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Tobey
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 Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 11:28 am Post subject: 3spd colum-->4 on the floor |
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Hey guys,
How hard is it to do in an XB ute and what does it envolve?
Would it be worth buying a brand new gearbox to put in or finding a second hand one?
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| Done this years ago, on a VH commonwhore, had to cut a hole in the floor, wasnt really hard, second ahnd manuals arent to hard to find, usually you can tell if they are rooted, wiggle the input/output shafts, was a bit of rooting around, but worth it in the end. |
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| Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 2:48 pm Post subject: |
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lol, I'd kill for a car with column shift. It'd have to be auto though, none of that manual crap  |
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| Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 6:36 pm Post subject: |
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| as said before, all you need is a shifter, cut hole in floor and connect up linkages. |
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uglybob
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| Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 6:43 pm Post subject: |
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| LSD wrote: | | lol, I'd kill for a car with column shift. It'd have to be auto though, none of that manual crap |
my old EA wagon was a column shift auto - provided for an interesting car! 
my grandads old holden belmont has a 3-on-the-tree manual - its heaps of fun!  |
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Tobey
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| Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 7:04 pm Post subject: |
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| joolz wrote: | | as said before, all you need is a shifter, cut hole in floor and connect up linkages. |
Is that how i would go about it if i wanted it 3 speed?
If i kept it 3 speed and took it to the floor what parts would be needed? |
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Interceptor
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| Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 8:24 pm Post subject: |
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afaik there werent any 3 speed floor shifts available from the factory, so you'd be looking for one of the speco 3-speed floor shift kits like this:
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=21654&item=4541345078&rd=1
2 problems,
1: AFAIK (at least, in holdens anyway) the shifter comes thru the side of the trans tunnel, not the centre and looks pretty wierd
2: the kits are getting very rare.....
personally, i'd go for the 4 speed conversion
either way, you're gonna have to cut a hole in the trans tunnel, and i'd look at getting a replacement steering column too |
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Tobey
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| Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Cant you just use the old column and take the shifter off? |
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carnut1100
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| Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 10:15 pm Post subject: |
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Yep, that's what we did on my brother's XY ute, looks a bit messy but it works. His selectors were stuffed so it was easier to just bung the Speco on.
Not hard really, and the only difference in moving to 4 speed is that you will be changing the gearbox, and if you have a hydraulic clutch you will have to convert to cable for the 4 speed. |
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Tobey
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| Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 10:31 pm Post subject: |
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This sounds like a good idea, is there any other place to get one from other than ebay?
EDIT: are there any other yea model falcons whos gearbox would fit in an XB? |
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| Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 11:18 pm Post subject: |
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afaik the speco 3 speed shifters are no longer in production
yea, you *could* cut the old shifter off, but the stub would still be there.... |
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