Floor shifter for auto
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Well, I use, and love my B&M pro ratchets, but those cars have full manual valve bodies in them, and are raced. I have also used the Turbo Action Cheetah, an excellent piece.
Frankly, if I was in the market for a shifter now, I would buy a Winters sidewinder. Essentially a cheetah, but almost $150 cheaper, been around for 50 years, bulletproof, rear entry cable (very desirable) application specific (won't fit every gm trans under the sun,too) and forward or reverse pattern.
However, they are a gated shifter, so they aren't as convenient to use as a stocker would be, and they are bulky. But if you want a shifter that will last for twenty years......
If you don't like the gated type, a b&m star shifter, or z gate would probably work for you, tho I have no experience with either.
(Funny thing, auto zone a few months back was virtually giving away their stock of TCI shifters, and when I went to buy one, there were none available within 500 miles, and they wouldn't ship......)
Frankly, if I was in the market for a shifter now, I would buy a Winters sidewinder. Essentially a cheetah, but almost $150 cheaper, been around for 50 years, bulletproof, rear entry cable (very desirable) application specific (won't fit every gm trans under the sun,too) and forward or reverse pattern.
However, they are a gated shifter, so they aren't as convenient to use as a stocker would be, and they are bulky. But if you want a shifter that will last for twenty years......
If you don't like the gated type, a b&m star shifter, or z gate would probably work for you, tho I have no experience with either.
(Funny thing, auto zone a few months back was virtually giving away their stock of TCI shifters, and when I went to buy one, there were none available within 500 miles, and they wouldn't ship......)
Check out Lokars shifters. Nicely constructed.
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Why not just a factory console shifter. It was designed to just put in gear and go ? Anything special that you are working with ? Did the car have a floor shifter to begin with or has the drive train been changed from original. More details help.
A buddy was asking me about floor shifter. I told him just look around there are so many including stock shifters. The car is a nice street cruiser but its up to him. I just wanted to see what you guys use.
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I use what 33 IMP suggests. Winters
Sidewinder. I plan on cutting off the
tabs on the shifter gate to enable
shifts 1 thru 3 as an OEM would
normally operate. The shifter is
rugged and well built. It's been a big
favorite of off-roaders for many years.
Sidewinder. I plan on cutting off the
tabs on the shifter gate to enable
shifts 1 thru 3 as an OEM would
normally operate. The shifter is
rugged and well built. It's been a big
favorite of off-roaders for many years.
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