Hello Guys / Gals, I've got a 72 Buick Skylark, and It's got a colum shift / TH400 Transmission. I've recently acquired a 70-72 GS Console / Floor Shifter etc. How hard is this to convert and what is all required ? Or is it pretty straight forward ? Look forward to your responses.
http://www.buickperformanceclub.com/buckconsole.htm The 73-77 Console is a bit different, but can be modified. http://www.buickperformanceclub.com/consolemod.htm
Hey Larry, Thanks for the reply. So just to be clear, I'm new to this, so your explanations / expertise is a big help here! My 72 skylark with colum shift, once I remove the shifter cable from the colum / transmission and remove the column arm (shifter arm) itself (There will be that knub there), I'm ok with that for this year (finances permitting), I'm just looking to get what I can done. So I'll remove my interior (New carpet going in anyway) and I'll mount my shifter (using sheet metal screws) as you indicated. I recently changed my transmission pan, and I didn't see a cable mount (Likely because it was a column shift car), so am I going to need to buy one or will just the shorter shifter cable do (floor shift to trans)? Or am I going to need to acquire the trans cable bracket and does that mount to the pan or side of trans ? Look forward to your reply. Thanks,
Column shift cars don't use a cable, floor shift cars do. The parts near the pan are reproduced by Mike Garrison. http://mrbuick.com/autotrans.htm Not sure about the cable. That may be hard to find. I did a search, here's a cable and bracket for sale, http://www.v8buick.com/showthread.p...cket&highlight=transmission+floor+shift+cable The bracket is different for the THM 350, and 400 transmissions.
