Once you find the mustang trans you should also get the shift that goes with it.
How to go from tree shifter to floor shifter.
The column isnt broke it just jams up almost everytime shiftin in to second.
I personally like my 3 on the tree.
You can replace your column shifter with a floor shifter in less than eight hours.
Its not the greatest for city driving but neither is the fj40 in general.
Unfortunately hurst generally sells there installation kit necessary separate from the shifter.
Nevermind guys while postin this i found out i got box fulla crap not even the right shifter has the right shift lever diff.
I got the mr gasket set and a b m shifter universal cable for th400 the hole only needs to be bigger than the biggest diameter on the cable.
Not long after the swap i decided to go a step further and switch the car from it s rather worn out original column shift to a floor shift configuration as well.
A column shifter is located on the steering column of your automobile usually on the right side.
They bolt to the side of the tranny.
Converting 3 on the tree to floor shift 09 28 04 09 43 pm post 519486 in response to budnate just jack the car right up and chock it well you dont need to grind any of the floor out.
It uses the same design as their 4 speed shifters.
Check your local salvage yards as.
One of the best 3 speed shifters that you can find is made by hurst and is called the mastershift.
There are floor shifters you can buy for your tranny that aren t too expensive.
The 4 speed is a better tranny.
The first thing you are going to need is a tailshaft that is set up for a floor shift.
Originally many c10 trucks had a three on the tree manual.
Shifter and pry a bracket from some other shifter.
If you want to do a power steering conversion you will have to get rid of the column shift.
If you are modifying your car and want to change from a column shifter to a floor shifter the job is as simple as changing a few levers.
The shifter with an installation kit can get expensive but you must have both.
Just need to locate and cut an opening in the drive tunnel.
All my videos are in 1080p hi def so check that out just an idea on how to convert a column shift steering column to appear as a floor shift column thanks f.
Thanks for the help maybe i can use this advise when i get the right shifter.
In that case you might as well switch to a 4 speed tranny since either way it will have to be a floor shift.
The old tree linkage removes easily with just clips and you can get it out of the way.
