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Hi all. I have a 51 F1 and I am in the process of ordering a transmission mount/floor shifter for my C6. I am undecided on the length and shape of the shifter to use to avoid hitting the dash or bench seat. If you could post some pics of your shifter with a short description of particulars it would be much appreciated. Thank you in advance.
I bought a locar shifter for my 51 f1. I believe it's a 36 inch shifter and bought it because I thought it would be cool and it was on sale at the time. If I had to do it all over again, I would have bought the next size down (24 or 30 inch) just because I think it would look better in the cab. I am OK with what I have - still is cool - kinda old timy looking.
Hope this helps
Dan
How long is yours moejr ? Both look great but looks wise for me about halfway between would be nice . Mine is a 53 so a little different but seems there are very little if any options other than lokar and for us up here that is a very expensive option .
Awesome. Thank you for the pictures. I agree with EBEAR, they both look great. I am stuck between the 23" Nostalgia S bend and the 16" like moejr has. They are not cheap for us up here but I think it is worth it
Back a loooong time ago in the 70's I used a shifter from a Pinto when I did the first engine, Trany swap in my 49, it worked well and was cheap money. Some things to think about when choosing a shifter....... mounting location, shaft length, gear Indicator with lamp and cost. My Locar shifter does not have a gear indicator and adding one is more $$ than I want to spend at the moment.
Back a loooong time ago in the 70's I used a shifter from a Pinto when I did the first engine, Trany swap in my 49, it worked well and was cheap money. Some things to think about when choosing a shifter....... mounting location, shaft length, gear Indicator with lamp and cost. My Locar shifter does not have a gear indicator and adding one is more $$ than I want to spend at the moment.
Thanks moejr. I hadn't thought about the gear indicator. Do you find that you need or miss it?
I bought their Nostalgia shifter. I can get drive and second but the shifter hits the seat so I cannot get 1st. I bought a shorter shifter, I think it's a 16" but to get it in requires a lot more than unscrewing the long one so I am just living with it. I do have the shorter shifter if you are interested.
I didn't give it much though when I ordered the Lokar unit, was thinking more of shaft length and hitting the dash. Lokar make one that mounts on the dash or shifter boot.
Thanks moejr. I hadn't thought about the gear indicator. Do you find that you need or miss it?
I've looked at the Lokar shifters as well. I don't like that they do not come with a shift indicator. And the indicators they offer are kind of cheap looking.
Do the Lokar shifters come with back-up light and neutral safety switches? And do they have "detents" like a stock shifter? You know, for example, so you cannot easily move the shifter from drive to reverse. In catalogs they look like a simple lever setup with a lot of adjustable mounting brackets.
