Hey Isaiah,
You know I never even considered putting the AOD shifter on
the floor of the cab - It just never occurred to me that was an option.
I always think of mustangs with bucket seats & the shifter in the middle -
I think it's a great idea. Getting the AOD shifter to line up with an after market column like I have has not been very straight forward.

Look forward to seeing your latest truck pics. I'll post one of mine later
with the new side exit exhaust - It looks good (thanks Zoot for that
nice pic of your white truck with side exhaust).

Ben in Austin

 

aode shifter out of a 90`s t bird can be used,cable driven, you can use the button on the shifter as a line lock!! i`m going cut and adapt my own shifter handle to it and a custom housing.

 

Gil I fully admit to you at this time....I am going to "copycat" you on that!
I like it! and the line lock is pretty cool too!

 

Not the best picture but shifter is installed...

 

Sweet! I also bit the big one and bought the Lokar 23'' Nostalgia shifter, it came with a boot for $235.00 shipped to one of my driver's girlfriend's place in SD.

 

Here's what a double bend looks like in a '49

 

I just love that look. I was just goint to buy the 16'' straight, but after thumbing through some old pictures of my 40 pickup with the nostalgia gennie shifter, I changed my mind.

 

That double bend is the same one I ordered for my 52! I like the look!

 

Ok, so now I see a great picture of a really nice aftermarket shifter in a nice truck with the original column. And the column still has the original tube on top of it that used to be the shifter.

I'm not cheap, but I used the original column and the original shifter to hook my 302 and AOD up. Not hard, not expensive, not a problem for somebody sitting in the middle of the bench seat either.

 

True, but there is no way of positively locking the shifter into park. Or even having detents for any of the other gears. Then there is the neutral safety switch that is really nice to have so that it won't take off on you if it's in a gear.

 

I went with a 23" Lokar and it is just right and works great.

 

Saw your album, shifter looks great.

 

Im looking for a shifter for my 53 with a 302/aod in it. I want the lokar 23 but which one did you guys go with the floor mount one or the nostalgia one that mounts to the tranny?

 

I went the nostalga 23 inch trans mount.

 

Second that!