Thread: My 64 Ford Custom Project

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For a shifter I decided what would look correct in the car would be one of the old style 4 speed look floor shifters. I've used these a few times in the past on different projects and they really aren't too bad for a cheap shifter. But any time you see something that's advertised as "Universal Bolt on" and "easy installation" keep in mind they are generally lying. It took me the better part of an afternoon getting the linkage where I was happy with it.

One thing about these shifters is that they only have one detent (park). For peace of mind I took my die grinder and modified it by adding another detent that blocks the shifter from accidentally being pushed into reverse without first pushing down on the handle. It's a nice feature when manually shifting one of these.