shift linkage not working with new headers

[Minion1186]

This is the modification i had to make to my collector flange in order for the linkage to clear. This is a factory floor shift car, not column.

 

[cycomiko]

Flowtech just got back to me today and here is the email.................Hello, Mike. Quality Control sent me an email today, and while I can't do anything to help the situation, I can lend some insight. Apparently, the shift linkage is different between the Olds cars, and the Chevy's. Two options are one, return the headers to the place of purchase, or buy the lokar linkage kit to move the assembly inboard towards the transmission. QC gave me that information and said that when the next catalog comes out, there will be a note made. Sorry, but my hands are tied at this point.

 

[megaladon6]

you might be able to get a chevy linkage and adapt it to your car. it's worth a trip to the junkyard

 

[1983regal]

Here is a pic of the Lokar linkage.
And the link to it. http://lokar.com/product-pgs/column-shi ... tlink.html

 

[cycomiko]

Do you guys think I can heat and bend the header out of the way?

 

[78MC-BBC]

im not to keen on the idea of heating the headers up to move them, thats alot of heat to get those things to move. my suggestion is to keep the headers and put in a floor shift. like i said before i have had several small blocks and big blocks in my 78 and the shift linkage in question would never fit, the last time i tried to get it to fit in the current big block with hooker's bbc swap headers i would not be able to get the car to shift out of park with that linkage, so out it went. then again my 78 does have factory floor shift, i just wired in a toggle switch to activate the reverse lights and i dont really need the neutral safety switch since i know not to start the car in drive

 

[Pontiac455]

Here is what i did to mine. Mine is a sb chevy and the brecket was hitting the hedder when going into first gear. Removed the bracket and cut it in half between the rod and where it bolts to the transmission. bolted the pice back on the transmission, installed the other piece onto the rod, this will give u a general idea what u have to cut next and where u have to position the pice that the rod goes thru. when all that was done i tacked it back together whaile still on the transmission then removed it and welded it solid and works great.