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Old Oct 19, 2006 | 09:09 AM
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floor shifter

I'm doing a 302 sb & c4 trans swap into into a 1955 f-100, and I need to know will any automatic floor shifter fit right into the truck (cutting into the the floor and all ofcourse) with a c4 trans? The shifter I'm thinking of specifically is made by Lokar it's the 23" nastalgia automatic floor shifter. Any idea if of any floor shifters that would clear a stock bench seat?
 
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Old Oct 19, 2006 | 09:45 AM
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I have the Lokar setup. The model I used is a little shorter and it was not hitting the seat even in 1st. Check my pix for location and clearance. Good luck, Jag
 
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Old Oct 19, 2006 | 09:53 AM
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fit the shifter on the floor before you cut the floor to get good placement. i'm running a 23 inch lokar floor shifter with bench seats and have plenty of clearance.
 
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Old Oct 19, 2006 | 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Jag Red 54
I have the Lokar setup. The model I used is a little shorter and it was not hitting the seat even in 1st. Check my pix for location and clearance. Good luck, Jag
Your truck looks awesome, thanks for the reply
 
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Old Oct 19, 2006 | 10:42 AM
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I have a 302/C4 with a B&M star shifter.. Works fine but I did not do the install, the PO did..
 
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Old Oct 19, 2006 | 11:47 AM
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I have the same 23" shifter except on an aod tranny, plenty of seat clearance. It's easily adjustable to fit close or further away, depending on how you like it.
 
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Old Oct 19, 2006 | 11:50 AM
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using the same shifter but with an fmx tranny. setup a gallery with some shots if you want to take a peek. good luck, really like the way mine works.
 
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Old Oct 19, 2006 | 12:04 PM
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here is mine. it is the lokar 23 inch like you explained on a C4/302 combo. I dont know if you can see or not, but you can move the shifter forward or back using the plate it is mounted on... with the seat in there is a decent amount of clearance in 1st gear.

 
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Old Oct 19, 2006 | 12:06 PM
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Very cool thank you, everyone.
 
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Old Oct 19, 2006 | 02:35 PM
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I'm running a B&M Quicksilver Ratchet shifter in my '53 for my C6 tranny. There are other options available from Hurst and TCI.
 
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Old Oct 19, 2006 | 05:29 PM
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i have the 23 loctar in my 52 f1 fits nice
 
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