Installed a B&M Stealth ratchet pics inside
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Phoneguy
Cometic HG stress tester
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- Aug 27, 2002
Hows the operation from Park to Reverse and vice versa ? Single ratchet or double? I had the Pro Ratchet and loved the way it looked and shifted ...except the Park to Reverse double ratchet...drove me crazy so I removed it and went back to stock.
Bryan
Bryan
It has a double ratchet for park, and reverse lockout clicks it into full neutral. Takes a little getting use to but I really like it. I've only had the car two weeks so I'm really getting use to the whole car. Need to get the converter loosened up so I can build some boost on the foot brake.
Nick
Nick
Squid4life
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Ooooh... I like. I have not seen that shifter before, but I like it. Looks clean! Nice work!
haywire4130
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Does the cable exit the front or rear of this shifter? I looked into ratchet shifters a while back but wasnt crazy about routing the 5' cable like an s. You did a nice job, looks like it grew there!
It exits the front, just makes a C shape to the transmission not a big deal
How did you more or less install this onto the tunnel? I don't need pictures, just wether you had to cut stuff (besides the top of the console), I am debating on installing the one I just freed-up from my chevelle but I am not looking forward to having to chop the mounting plates for the old shifter in case I decide to go back to stock (although, if I keep the brackets it should be pretty easy to go glue back on with the welder lol)
Could you elaborate a little on the install? Did you make a mounting plate? Mount the plate to the factory mounts on the trans tunnel? OR.... ? How about the neutral safety switch / reverse light switch? Thanks for any advice / tips. I have one of these on the shelf, and want to install it soon.
From what I gathered about the safety switch, reverse lights and to save yourself from running extra wires and relays, you sandwich the brackets at the shifter shaft out the transmission.
Phoneguy
Cometic HG stress tester
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When I did mine I made a mount out of aluminum bar stock from Lowe's. Ran it across the factory mounting pad secured with the factory bolts. Then was able to drill and tap the aluminum where I needed. All it needs is to be raised to fit the shifter plate. I made no modifications to the console. It will take a few times of removing and installing the console to get the position right but it's not hard to do.
Good luck
Bryan
Good luck
Bryan
Thank you, thats what I was looking for.
What is the curved piece with the red at the end? Is that part of the new shifter or for something else?
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Thats the reverse lock-out, part of the shifter.
Thanks for the tips, much appreciated! To summarize this ( please correct me, if wrong )...
(1) Make a mounting plate from flat stock ( 3/16" or 1/4" I assume).
(2) Drill mounting plate, and bolt to stock floor brackets.
(3) Sandwich ( double-up ) the gear selector brackets to the selector shaft, and tack weld them for peace of mind.
(4) Run new B&M cable through the stock hole in the floor.
(1) Make a mounting plate from flat stock ( 3/16" or 1/4" I assume).
(2) Drill mounting plate, and bolt to stock floor brackets.
(3) Sandwich ( double-up ) the gear selector brackets to the selector shaft, and tack weld them for peace of mind.
(4) Run new B&M cable through the stock hole in the floor.
SpeedRacerX
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I have all my cassettes from the 80s, even my "mix tapes" LOL. Sadly, the cassette function in my OE radio is not working. I'm sending it out this winter to be fixed.
Smooth move and nice shifter by the way. Certainly means business.
