..... How will this shifter fit in this Trans T56?
..... How will this shifter fit in this Trans T56? 
11-10-2009, 03:52 PM
#5
No,
Are you sure you don't need an F-body shifter... I'm confused as to what you want to end up with.
If you do need/want a stock GTO shifter assembly I have one ready to go...
Are you sure you don't need an F-body shifter... I'm confused as to what you want to end up with.
If you do need/want a stock GTO shifter assembly I have one ready to go...
11-10-2009, 04:01 PM
#6
First off, is this going into the fox-body? Have you measured to see where the stock shiter will be put? If it puts the shifter in a decent location, save yourself the hassle and get an aftermarket shifter for the f-body, assuming you don't want the stock shifter.
If the stock shifter location is gonna work fine for you but you still want to use that aftermarket setback shifter, the only way it'll work is if you a) chop up the stock console/trans tunnel, or b) somehow rig the shorter stick into the stock T56 baseplate, but that's an unnecessary amount of work.
If for some reason you want the shifter set forward and not back, you could figure out and make an adapter plate that swings the linkage around forward but still keeps the ball in the proper place, towards the back of that shifter pocket on the trans.
If the stock shifter location is gonna work fine for you but you still want to use that aftermarket setback shifter, the only way it'll work is if you a) chop up the stock console/trans tunnel, or b) somehow rig the shorter stick into the stock T56 baseplate, but that's an unnecessary amount of work.
If for some reason you want the shifter set forward and not back, you could figure out and make an adapter plate that swings the linkage around forward but still keeps the ball in the proper place, towards the back of that shifter pocket on the trans.
Last edited by frojoe; 11-10-2009 at 04:06 PM.
11-10-2009, 10:39 PM
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I afraid that the stock shifter may be near or under the consul so that I asked if I can forward new shifter little bit so I don't need to do any cut or remove the consul
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11-11-2009, 05:03 AM
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The length for T56 for F-body and GTO is the same but the shifter for GTO is little back and looks longer.
11-11-2009, 01:03 PM
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What I meant was if you reversed the direction of GTO shifter so it's facing forward, it might sit a bit too far forward and again interfere with the console cutout/radio area. Also from looking at that 1st attached pic, the bottom of where the actual shifter sits dips below the top face of the shifter pocket on the trans, so you'd have to take that into account and raise the assembly up a bit if you were to make a bracket to reverse the GTO shifter around.
Again, is that previous picture of the shifter in the car of your setup? Would that not work out for you?
Again, is that previous picture of the shifter in the car of your setup? Would that not work out for you?
