Vetal

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What is needed when swapping M6 to 4L80E regarding shifter assembly? I know you have large bracket from A4 4L60 that you mount on the floor (do you need to cut it?), then the shifter "stick" itself, what else? Am I right that shifter is connected to 2 cables, that go to the transmission? How are they connected to the tranny itself? What else is needed? What are common options for this swap?
Pics would be great if you could post them

Vetal

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Anyone would want to help?

slow67

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Aftermarket shifters only require 1 cable....the stock shifter has 2 cables, as the 2nd one is for shiftlock (to keep you from going into gear without pressing the brake pedal first). I covered the hole with part of a street sign, and bolted the shifter to that.

Vetal

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So I need only 1 cable, from shifter to the gearbox?
Could someone post some pics of what is needed?

Avengeance

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I literally went to a junk yard, found a A4 car, and with a sawzall I cut the whole tunnel out where the A4 shifter mounts to. Then I simply used rivets to attach it to my M6 tunnel. Great thing is it really makes this swap simple for the interior..... all you have to do it slap a A4 consol on top and youre done. No need for custom plating... custom shifters.... etc. I even used a 4L60 cable and mount (with minor modification to mount to the trans).

Vetal

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But this whole shifter assembly is from LS1 4L60 F-body, right? What is this cable going towards driver feet on your pic?

Avengeance

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Yes.. from a 4L60 Fbody.

I believe that cable is the shiftlock cable.

Vetal

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Would shifter/cable from V6 F-body fit?

Avengeance

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Thats I dont know.

Vetal

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maybe someone else will

Avengeance do you have any more tranny related pics of your swap?

soundengineer

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personally... I say go custom....
get a TCI outlaw shifter, and custom make a plate/bracket to mount your shifter to to fit how you like it to sit.

I reused the t56 center console, and just cut it to fit the shifter housing...
next plan is to fiberglass the hole shut and make it fit custom to the TCI shifter boot

Avengeance

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Nice work! Personally I like the clean stock look.

Vetal

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How is the cable connected do the tranny? I assume 4l60 cable is fully compatible with 4l80 gearbox?

Vetal

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Also, could I use shifter/cable from any van that had 4l60 in it?

Vetal

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Does it come with it's own cable, compatible with 4l80?

soundengineer

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its comes with a cable, it should be a universal fit.
it also comes with a set of brackets to mount the cable to the trans..

*EDIT*
it comes with a cable if you order a shifter/trans package
otherwise you need to buy one of their Universal cables.

Vetal

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I'm in a hurry to cannibalise shifter from smth. available locally... Do you guys have idea which shifters apart from F-body + LS1 would fit?

Vetal

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How do I make sure I won't go into gear without pressing brake, if I only have 1 cable?
Also, what is this ugly button on top of stock shifter?

chief455

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I am waiting on the answer to this also, for a TH400 swap.

Pictures and words tell that the stock cable and bracket mount to the trans - with a hole drilled into the stock bracket for a pan bolt to use. But - do you take the stock 4L60E lever from the trans shaft and put it right onto a 4L80E/TH400 trans shaft? Pictures would help!

CarsandWomen

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has anybody been able to make an aftermarket shifter fit under the stock A4 console with the slider plastic piece removed? im with Avengece, i like the clean stock look but I wanna try RVMB with the T brake