Author Topic: Challenger shifter linkage help!!!!  (Read 2552 times)

Offline b570

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 70
Challenger shifter linkage help!!!!
« on: April 05, 2009 - 03:10:23 AM »
I bought this car with a B&M floor shifter bolted in front of the bench seat.I put the original "column shift" column back in the car.I have linkage pieces I bought off Ebay.I dont even know if this will work???

1st-The part with the arrow...where does this bolt to?It looks like the trans somewhere,but I cant see anywhere it can line up with.

2nd-The circled part... Can I just hook this up to the selector on the trans without the rod that is supposed to go back for a console shift car?
Please help...this is the only thing keeping me from driving this car now.
Thank you!

« Last Edit: April 05, 2009 - 11:34:32 AM by b570 »




Offline tactransman

  • Sr. Resident
  • ******
  • Posts: 5401
  • 1973 Challenger- Member here since April 14, 2006
Re: Challenger shifter linkage help!!!!
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2009 - 08:38:03 AM »
Is there suppose to be pics here? :clueless:
Terry-tactransman 
Torqueflite/Automatic Transmission Specialist
Union, Mo.
Give a man a fish and he eats for a day,teach him to fish and he eats for a lifetime.

Offline b570

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 70
Re: Challenger shifter linkage help!!!!
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2009 - 11:35:19 AM »
Sorry.Pic is up now...oops...thanks

Offline tactransman

  • Sr. Resident
  • ******
  • Posts: 5401
  • 1973 Challenger- Member here since April 14, 2006
Re: Challenger shifter linkage help!!!!
« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2009 - 11:39:20 AM »
The part with the arrow bolts on here



The linkage piece ABOVE the circle looks like slap stick linkage and it is not needed with the column shift linkage.
Terry-tactransman 
Torqueflite/Automatic Transmission Specialist
Union, Mo.
Give a man a fish and he eats for a day,teach him to fish and he eats for a lifetime.

Offline b570

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 70
Re: Challenger shifter linkage help!!!!
« Reply #4 on: April 05, 2009 - 11:58:41 AM »
Oh this sucks BAD! My trans does NOT have that boss or threaded hole.Maybe I can frabricate a bracket to hold that piece.Im a toolmaker and can CNC fab some nice stuff.Have you ever heard of any one doing this?

Alaskan_TA

  • Guest
Re: Challenger shifter linkage help!!!!
« Reply #5 on: April 05, 2009 - 01:39:31 PM »

Offline b570

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 70
Re: Challenger shifter linkage help!!!!
« Reply #6 on: April 05, 2009 - 03:03:10 PM »
This helps...thanks,but I still dont have the boss that piece hooks to.

Offline tactransman

  • Sr. Resident
  • ******
  • Posts: 5401
  • 1973 Challenger- Member here since April 14, 2006
Re: Challenger shifter linkage help!!!!
« Reply #7 on: April 05, 2009 - 04:08:10 PM »
I was afraid of that since you said you did not see a place for it to bolt to. I am sure something could be fabricated.
Terry-tactransman 
Torqueflite/Automatic Transmission Specialist
Union, Mo.
Give a man a fish and he eats for a day,teach him to fish and he eats for a lifetime.

Offline b570

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 70
Re: Challenger shifter linkage help!!!!
« Reply #8 on: April 05, 2009 - 04:47:57 PM »
Looks like Im fabricating...It has headers too!hahaha.Thanks Terry and the rest who gave info-Lyle

Offline b570

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 70
Re: Challenger shifter linkage help!!!!
« Reply #9 on: April 05, 2009 - 06:49:14 PM »
I cant believe Im the first guy to run into this problem.Does anyone make a bracket to rectify this situation?

Offline tactransman

  • Sr. Resident
  • ******
  • Posts: 5401
  • 1973 Challenger- Member here since April 14, 2006
Re: Challenger shifter linkage help!!!!
« Reply #10 on: April 05, 2009 - 07:12:46 PM »
You have an earlier case that's all. The only thing I would know to do is build an adapter bracket coming up from the pan bolts.
Terry-tactransman 
Torqueflite/Automatic Transmission Specialist
Union, Mo.
Give a man a fish and he eats for a day,teach him to fish and he eats for a lifetime.

Offline b570

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 70
Re: Challenger shifter linkage help!!!!
« Reply #11 on: April 05, 2009 - 07:16:06 PM »
Yep,thats what I was planning.I just cant believe this is not too common.Maybe I will design a bracket and market it.HA,some good may come out of this headache after-all...hehehe