Column shift AOD
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From: renfrew canada
I used a column outta a 57 ford car had to add a about an inch to the actual shifter tube, 1/2 copper pipe worked excellent for this and used pieces of the copper solder in butt joiners where i needed bushings. nice tight shifting, no slop.
alllllso.....
for shift indicator used the "prndl" (yes that's a word in parts counterman circles) off of a early/mid 80s gm "G" series van with OD, the circumferance is just right for the ford columns, fastened with drilled & tapped tiny l'il screws then a strategically engineered(bent) piece of fat wire fastened to the shift tube via a tapped hole & machine screw painted black with the tip behind the prndl painted orange finishes the setup nicely
Of coarse on mine alla this is hooked up to a 700-R-4 trannny so not sure about the hookup from the column down for yours
Mikie
near ottawa canada
58 m-100 panel & 64 econoline p/u
alllllso.....
for shift indicator used the "prndl" (yes that's a word in parts counterman circles) off of a early/mid 80s gm "G" series van with OD, the circumferance is just right for the ford columns, fastened with drilled & tapped tiny l'il screws then a strategically engineered(bent) piece of fat wire fastened to the shift tube via a tapped hole & machine screw painted black with the tip behind the prndl painted orange finishes the setup nicely
Of coarse on mine alla this is hooked up to a 700-R-4 trannny so not sure about the hookup from the column down for yours
Mikie
near ottawa canada
58 m-100 panel & 64 econoline p/u
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Stock Column with AOD
I added an AOD to my stock FMX equipped vehicle using the stock column shifter. I changed the lever on the transmission to a Lokar fully adjustable unit. That lever can be clocked to whatever position you want. The firewall rod to transmission lever attachment point can also be adjusted. The main rod coming down the firewall is also a Lokar unit.
I had to "play" with the length of the very short dogleg connector rod that comes right off the column which connects to the Z-bar. Basically I shortened it to give me more sweep on the shift indicator. I was working around headers so the Z bar had to have one arm lengthened also. What you do up top will affect the firewall rod to transmission lever attachment point. It comes down to a manipulation of arcs to give you full gear selection.
I do have some pictures but they are on my work computer and I won't be back there until Monday.
It was a fun project.
Good luck,
Nick in WI
I had to "play" with the length of the very short dogleg connector rod that comes right off the column which connects to the Z-bar. Basically I shortened it to give me more sweep on the shift indicator. I was working around headers so the Z bar had to have one arm lengthened also. What you do up top will affect the firewall rod to transmission lever attachment point. It comes down to a manipulation of arcs to give you full gear selection.
I do have some pictures but they are on my work computer and I won't be back there until Monday.
It was a fun project.
Good luck,
Nick in WI
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