thebelvedereman Posted December 23, 2019 Report Share Posted December 23, 2019 I know I'm beating a dead horse that's been beaten over and over , I was just wondering if anyone has started making a floor shifter for the selector trans yet, or if we still have to try and make our own or find an old foxcraft or dragfast shifter and pay a fortune, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg g Posted December 23, 2019 Report Share Posted December 23, 2019 Yep foxcrafr or your inginuity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pflaming Posted December 23, 2019 Report Share Posted December 23, 2019 Will fox craft work on an R 10 overdrive? Their photo is not clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted December 23, 2019 Report Share Posted December 23, 2019 too late...sold it back to the guy I got mine from..... Sad part was I tried to generate a reproduction interest and it was deemed not economically feasible due to the pressed brackets being rather complex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebelvedereman Posted December 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2019 4 hours ago, Plymouthy Adams said: too late...sold it back to the guy I got mine from..... Sad part was I tried to generate a reproduction interest and it was deemed not economically feasible due to the pressed brackets being rather complex. I kind of figured that , it looked like a giant pain in the ass to try and make, I'll be back in Georgia in about a week and a half, and I love my column shifter but I have a shift knob that my grandfather made for me about 40 years ago for my first car and I really want to use it , but it's made of brass and it's way too heavy for a column shift , it would just keep popping it out of gear, weighs about seven pounds LOL, I was just wondering if anyone had started making them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Los_Control Posted December 23, 2019 Report Share Posted December 23, 2019 4 minutes ago, thebelvedereman said: it's made of brass and it's way too heavy for a column shift , it would just keep popping it out of gear, weighs about seven pounds LOL, I was just wondering if anyone had started making them Oh come on now, you cant leave us hanging like that .... wheres the pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg g Posted December 23, 2019 Report Share Posted December 23, 2019 So your grandpa gave you one of his giant brass ba....Nevermind! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plymjim Posted December 23, 2019 Report Share Posted December 23, 2019 Somewhere on this very forum is a thread where someone posted the details of a shifter he had made. Real good "how to" text & pics. You'll have to research it as I'm not computer literate enough to find it again myself. Many years ago I made a quite simple one using a Corvette T-handle shfter with a cable that operated the selector lever. But back then you could buy said shifter for less than the price of a running p-15. I still have an Almquist engineering catalog listing selector floor shifts for about $19.95. 'Fraid it's about 60 years out of date though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebelvedereman Posted December 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2019 1 hour ago, Los_Control said: Oh come on now, you cant leave us hanging like that .... wheres the pics? nothing fancy, just nice smooth brass, and I pulled the pentastar off the passenger side fender and he recessed the knob and set it in, when I polish it real good it looks like it's made out of gold LOL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebelvedereman Posted December 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2019 14 minutes ago, plymjim said: Somewhere on this very forum is a thread where someone posted the details of a shifter he had made. Real good "how to" text & pics. You'll have to research it as I'm not computer literate enough to find it again myself. Many years ago I made a quite simple one using a Corvette T-handle shfter with a cable that operated the selector lever. But back then you could buy said shifter for less than the price of a running p-15. I still have an Almquist engineering catalog listing selector floor shifts for about $19.95. 'Fraid it's about 60 years out of date though. yeah somewhere in one of my closets down in Georgia I have a bunch of old late 50s and early 60s JC Whitney catalogs with shifters for the selector trans, but I'm sure you can't get them either LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austinsailor Posted December 24, 2019 Report Share Posted December 24, 2019 (edited) 11 hours ago, Plymouthy Adams said: too late...sold it back to the guy I got mine from..... Sad part was I tried to generate a reproduction interest and it was deemed not economically feasible due to the pressed brackets being rather complex. Yep, it’s going in my 36 DeSoto Airflow bolted to an R10. The floor shift conversion for the overdrive is a little different than the non-OD unit. One could be converted to the other with some sawing and welding. Edited December 24, 2019 by austinsailor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9 foot box Posted December 24, 2019 Report Share Posted December 24, 2019 (edited) Here are a few pictures that I've saved. I asked Rodney, on the truck side, to post a photo of his 36 Dodge truck shifter. Edited December 25, 2019 by 9 foot box 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pflaming Posted December 25, 2019 Report Share Posted December 25, 2019 (edited) I fabricated this, rough and worked, but not on an overdrive. OD must be mounted in front of that solenoid. New design finished yesterday, will install in the Suburban tomorrow. Much different shifter. Edited December 25, 2019 by pflaming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Way Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 Go to the blog section of this website and look for "Floor shift concepts for Mopar column shift Transmssions ". Tim has some interesting pics. of floor shifters there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bones44 Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 This is a Drag Fast shifter that was on my D5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pflaming Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 What makes it a fast shifter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
61spit Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 I think Drag Fast was the brand name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kencombs Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 15 minutes ago, 61spit said: I think Drag Fast was the brand name. Yep. The floor shifter market back then was driven by the perceived need to change gears faster than the 3 on the tree permitted. Drag racing was the primary auto sport in my area, and most others for teens and early 20s gear heads. Short throw gear to gear, fast movement through the neutral gate, short stiff shift rods with no play. Low ETs where everything. Fun fun fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted December 26, 2019 Report Share Posted December 26, 2019 if the shifter is not on the floor, throw it out the door...!!!? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebelvedereman Posted December 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2019 6 hours ago, bones44 said: This is a Drag Fast shifter that was on my D5 you don't still have that shifter do you?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalew Posted January 5 Report Share Posted January 5 I just bought a r10 od from George Asche with his basic floor shifter- anyone recently been working on this concept? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldodge41 Posted January 5 Report Share Posted January 5 Way to go Dalew, get me thinking about a floor shifter again! LOL! I want one, but I also think the "three in the tree" is unique in today's world and that is cool too. It's a cold day before a coming snow storm here, this gives me something to think about. How about some pics and info on the car in your picture too? Looks interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted January 5 Report Share Posted January 5 give me five and let it come alive.....I'll take four but only on the floor...if I have to settle for three....anywhere but the tree....! For sure the selector setup on the old Mopars put an added twist to the floor shifter...I even prefer automatic shifters be on the floor....puts a bit of sport into the build... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodney_Hamon Posted January 8 Report Share Posted January 8 I tried to rotate this pix and it just keeps showing up like this..apologizes. Anyway this is the box that this inline linkage would come in. My overdrive necessitated this linkage as I barely can shift up against my bench seat. It gets some used to for sure and it’s a sure bet for theft. I doubt a thief could figure it out. You gotta push dn and then back for first and then push forward into central position and let it pop up to push forward into second and then pull back for third. Reverse is push dn and then forward. I think that’s right. There are times I wish I had 3 on the tree though. Oh, customizations can be...intimidating and goofy and fun ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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