regals with floor shifters in them ,and bucket seats,,if you find one,,you can buy everything you need for it right there ,its a lot easier than trying to make it,,its still going to be a job to put it all in,and make it work right,,but at least you,ll have the right parts,,and a Pontiac shifter will also fit it,,if you,ll go look around,,theres a lot of floor shifters that will work in it,,good luck hope this help,s.
2007-01-08 20:19:11 · answer #3 · answered by dodge man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can buy a universal floor shift, you would have to cut a hole in the floor, and rehook the linkage to the floor shift, its not that hard to do. go to jcwhitney.com and find a kit or oder one from napa or autozone. good luck
2007-01-08 20:34:59 · answer #4 · answered by peterosefan1414 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋