custom gear shifter

tekila · Post by **tekila** » Thu May 12, 2011 12:47 am

Hi all
Im after a custom gear shifter for a 70 f100 (rat rod)
any one out there that knows of some one who has made them on.

Need on approx 26" long

Brad

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Thu May 12, 2011 11:17 am

for what transmission? floor shift or column shift? sounds like a floor shift being over 2 ft. long.

tekila · Post by **tekila** » Thu May 12, 2011 3:39 pm

im after a floor shift manual shifter.
Something rat rod like, similar to the attached http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Rat-Rod- ... ccessories

this is my truck

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Fri May 13, 2011 12:40 am

that would really be pretty easy to make a custom shifter for. you would want the original shifter. so it would go into the transmission. and then cut it off below the shifter boot. or get a larger shifter boot and cut it up higher. then attach your custom rod to the stub of the original shifter with a collar and bolts through both pieces. you just have to decide on your design.

ezernut9mm · Post by **ezernut9mm** » Sun May 22, 2011 6:53 pm

a friend of mine lengthened his original one. it looks real cool but he can't hit a gear with it to save his life. i guess he will eventually get used to it but i laughed a bunch when he first started driving with it.

F100builder · Post by **F100builder** » Mon May 23, 2011 10:37 pm

Very cool truck!

I have a Lokar on mine but it's a C6. Not sure if you wanted something like a Lokar or Gennie or if you wanted something totally custom. For a manual, the sky is the limit and like fordman says, you can make just about anything you want and just attach it to the existing base.

Here's a pic of mine before and after carpet. I still want to get a knob for it with a little more attitude.

F100builder · Post by **F100builder** » Mon May 23, 2011 10:39 pm

Oops...accidental bump!

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Mon May 23, 2011 10:51 pm

is it tall enough?

F100builder · Post by **F100builder** » Mon May 23, 2011 11:00 pm

fordman wrote:is it tall enough?

I was looking for an excuse to add a sunroof!

STROKER69 · Post by **STROKER69** » Mon May 23, 2011 11:42 pm

I thought the one posted somewhere on this site with a old glass door knob for a shifter knob was cool as heck.

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Tue May 24, 2011 2:28 am

F100builder wrote:
fordman wrote:is it tall enough?
I was looking for an excuse to add a sunroof!

that also kind of reminds me of he ratfink models cars of the 70's

Dalton Sexton · Post by **Dalton Sexton** » Mon May 25, 2015 8:14 pm

I think he wanted a chopper but the truck was more sensible.

radioactivelarry · Post by **radioactivelarry** » Fri May 29, 2015 2:51 am

I have a dummy grenade I'm going to use for a shifter knob. Or maybe I'll use a live one with a quick disconnect then I can toss it at the guy that is tailgating me!
How's that for "road rage"

Has anyone ever shortened a shifter? If so how does it work? I would think you would get a shorter throw?

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