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72chevytruckguy · 03-19-2004, 07:12 PM

Have any of you guys installed an automatic floor shifter? If so what kind did you buy and how does it work? How was the installation?

cdowns · 03-19-2004, 08:29 PM

LOKAR very easy install looks good works great no problems in 3years

popeye72 · 03-19-2004, 08:37 PM

B@M Light truck Megashifter and works fine, no problems as of yet! Very easy install, had to drill a hole in floorboard and run cable but overall pretty easy. Bryan

speesh · 04-25-2004, 02:45 PM

cdowns, which one did you use? was it the floor mounted or tailshaft mounted, and do you still have a benchseat? if so, was there any interference there? some pics would really help.....

also, some pics of that b&m light truck shifter would be good.... actually I would like pics of any shifters anyone has!
thanks a lot!

Longhorn Man · 04-25-2004, 02:54 PM

I can't remember who this belongs too...but if you like the low buck theme...

**FRENCHBLUE72** · 04-25-2004, 03:02 PM

When it come's time I am gonna go with the lokar... I do haver a b@m star shifter in my yota about 8 year's now and no problem's except a new cable once in awhile... Gotta love that wrench for a shifter that's cool..

cdowns · 04-25-2004, 03:34 PM

i have the tranny mounted shifter with the long handle i think it's 21inches, i like it cause it has lots of adjustment for clearance issues originally had a bench witout any problems have since changed to stock buckets and console still with plenty of clearance it's been about 3years of troublefree shifting

special70gmc · 04-25-2004, 06:47 PM

i also have a b&m light truck mega... feels real nice and has a good height. -kyle

cdowns · 04-25-2004, 06:58 PM

i like that clear steering wheel can't hardly see it

low 84 · 04-25-2004, 07:35 PM

*Randy70C-10* · 04-25-2004, 11:12 PM

I just ordered a Lokar, should be here in a day or two.

Johnny Outdoors · 04-26-2004, 12:40 AM

THIS SHIFTER/TRANNY COMBO CAME IN MY PROJECT TRUCK
NOT SURE WHAT IT IS BUT I THINK ITS A 4 SPEED
MORE PICS TO FOLLOW

Jeepster376 · 04-26-2004, 01:04 AM

I love the wrench shifter. Does it turn a nut on the trans?

I would love to see pics of a Lokar shifter installed, I used to put them in street rods, they were always very nice shifters to drive with.

bouncytruck · 04-26-2004, 01:14 AM

I have a B&M shifter. It was in the truck when I bought it. I hate it. I'd plan to switch to a column shifter again and clear up the floor space. It looks similar to the one's in other peoples photos above, but it doesn't sit nearly as high. The PO who installed it also cut a huge hole in the hump for it so the hump isn't very solid anymore and the whole shifter wabbles back & forth. I just doesn't feel tight. If anyone wants to trade an auto column & 4wd linkage, let me know.

67cst · 04-26-2004, 01:39 AM

ive got a lokar, i think its the 16 inch long one, very crisp shifting..i love it

Warbones · 04-26-2004, 01:45 AM

Gotta love them extended shifters.

03-19-2004, 07:12 PM	#1
72chevytruckguy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Moose Jaw, SK, Canada Posts: 74	Who's running a floor shifter? Have any of you guys installed an automatic floor shifter? If so what kind did you buy and how does it work? How was the installation? __________________ Jonny- 1972 C10 Fleetside

03-19-2004, 08:29 PM	#2
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	LOKAR very easy install looks good works great no problems in 3years __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

03-19-2004, 08:37 PM	#3
popeye72 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: chesapeake, va Posts: 172	B@M Light truck Megashifter and works fine, no problems as of yet! Very easy install, had to drill a hole in floorboard and run cable but overall pretty easy. Bryan __________________ 72 Custom, 400SB,T400,PS,PB,AC Chesapeake, VA

04-25-2004, 02:45 PM	#4
speesh Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Ridgecrest, CA Posts: 318	cdowns, which one did you use? was it the floor mounted or tailshaft mounted, and do you still have a benchseat? if so, was there any interference there? some pics would really help..... also, some pics of that b&m light truck shifter would be good.... actually I would like pics of any shifters anyone has! thanks a lot! __________________ 57 suburban(sitting in the driveway), 2 69 C20 longbeds (sitting in the field ) and a 2003 8.1 Suburban Endeavor to persevere. "All of a sudden, I'm the old timer!" Some old timer on American Pickers.

04-25-2004, 03:02 PM	#6
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,590	When it come's time I am gonna go with the lokar... I do haver a b@m star shifter in my yota about 8 year's now and no problem's except a new cable once in awhile... Gotta love that wrench for a shifter that's cool.. __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

04-25-2004, 02:54 PM	#5
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	I can't remember who this belongs too...but if you like the low buck theme...

04-25-2004, 03:34 PM	#7
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	i have the tranny mounted shifter with the long handle i think it's 21inches, i like it cause it has lots of adjustment for clearance issues originally had a bench witout any problems have since changed to stock buckets and console still with plenty of clearance it's been about 3years of troublefree shifting __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

04-25-2004, 06:47 PM	#8
special70gmc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: long island, new york Posts: 1,333	i also have a b&m light truck mega... feels real nice and has a good height. -kyle __________________ 1986 c-10 swb 5/7 drop 20'' coys 1958 belair 2door

04-25-2004, 06:58 PM	#9
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	i like that clear steering wheel can't hardly see it __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

04-25-2004, 07:35 PM	#10
low 84 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,144	__________________ '51 F100, backhalf with a narrowed 9 and coil overs, 18.5" mickeys, monte front clip, +400" sbc in the works '05 1500 Crew Cab RIP '84 swb 5/7 drop, solid cammed 408 w/ fully ported dart heads, th350 w/ 10 inch hughes, 12 bolt w/ 3.73 richmonds and a locker '80 swb 4x4 in progress: 7" lift, 350 th350/np205, d44 and 1.5" ORD tie rod, 14BFF w/discs , armored diff covers, 40" MTR's

04-25-2004, 11:12 PM	#11
Randy70C-10 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Virginia Beach, Va. U.S.A. Posts: 15,320	I just ordered a Lokar, should be here in a day or two.

04-26-2004, 12:40 AM	#12
Johnny Outdoors SOON TO BE A STEP SIDE Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Little Valley, N.Y. Posts: 169	THIS SHIFTER/TRANNY COMBO CAME IN MY PROJECT TRUCK NOT SURE WHAT IT IS BUT I THINK ITS A 4 SPEED MORE PICS TO FOLLOW __________________ 67 CHEVY LONGBED----- BEST 51 DOLLARS EVER SPENT ON EBAY! 4.3 LITER INJECTED MOTOR WITH 5 SPEED GOING IN SOON

04-26-2004, 01:04 AM	#13
Jeepster376 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 269	I love the wrench shifter. Does it turn a nut on the trans? I would love to see pics of a Lokar shifter installed, I used to put them in street rods, they were always very nice shifters to drive with. __________________ 72 Cheyenne Super 4x4 SWB

04-26-2004, 01:14 AM	#14
bouncytruck SKINNY TIRES RULE! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 11,049	I have a B&M shifter. It was in the truck when I bought it. I hate it. I'd plan to switch to a column shifter again and clear up the floor space. It looks similar to the one's in other peoples photos above, but it doesn't sit nearly as high. The PO who installed it also cut a huge hole in the hump for it so the hump isn't very solid anymore and the whole shifter wabbles back & forth. I just doesn't feel tight. If anyone wants to trade an auto column & 4wd linkage, let me know. __________________ bouncytruck 1972 K5 The Hauler 1994 K1500 Suburban The Daily2010 Kia Soul Wife's Ride2014 Fiat 500L

04-26-2004, 01:39 AM	#15
67cst i love summertime Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kelowna BC Posts: 4,303	ive got a lokar, i think its the 16 inch long one, very crisp shifting..i love it __________________ 1967 shortbox stepside Chevy, 365 hp 327, th400. GLOVE BOX LIGHTS FORSALE, click link for info http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=273724



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04-26-2004, 01:45 AM	#16
Warbones Navel Inspector Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Wichita, Ks Posts: 1,373	Gotta love them extended shifters. __________________ 1948 Chevy Aerosedan GONE! I think. 1984 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham Coupe WANTED 1967 IMPALA 1967 CST C10 Long Bed with a 283

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