Will Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 So now that I have my space between the trans and the tunnel I decided it was time to install my new pro stick. I wasnt completely sure how to get the mounting holes exact so I decided to wing it. The instructions said use a 9/32 drill bit to drill the holes. But it wont fit through the holes in the bracket, so I went just a bit smaller. I tested the movement of the shifter till I found where I wanted it to go. and then just held it in place while I drilled the holes. The down side of my technique is with the carpet and fatmat I got a drillbit that looked like this. But could be worse I suppose. Once I got the shifter semi mounted it was time for the hole for the cable. Being a front exit cable I mounted it into the shifter and pressed it against the floor to guesstimate where to drill. Then I just drilled a small hole and progressively opened it up. As I tried to run the cable I found that even with the cross member off and the lowered trans tail I didnt have enough room. To fix this I pulled the distributor cap, which go me the inch I needed. They dont tell you in the instruction but because of the retaining tab that mounts to the shifter, you have to feed the cable from above. (or at least I did) so I took all the hardware off the trans mount end and after opening the hole just a bit with a file she went though. Then some tightening later I was all set. All together it took only a couple hours. And Im very happy with the results. Next I will need to trim that old shifter off the column. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmanabba Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 I had to do something similar when I installed a Quicksilver in my 67 Firebird. Make sure the cable doesn't rest on the cross member. For some reason it will cause a horrible resonance. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigscaht Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 thanks for those pics..this is on my list of up comming mods!! what did you do about the steering column or was your car already a floor shift car?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted December 4, 2013 Author Share Posted December 4, 2013 I didnt look at it and pretended that it didnt exist. We have rached a mutually beneficial agreement that if it doesnt bother me I wont cut it off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eMrock32 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 That is awesome. If I wasn't such a purest, I would do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigscaht Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 hahahahahahah..i think this will be my next sub project Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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