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Hello everyone. I'm trying to convert over from positive ground to negative ground. Still keeping it 6 volts. I've read this great article from Fifth Avenue Garage and was wondering if its all I have to do. Any help with changing over or the steps it takes would be helpful. https://fifthaveinternetgarage.blogspot.com/2017/06/changing-your-electrical-system-from.html
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Past couple years I've been looking at putting an OD trans in my 39 P8. I've found that the 39 is a transition year and kinda special in a number of ways. One of which is the shift linkage. Mine is on the column where I would like to leave it and has one shifting rod to the trans side and a cable that attaches to the trans top plate. An R6 OD would fit right in with few mods but these OD's are proving difficult to find. In fact I have only come across 2 in the last 2 years. One out of my price range and the other didn't want to sell. So I'm looking at plan B. I have an R7 but the original linkage will not work. Its been suggested to me twice now to swap the steering column out along with shift linkage to a 1940-48. This would give me the linkage I need. I may have an opportunity to get another steering column. I was hoping someone that knows about this kind of swap could chime in with some helpful advice. Like first of all would it be a direct fit for the steering column? Its also limited space where the MC and clutch linkage are mounted so the new shift linkage would need to get past that configuration - will it? Is the MC and clutch mounting configuration the same from 39 to 48? I'm told the R7 and R10 are the same dims so if anyone has put an R10 in a 39 and swapped out the column this might help as well. Attached a couple pics of my original and the R7.
