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I have a shifter for an R!0 roughly fabricated to work but not to show. But since i dont have an over drive in my suburban and no other car tp put it one, will not take the time to refine it. LIke you, I now live a life of manitanence.  I go to the shop maybe several times a week now. Maybe time will heal the Lyme infection. Can only wait that outl. 

Paul

In the past I toyed with the floor shifter. The design shown will not work on an R 10 overdrive transmission. What I wanted was for an R 10. My last attempt exists but is not tricked out and has not been road tested. I’m fighting old age and lyme infection so not pursuing much these days. 

It is an interesting study though.  

Once it works for me, I will not likely make it available. I do not think I can patent it. It is quite uncomplicated, so easy to reproduce. I may be somewhat selfish, but I’m nottoointerested in giving away  what I spent weeks figuring it out.  Just saying, Will know more once I have in use on the road.

Yes, but not tested. Will test this fall. We are still in Maine, fly home the 28th.  Recontact me early  November.

paul.

These designs are way over designed and none for an R 10. I have fabricated one for my B3B, with R10 overdrive. It will be on display at Tims BBQ. Parts are at a machine shop now getting "professionalized. 

I drove through the cemetery and chanced upon two fellows sitting on a bench. One had been an auto mechanic and knew the 218, had worked on many of them. He really enjoyed hearing one running again. Fun!

I mean no offense to other engines. it's ny opinion that to see one that runs so well, that, has been restored,, I think it just surprises some. I like the flathead six, it's just me, the sound, the torque,  it's just a joy. Maybe at age 79 it speaks louder to me than to others.  

A year before my shop fire scorched my truck that was in the fire, I drove it to the large redwood trees in the Sequoia National Forest, which are about 50 miles from our home. Two visitors to the park were from Germany, a father and his 20 year old son.  They were amazed to see such a vehicle drive into the parking lot. They said that they only saw such vehicles in museums. When I opened the hood and then started the engine for them, they were ecstatic. With their camera, I took several pictures of them by the truck. It was a fun time for all.  Before the fire and after pictures of my truck. 

I did not realize your post was a blog until a moment ago, which calls me to double down on my apology.  

Paul

Tim, that response is a fantastic example of professionalism. You could have bashed me 10 ways to Rome, instead, you convinced me that if I'm serious about an overdrive, I should stay with what was designed for my transmission. Yes, it does sit back but I'm putting in bucket seats and the  shift lever will be in the area of my knee. 

Marketing this is not my current goal, that goal is a shifter for my car for me. I have sold three OD's to George so we've met on the phone.

Thank you for your response, once I have driven with it Ivwill report back. With an upcoming knee surgery Sept 5, my next project is War and Peace, Leo Tolstoy. The book is by my elbo as I type. 

Primarily the fabricated floor shift. I will add an overdrive later. I've found and sold 6 R10 OD's. My personal concern on them is the potential cost to rebuild one including all electrical. From my causal observation that is a bit technical and the solenoids are not Walmart items. Yet in good shape they are historically quite dependable. 

The shifter I fabbed from a photo, not my design. It is uncomplicated and will serve my purposes very well. The tranny and OD are not on the engine yet. 

OR:  I am getting ready to put a Volvo OD behind my stock 218 on my '53 Suburban with three on the tree, then this floor shift attachment. 

I have very mixed emotions about this post. This forum is a community  of like minded wrench heads. That means each new member should learn the culture and the personalities and then work within those parameters. To venture off in a "rant" tread is to create a sub culture and I do not endorse such. JMHO 

I'm not a Ford advocate, yet I have an 87 T-Bird parked. I parked it at 3OOK. It has never been opened has a 5.O EFI engine. I never replaced the spark plugs nor the wires because it always passed Calif smog up to the day I parked it. That Bird had a sports suspension in it but not all that crazy plastic stuff. It was one of the best driving cars I've ever owned. Aside from brake pads on the front, tires and battery, the only thing I ever did to it was replace one water pump.

That is a nice looking truck. Ever notice that people do not see the little things that seem to irritate us? If it runs down the road with the traffic, to the average bear, that's fantastic.

We need to take our trucks to Yosemite after the BBQ, stay a night then head home. Looking forward to ''journeying" with you to Tims. With Mark Hayward's coupe riding shotgun, we'll have quite a convoy. Others from the south are invited to join up with us.

I should have added in my  blog, that I have never been in a round of debate, never studied it academically, had only 6 hrs. of speech in Undergraduate studies and never taught speech. Knowledge and adaptability are key, which is why I ask questions most often "why" questions. If you know why, then you can choose between the "hows" based upon your preference, tools available, skills, etc. 

Thank guys, and Jeff, yes, and to correct that spot I just take the clear off correct that spot, apply Prep and etch, recoat with clear, and buff it out. Bazingo!

Tim had my keys too, that's how he got me to drive to the BBQ, I had to wire it to a toggle switch to get there and get my KEYS! LOL

Don't try to rebuild the entire truck mentally. Make a sequential project plan: I. a. front suspension, front disc brakes, c) rear axle, d) brake lines, e) fuel tank and fuel line,

II. Engine:

III. Tryanny

IV. Body: you make your own list. Think about only one 'system' at a time.

Good luck.

As always, it's buyer be aware which has been shortened to 'buyer beware'. I am very conservative on things I buy today. My wife wanted a new sofa that was in a 'going out off business' "sale". I chopped his 'sale price' and got another $200. 00 off.

Car part prices I pay according to urgency which I try to avoid by buying three to six months ahead of my need. That way I work hard to get my price and I no longer have that "I can't walk away" fear.

To forum members I price 'fair' usually 60% of VPW and negotiate from there. I fully agree with the relationship factor especially on the forum. I gave a four speed sync tyranny

to a member. When he picked it up, he handed me a crisp $50 bill for "steam cleaning" it.

So for me, patience in buying makes this hobby afordable.

Cruel is too nice for the two of you. There is an old adage which states that in every bit of humor is a bit of pain! OUCH!. 

So can I use PP, aka Phoenix Patina? 

A nicely written piece. I think there is a strong connection between fear and respect.  

My primary motivation for taking that climb was that if I encountered any problem I could make a U turn and coast a long way home or to help. So with disc brakes we came down in grand fashion. It was a good test for them and they did not falter ever. Love those brakes.

That is a VERY classy steering wheel. 

As a result of this blog: I'm going to put my oil filter back on my truck and keep the oil air filter for the car. My truck air filter was left in the bed for 17 years and rusted out, so it has a filter in it now. With our dustless roads in CA, maybe I don't need an air filter. . .

Thank you for this information.