my project, 78 malibu

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as easy as drilling some holes and running a cable as well as adding a bracket to the trans. i believe you have to drop 3 pan bolts to do so. IMO its a cake walk. just keep your factory column shift hooked up and you wont have to worry about wiring the neutral safety switch or back up light switch. the brackets can just be sandwiched and then remove the lever off the column. easy as done.
 
I don't know how I missed this thread, any updated pics? That engine looks sweeeeeeet!!! :mrgreen:
 
It's going good, but them body shops take too long and I mean toooooo long.. I have so many parts at home just waiting on the car....
 
it can be done. but its not easy as stated IMO. You have to find a car with all the console brackets,get the floor mounted seat belts that go along side the console, get all the measurements of were all three go, get measurments of the shifter cable mount, get the transmissions shifter cable mounts and the piece that goes on the transmission for floor shift.find a console,find bucket seats, find shifter,cut the carpet for the mounts,drill floor pan out for the cable mount, etc

is it worth it? YES. Is it very,very easy? No
 
Evan's 85 said:
it can be done. but its not easy as stated IMO. You have to find a car with all the console brackets, get all the measurements of were all three go, get measurments of the shifter cable mount, get the transmissions shifter cable mounts and the piece that goes on the transmission for floor shift.find a console,find bucket seats, find shifter,cut the carpet for the mounts,drill floor pan out for the cable mount, etc

is it worth it? YES. Is it very,very easy? No
Im doing this now and its not difficult if you make your own brackets. Other than the brackets its just nuts and bolts :mrgreen:
 
I really wanted to go with the floor shifter but I have my beanch seat done already ill do that next year.. I can't just get rid of my seats when the just been done.. 🙂 But when I make it a floor shifter ill ask for help guys thanks again..
 
hecx78malibu said:
Silver and gray


Sweet! me and you will have gray bu's rolling in LA...thumbs up on the paint...post updates when its back.. :wink:
 
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