Can I use a shifter cable from a stang on my Cat? I just need a temporary fix (read, cheap:mullet: ) till I get back from PEI, then I will swap in a T5.... I priced out a new NOS cable.... IF you can find one... $317!!!!! NO THANK YOU!
The cable is definatly broke, so I need something I can replace it with...:hick:
Ron,if you have a floor shift then yea i think you can.
I'm using one out of a stang in my bird,but if i remember correctly it may need some modification just can't remember what.
cool thanks Chris... do you remember what year cable you used? Im assuming '87-'93 right?
YEP, i may have had to mod mine due to the fact that i used a half 4cyl stang one and tc one???
Not sure.
Ok I just ordered this cable:
http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=BMM%2D80831&N=700+400004+4294822071+115&autoview=sku
should be able to make it work for now...
it turned out to be too short, so I just went ahead and ordered the B&M Hammer shifter from a performance shop in town here... ended up paying $450 for it with the AOD brackets....! is this a decent price or am I getting ripped? seems kinda high to me, since the same shifter is only $230 through Summit...
but in a pinch I guess you do what ya gotta do.
this is the shifter, which I will still have to modify to make it fit my console...
http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=BMM%2D80885&N=700+400004+4294822068+115&autoview=sku
$450.00?Ripped !! They're on Ebay and the Corral (new) cheaper.But,when you need something quick,you have to do what you have to do.Why didn't you just get it through Summit?
There's one on the Corral for $100.00.It's missing the shifter plate only.A shift boot would work on that shifter.
because I just got my cable today... $31 for the cable $40 brokerage fees.... not much of a savings... I should have just bought a clutch and another T5....
That amount would've paid for it.LOL.
well I got the shifter today and pretty much have it fully assembled, the new holes drilled, and the cable hole cut out of the floor. Now I am just waiting for the paint to dry on the plate I made to cover the factory hole, then I will bolt it down and hook everything up...
Then I just have to REALLY modify the console to fit it and make it look nice...
Pics:
here is the factory hole, with the new holes cut and drilled out... had to cut a small section out of the metal console bracing piece, for the cable to pass through..... Im using the factory speed nuts and bolts...
(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb170/1WLDBRD/DSC05249.jpg)
here is a pic of the cover plate I made and sealed to the floor:
(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb170/1WLDBRD/DSC05250.jpg)
pic of the shifter installed:
(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb170/1WLDBRD/DSC05251.jpg)
another shot of the shifter....
(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb170/1WLDBRD/DSC05252.jpg)
now I have to make a custom console section.... looks like I am going to lose the ashtray, (my coin cup)...
Sweeeeet !!! Keep us posted with info and pics.Nice work so far.
k I am calling it a night on it right now....
here is how it sits:
I have the console piece it comes with, all trimmed down, now I am going to mold it to the top of the factory pieces to give it a smooth seamless look....
(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb170/1WLDBRD/DSC05253.jpg)
(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb170/1WLDBRD/DSC05254.jpg)
this project is DEFINATLY not for the week... if you like your stock interior pieces, DO NOT put a Hammer shifter in! LOL.
Thanks for the pics. I'll be doing the same exact thing after I get my console.
I'll be transplanting this in my cougar
(http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee79/daminc/parts%20bird/IMG_3283.jpg)
dont bother with that shifter man, look at your hand position. Use the Hammer. see where mine is? that is park... your hand will be in the stereo with that one, and if not, you will have to hack up the ENTIRE console and switch panel to make it fit...
not worth it...
Cool shifters,but you guys are crazy.LOL.
Ahh, You may be right. I don't have a console yet to judge size, or distance.
trust me, im not doing this by choice, it was necesity.... but in retrospect, I should have just done the T5 swap... would have been cheaper, and more enjoyable....:toilet:
1wild brd, you should of bought the mustang one so it would fit in the whole and it also is a lot shorter. I had that one first but broke the handle off then I ordered the mustang one as a replacment. But looks good I never made mine to fit maybe I will wait to see what you do!!! lol
^was gonna do that, but that one doesnt come with a cable, (which is why I went with a new shifter... mine (the cable) broke)
the mustang console Hammer uses the stock cable.... for the same price as this one was....
I figured ah what the hell, I am fairly decent at fabricting stuff, I will make it work...
you had to buy the AOD shift rod and mount right
yeah. I will be installing that (hopefully) later this morning....
ok I have the cable all hooked up, but I screwed up the pan gasket so I have to remove the tranny pan again tomorrow and redo that. The good news is the tranny fuild was still nice and red and no burned smell...
and I have the console cover just about done... so far I am liking it....
Progress pics...
(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb170/1WLDBRD/DSC05265.jpg)
(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb170/1WLDBRD/DSC05266.jpg)
(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb170/1WLDBRD/DSC05267.jpg)
(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb170/1WLDBRD/DSC05268.jpg)
(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb170/1WLDBRD/DSC05269.jpg)
(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb170/1WLDBRD/DSC05270.jpg)
Awesome !!!! You did great !!!
meh... I could have done better, but after working on it for 12 hours today, I had enough lol.
Thanks...
I decided to call it done for now and painted it black... looks much better now.
How does it "connect" to the console?
the two bolt holes in the center, and it still retains the factory tabs underneath to lock into the outer sides.... take a close look at the pics of it in primer....
as you can see I scratched the driver's side a bit, so I will have to redo it later, but I am happy with it for now....
(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb170/1WLDBRD/DSC05282.jpg)
(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb170/1WLDBRD/DSC05281.jpg)
(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb170/1WLDBRD/DSC05280.jpg)
(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb170/1WLDBRD/DSC05279.jpg)
Great job man. I hope you don't need the lighter though.
Looks nice:D
Really vs the stock floor shifter is it any better? Just wondering.
dunno, still waiting for my shift kit to get here, (B&M Transpak..... yeah I know, I have heard the stories.....)
once it is in I will give a drive report... I know the shifter feels cool, going though the gears, LOL.:mullet:
Like night and day between the two. :burnout:
OK I just got done installing the B&M Transpak, into the Cougar. Just gotta grab a quick shower and bike up to CTC and grab a couple more liters of Tranny fuild, and I will take it for a test run and let you guys know wheather it worked or not.... :dunno: