3 on the tree to 3 on the floor

any one out there done a three on a tree to three on the floor in a 53 chevy car

how big of a bitch is it and what do i need to know

 

its pretty easy. i own a 1952 chevy with a 3-speed. i converted it to the floor with a kit i bought at advanced auto parts . kit is from mr gasket co. took about 2-3 hrs to do. well worth it! cost about 60.00 bucks

 

im gonna have to keep that in mind considering i only do business with two auto parts chains

advanced and napa


you got any pics

 

all the pics of my car are on mad greasers c.c. / myspace. its a 52 chevy black with a white top ,chopped and bagged. i noticed your from s.a. tx. ill be over your way in may. and by the way if you and your s.a. guys arent busy april 28 were having are 1st annual mad greasers cc\hooters in beaumont . i know its a good ways away but will have a great show and alot of hotels . you guys are welcome to come over here

 

dammmm if i had known earlier id be there but i got some crap going on that weekend

so was this install a pretty much follow the directions in the box or was it a fab ur own kinda thing

 

pretty much 50\50. its really a "pick-up truck 3-speed shifter" but there really all the same. as far as the install details. i did most of the work in the intierior of the car by removing the inspection cover on the floorboard. with a little bending of the mounting brackets and some stacks of washers for spacers your shiftin on the floor. hope it work for you! let met know you tou need any other details

 

i almost forgot. i can get the mr. gasket part no. off the box tomorrow . maybe it will help to locate to part in not in stock

 

I put a floor shift on a 3 speed in a pickup; the only tough part was cutting the hole in the floor. And that wasn't too bad.

Just for giggles, here's the syllabus for the advanced course...

 

Maybe you can post a tech on it (or anyone else that might have done it)- I'm throwing around the idea myself with a '51 chevy coupe.

 

i did it in mine with a hurst kit someone gave me, jus a generic kit for a 3 speed on floor. The hardest part was to modify the arm the reverse gear is on. I had to make the pivoting point higher on the arm. Other then that easy weld it wasnt to bad.

 

My '57 Ford was a 3-on-the-tree converted to the floor when I got it. It had one of those generic Mr. Gasket 3 speed shifters in it, which was a total piece of shit. It broke several times on me before I pulled it out, bought a Hurst Indy set up for $75 from Jeg's and never had another problem. Easy job even for a beginner

 

Yeah that would be a good Idea cause I got an old hurst indy shifter im thinkin bout puttin n' my 60 Fairlane.

 

i did it in my 51 chevy with the mr gasket kit pick up truck kit. It wasnt too bad, basically just fine tuning the shift linkage.

 

National Chevy Assoc also sells a floor shifter kit specific to the Chevy trans. Looks pretty beefy. But I've never used it.

 

you happen to know the price on that bad boy or perhaps a part number

 

Coppied from National Chevy

$169.00

ProdNo 7105

Designed to fit your 1949-54 exclusively – not a universal fit. Shifter does not interfere with the seat and shift pattern fits the car perfectly. Preassembled, easy to install and instructions are included.

 

I would advise on a good quality shifter like a Hurst or one like Sinner13 recommended. Never had any luck with those Mr. Gasket ones. In my opinion there crap. They shift sloppy and the mounting brackets suck.

 

Not to hi-jack, but anybody ever done a Mopar?? '48/'49

 

hey thanks sinner

you one of these in your car

 

Nope, mines to slow....if I had a stick I would try to drive it like a race car