Hi all,
Can anybody give me some info on what is the best shifter to bolt onto a top loader gearbox which allows the gearstick to sit central to suit the console with minimal modifications?
I have an XY/XW one here, but needs to be modified in the way it mounts. Has anybody successfully fitted one of these?
Cheers,
Paul
Top loader shifter
Started by
_OrangeSS_
, Feb 21 2009 08:28 AM
14 replies to this topic
#2
GML-31
-
- Members
-
- 5,239 posts
Oh My, Don't you post alot
- Name:Kev
- Location:Highland Park
- Car:too many
- Joined: 08-November 05
Posted 21 February 2009 - 09:02 AM
pretty sure an Indy shifter fits ok
#3
_OrangeSS_
_OrangeSS_
-
- Guests
Posted 21 February 2009 - 09:26 AM
pretty sure an Indy shifter fits ok
We have an Indy Hurst on it currently, but it sits too far to passenger side to accomodate console.
#4
_rorym_
_rorym_
-
- Guests
Posted 21 February 2009 - 09:43 AM
You need to space it over and I bent the handle to me.
R
R
#5
_OrangeSS_
_OrangeSS_
-
- Guests
Posted 21 February 2009 - 10:13 AM
You need to space it over and I bent the handle to me.
R
Hi Rory, the indy hurst shifter I have on at the moment is as close as it can be to the gearbox so I'm not sure what you mean about spacing it over. Would you have any pictures of yours and does it have a console?
#6
_OrangeSS_
_OrangeSS_
-
- Guests
Posted 21 February 2009 - 10:34 AM
This is where it's at at the moment...
Attached Files
-
PIC_0051.JPG 814.61K
2 downloads
-
PIC_0051__Medium_.JPG 92.13K
5 downloads
#7
warrenm
View Garage
-
- Members
-
- 2,122 posts
Forum Fixture
- Location:Central West NSW
- Car:1972 LJ Torana
- Joined: 08-November 05
View Garage
Posted 24 February 2009 - 07:33 AM
You need to fit a spacer between the stick & the shifter mechanism or put a larger bend in the stick or both.
Warren
Warren
#8
unclefestal34s
-
- Members
-
- 1,130 posts
Forum Fixture
- Joined: 02-April 07
Posted 24 February 2009 - 02:08 PM
judging by your photo,you need to move the bracket that shifter bolts to forward,there are extra holes on this bracket and your gearbox has extra holes as well,this nearly centres it from the original hole but still on the left hand side..this means cutting it as well you will gain a fair bit forward then make a bracket of your gear stick according to suit your console..i hope this helps as i've done this a few times before..
#9
wot179
-
- Members
-
- 6,784 posts
Green Eggs and Spam
- Name:Jesus Bloody Christ
- Location:Sunny Santa Maria
- Car:Goon
- Joined: 06-February 09
Posted 24 February 2009 - 02:08 PM
Would it be possible to rotate the gearbox on the bellhousing 15 or 20 degrees and redrill the bellhousing?
#10
_OrangeSS_
_OrangeSS_
-
- Guests
Posted 24 February 2009 - 10:01 PM
Thanks guys for all your help.
Unclefesta, I think you've got the right idea there. I've spent a bit of time looking at it and will have to make up some sort of bracket which will not only push the shifter forward but also centre over the box. By mounting the shifter on the RHS of that bracket will allow the stick to come out central.
Then I'll have to work out how to cut the linkages off the bottom of the shifter and fabricate some 'h' pattern replacements that will allow the linkages to still select down the LHS.
I hope I haven't confused you as I've nearly confused myself. Do you think this is possible?
Paul
Unclefesta, I think you've got the right idea there. I've spent a bit of time looking at it and will have to make up some sort of bracket which will not only push the shifter forward but also centre over the box. By mounting the shifter on the RHS of that bracket will allow the stick to come out central.
Then I'll have to work out how to cut the linkages off the bottom of the shifter and fabricate some 'h' pattern replacements that will allow the linkages to still select down the LHS.
I hope I haven't confused you as I've nearly confused myself. Do you think this is possible?
Paul
#11
unclefestal34s
-
- Members
-
- 1,130 posts
Forum Fixture
- Joined: 02-April 07
Posted 24 February 2009 - 10:42 PM
hi paul,..now your on the right track,..the best way to do this is with the gearbox out of the car,don't shorten your linkages til last,..also if you heat your linkages with a oxy and turn them inside out so there closer to the gearbox it saves alot of belting of the floorpan...
#12
_OrangeSS_
_OrangeSS_
-
- Guests
Posted 24 February 2009 - 11:38 PM
Unclefesta,
Thanks for your help, I think I got a plan with the bracket modification and the gear linkages, but I'm still unsure about the shifter. If I bolt it on the RHS of the bracket then somehow I need to get the selector arms on the bottom of the shifter to come out of the bottom of the shifter mechanism and cross over the bracket so as they can select down the LHS, if you know what I mean. Would you know if there are any rubber or plastic pieces in the Indi hurst shifters, that might stop me from wanting to weld onto it?
Paul.
Thanks for your help, I think I got a plan with the bracket modification and the gear linkages, but I'm still unsure about the shifter. If I bolt it on the RHS of the bracket then somehow I need to get the selector arms on the bottom of the shifter to come out of the bottom of the shifter mechanism and cross over the bracket so as they can select down the LHS, if you know what I mean. Would you know if there are any rubber or plastic pieces in the Indi hurst shifters, that might stop me from wanting to weld onto it?
Paul.
#13
_BCR42Y_
_BCR42Y_
-
- Guests
Posted 26 February 2009 - 05:37 PM
My cousin went through this with the SS I sold for him recently, If you're open to changing the shifter, you can do as he did and purchase a reco genuine shifter from Bob Matic (Ford Muscle Parts) that is modified to suit a Torana and it sit's fairly nicely. If I can recall it was just a bolt in.
When he purchased the car it had a Renegate which was all the way over on the passenger's side, all the B & M's he purchased had the same problem without requiring major modifications, so he went the genuine route...
Don't mind the mess, it was a work in progress...
When he purchased the car it had a Renegate which was all the way over on the passenger's side, all the B & M's he purchased had the same problem without requiring major modifications, so he went the genuine route...
Don't mind the mess, it was a work in progress...
#14
_slydog71_
_slydog71_
-
- Guests
Posted 26 February 2009 - 07:35 PM
Hello I run a toploader why do you want a console what purpose does it serve ! Toploader gearboxes generally place the shifter to the left hand side end of story .
As suggested by members modification can be done .
As suggested by members modification can be done .
#15
_AquaSLR5000_
_AquaSLR5000_
-
- Guests
Posted 26 February 2009 - 07:50 PM
I Have a toploader from a 253 UC Hatch I bought a few years back. box is from a 351 fairlane going by the numbers. It has the standard ford shifter mechanism with an Aussie 4sp stick weld in the correct position to suit the console. There were no mods to the floor/tunnel of that car.
1 user(s) are reading this topic
0 members, 1 guests, 0 anonymous users
