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Old Aug 17, 2006 | 04:24 PM
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Are there any out of the box solutions for moving the shifter location rearward? I've seen several options for applications where the t56 pushes the shifter too far to the rear of the car.........but with my project I'm a little over 5" short of the hole with the motor mounted as tight to the firewall as possible. If there is a proven solution out there I'd much rather go that route rather than try to re-invent the wheel at this stage.
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Old Aug 17, 2006 | 04:32 PM
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http://www.mcleodind.com/faq.html#shifters

-714-630-3668 x244 - ask for red
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Old Aug 17, 2006 | 05:43 PM
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Do you have the shifter mounted in the rear or middle of the trans?
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Do you have the shifter mounted in the rear or middle of the trans?
Shifter is mounted in the rear of the trans right now. Rearmost tip of the trans is about 5-6" short of the hole, so from center to center I'm probably looking at 8 inches short.
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Old Aug 24, 2006 | 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by 72chevy72
http://www.mcleodind.com/faq.html#shifters

-714-630-3668 x244 - ask for red

Played a little phone tag with Red but we had a good conversation yesterday afternoon. It sounds like they have a solution for my problem, and I'll be placing an order for. Thanks for the heads up!
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how about for a f-body? is there any way to move the shifter slightly back as to not sit so close to the pedals? like the c5 vettes, seems the shifter location is much closer to the driver, not slamming your knuckles into the hvac ***** on our f-bodys... anybody?
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I'm pretty sure I still have my GTO shifter that moves it back a good ways. If you want I'll look in the garage tomorrow.
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Old Nov 16, 2010 | 10:29 PM
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Yes the GTO shifter sits back further. You'll need the actual shifter and the shifter paw in the trans that the ball socket sits in. Very easy to change.
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