TH400 guys inside...post pics of your center console/shifter
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I currently have a t-56 car. i'm looking to go with a th400. can I re-use my center console? can i keep the shifter boot and all? i'd like it clean and stock apearing. i dont want to hack up the console. i've seen some 4l60e cars that put a th400 and cut the console up pretty bad.
post pics of how your console and shifter looks. help me decide how i want to do this.
post pics of how your console and shifter looks. help me decide how i want to do this.
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You can use a b&m ratchet shifter and sew the boot around it, plus it will fit in stock location. When i changed to a hurst pistol grip, I just changed the top cover over to an auto style and trimmed it to fit. I'll post up some pics when I get home if you'd like. I'd like to do the no console myself
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That was my goal
I've got the reverse lockout under the leather boot currently and you can't see it's there. Was going to get a 6-speed **** for the top but decided (well not really) several other routes. . . IF I could get a 6-speed shift **** with a button on the side, I would SO be jumping on it!
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Here's what I got....
I did a TH400 swap on an Auto car. It was in a 98 Trans Am.
I have a few pictures, But It's also not finished yet. We wanna do something creative with the part that lights up. We removed all the letters (prnd321), and we wanna put a colored screen in there with a logo.
Also, We wanna put a shifter boot in there, where the shifter comes out of the console to hide the shifter... But we haven't got that far with it yet.
Here's what we have now!
![TH400 guys inside...post pics of your center console/shifter-b-m-1.jpg](https://ls1tech.com/forums/attachments/automatic-transmission/326204d1469564114t-th400-guys-inside-post-pics-your-center-console-shifter-b-m-1.jpg)
![TH400 guys inside...post pics of your center console/shifter-b-m2.jpg](https://ls1tech.com/forums/attachments/automatic-transmission/326205d1469564114t-th400-guys-inside-post-pics-your-center-console-shifter-b-m2.jpg)
And I also did the T56 to 4L60E swap in my car. I used a factory A4 Shifter from my buddies 98 Trans Am. Heres a few pics of it. I retained the 6 speed console, and it can still pull all the way down to 1st gear and go all the way up into park.![Winky](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_wink.gif)
![TH400 guys inside...post pics of your center console/shifter-a4-1.jpg](https://ls1tech.com/forums/attachments/automatic-transmission/326206d1469564114t-th400-guys-inside-post-pics-your-center-console-shifter-a4-1.jpg)
![TH400 guys inside...post pics of your center console/shifter-a4-2.jpg](https://ls1tech.com/forums/attachments/automatic-transmission/326207d1469564114t-th400-guys-inside-post-pics-your-center-console-shifter-a4-2.jpg)
![TH400 guys inside...post pics of your center console/shifter-a4-3.jpg](https://ls1tech.com/forums/attachments/automatic-transmission/326208d1469564114t-th400-guys-inside-post-pics-your-center-console-shifter-a4-3.jpg)
I did a TH400 swap on an Auto car. It was in a 98 Trans Am.
I have a few pictures, But It's also not finished yet. We wanna do something creative with the part that lights up. We removed all the letters (prnd321), and we wanna put a colored screen in there with a logo.
Also, We wanna put a shifter boot in there, where the shifter comes out of the console to hide the shifter... But we haven't got that far with it yet.
Here's what we have now!
![TH400 guys inside...post pics of your center console/shifter-b-m-1.jpg](https://ls1tech.com/forums/attachments/automatic-transmission/326204d1469564114t-th400-guys-inside-post-pics-your-center-console-shifter-b-m-1.jpg)
![TH400 guys inside...post pics of your center console/shifter-b-m2.jpg](https://ls1tech.com/forums/attachments/automatic-transmission/326205d1469564114t-th400-guys-inside-post-pics-your-center-console-shifter-b-m2.jpg)
And I also did the T56 to 4L60E swap in my car. I used a factory A4 Shifter from my buddies 98 Trans Am. Heres a few pics of it. I retained the 6 speed console, and it can still pull all the way down to 1st gear and go all the way up into park.
![Winky](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_wink.gif)
![TH400 guys inside...post pics of your center console/shifter-a4-1.jpg](https://ls1tech.com/forums/attachments/automatic-transmission/326206d1469564114t-th400-guys-inside-post-pics-your-center-console-shifter-a4-1.jpg)
![TH400 guys inside...post pics of your center console/shifter-a4-2.jpg](https://ls1tech.com/forums/attachments/automatic-transmission/326207d1469564114t-th400-guys-inside-post-pics-your-center-console-shifter-a4-2.jpg)
![TH400 guys inside...post pics of your center console/shifter-a4-3.jpg](https://ls1tech.com/forums/attachments/automatic-transmission/326208d1469564114t-th400-guys-inside-post-pics-your-center-console-shifter-a4-3.jpg)
![TH400 guys inside...post pics of your center console/shifter-a4.jpg](https://ls1tech.com/forums/attachments/automatic-transmission/326209d1469564114t-th400-guys-inside-post-pics-your-center-console-shifter-a4.jpg)
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That was my goal
I've got the reverse lockout under the leather boot currently and you can't see it's there. Was going to get a 6-speed **** for the top but decided (well not really) several other routes. . . IF I could get a 6-speed shift **** with a button on the side, I would SO be jumping on it!
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Here are some pics of the Plate I made. I used a tow away zone sign I had laying around. ![Icon Lol](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies2/icon_lol.gif)
The sign was about 3/16" thick. Mild Steel. And when Bolted down, and glued into place with RTV, It wouldn't even budge with a hammer, it's so solidly mounted.![Happy](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_stretch.gif)
I also wanted to use the factory holes that mount the 6 speed shifter boot, So I had my gf hold the plate in place as i drilled the holes from the bottom of the car. Then used bolts with washers, and 2 nuts on the bottom side to hold the plate in place, and to keep them from ever backing off, I put rtv on the 2 nuts and threds also.![Winky](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_wink.gif)
Then coated EVERYTHING around the hole and plate with RTV to waterproof the car from rust or any road debries, or exhaust fumes.
I also took the same sign and cut a piece just big enough to cover the hole for the master cylinder for the T56, and used push-pin style fasteners to hold it in place so IF I ever wanted to go back to a 6 speed, My master would just bolt right back in with no issues. And the same with the factory T56 shifter boot,and etc. The car is completely reversable. Only mod I would have to do is drill the holes larger in the rubber boot for the shifter, and use bolts to hold it in place.![Grin](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_grin.gif)
Heres some pics for you to kinda go off of....
![TH400 guys inside...post pics of your center console/shifter-4l60e-swap-my-ta.jpg](https://ls1tech.com/forums/attachments/automatic-transmission/326895d1469564166t-th400-guys-inside-post-pics-your-center-console-shifter-4l60e-swap-my-ta.jpg)
![TH400 guys inside...post pics of your center console/shifter-my-auto-9.jpg](https://ls1tech.com/forums/attachments/automatic-transmission/326896d1469564166t-th400-guys-inside-post-pics-your-center-console-shifter-my-auto-9.jpg)
![TH400 guys inside...post pics of your center console/shifter-my-a4-swap-9.jpg](https://ls1tech.com/forums/attachments/automatic-transmission/326897d1469564166t-th400-guys-inside-post-pics-your-center-console-shifter-my-a4-swap-9.jpg)
![TH400 guys inside...post pics of your center console/shifter-my-ta-auto-swap-1.jpg](https://ls1tech.com/forums/attachments/automatic-transmission/326898d1469564166t-th400-guys-inside-post-pics-your-center-console-shifter-my-ta-auto-swap-1.jpg)
![Icon Lol](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies2/icon_lol.gif)
The sign was about 3/16" thick. Mild Steel. And when Bolted down, and glued into place with RTV, It wouldn't even budge with a hammer, it's so solidly mounted.
![Happy](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_stretch.gif)
I also wanted to use the factory holes that mount the 6 speed shifter boot, So I had my gf hold the plate in place as i drilled the holes from the bottom of the car. Then used bolts with washers, and 2 nuts on the bottom side to hold the plate in place, and to keep them from ever backing off, I put rtv on the 2 nuts and threds also.
![Winky](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_wink.gif)
Then coated EVERYTHING around the hole and plate with RTV to waterproof the car from rust or any road debries, or exhaust fumes.
I also took the same sign and cut a piece just big enough to cover the hole for the master cylinder for the T56, and used push-pin style fasteners to hold it in place so IF I ever wanted to go back to a 6 speed, My master would just bolt right back in with no issues. And the same with the factory T56 shifter boot,and etc. The car is completely reversable. Only mod I would have to do is drill the holes larger in the rubber boot for the shifter, and use bolts to hold it in place.
![Grin](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_grin.gif)
Heres some pics for you to kinda go off of....
![TH400 guys inside...post pics of your center console/shifter-4l60e-swap-my-ta.jpg](https://ls1tech.com/forums/attachments/automatic-transmission/326895d1469564166t-th400-guys-inside-post-pics-your-center-console-shifter-4l60e-swap-my-ta.jpg)
![TH400 guys inside...post pics of your center console/shifter-my-auto-9.jpg](https://ls1tech.com/forums/attachments/automatic-transmission/326896d1469564166t-th400-guys-inside-post-pics-your-center-console-shifter-my-auto-9.jpg)
![TH400 guys inside...post pics of your center console/shifter-my-a4-swap-9.jpg](https://ls1tech.com/forums/attachments/automatic-transmission/326897d1469564166t-th400-guys-inside-post-pics-your-center-console-shifter-my-a4-swap-9.jpg)
![TH400 guys inside...post pics of your center console/shifter-my-ta-auto-swap-1.jpg](https://ls1tech.com/forums/attachments/automatic-transmission/326898d1469564166t-th400-guys-inside-post-pics-your-center-console-shifter-my-ta-auto-swap-1.jpg)
![TH400 guys inside...post pics of your center console/shifter-my-ta-auto-swap.jpg](https://ls1tech.com/forums/attachments/automatic-transmission/326899d1469564166t-th400-guys-inside-post-pics-your-center-console-shifter-my-ta-auto-swap.jpg)