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Old 10-01-2012, 02:28 PM   #273
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Re: 69 GMC "Ol' Blue"

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Hey MJ have you looked into this? A gear lever actuator with a control arm connecting the actuator & the OD unit?

http://www.google.com/search?q=Gear+...w=1920&bih=965

http://www.sharpshifter.co.nz/components_cars.html

These solutions are expensive!!
Yeah, that is pretty pricey! I've found a couple of electric actuators, but I like the gear lever actuators. Maybe I could find one off a Mack or something

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One more idea if all else fails. Put a manual shift lever through the floor pan. Back in the day the old big trucks used this method and was referred to as a set of sticks. This would be the easiest & cheapest method I can think of to actuate the OD unit.
This is the way Advanced Adapters has it designed, but I think it would get to be a real pain when I want to split all gears (not that I would all the time, but what if ).

Thanks for the input! I'm thinking I'm going to try and go with the gear actuator method if I can find one. Luckily I work for a company that has a ton of semi's so maybe I can get one off an old rig.
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