T5 tailshaft swap - shift rail cut and drill?

Hello!

Finally found an S10 tailshaft for my V8 T5...need the tailshaft to swap the ****** into my '53 Chevy 3100. Unfortunately, the seller only has the tailshaft, and not the shorter shifter rail for that tailshaft.

Question - can I just use the Camaro shifter rail, cut it to length and drill it for the pin that holds the shifter socket?

Any watch-outs?

Chris

 

Check the articles on www.Inliners International.com
Go to the site and click on tech articles, at the bottom of the t-5 discussion is info on changing the shifter Hope this helps, I have not tried it on mine yet.

 

Yes you can cut the shaft and drill anew hole. I did one and just did the basic math on the difference that the shifter was moved. Mark the new hole before cutting the shaft off.