4 Speed to auto with bench seat

[dcala84141]

I have a 1968 RR 4 speed car. Been thinking of converting to automatic but I want to retain my bench seat and don’t want a column shifter. Anybody know if I can mount a floor shifter without bucket seats ?

 

[pnora]

Aftermarket shifters are done all the time.

 

[493 Mike]

Take a look at the Lokar models.
Mike

 

[topside]

I did that some years ago for a bracket-car build. Used a Cheetah shifter, mounted to an aluminum plate, which I attached using the 4-sped boot screw locations.
It was a no-cut operation, but I did have to drill a hole for the shifter cable.

 

[Kern Dog]

I have a 1968 RR 4 speed car. Been thinking of converting to automatic.

 

[1STMP]

I have a 1968 RR 4 speed car. Been thinking of converting to automatic but I want to retain my bench seat and don’t want a column shifter. Anybody know if I can mount a floor shifter without bucket seats ?

Contact Winters Shifters.
I'ts a cable type. Installed
in my latest custom build.
Zero complaints. Works
great. Very robust, with
many options on mounting
and shift patterns.
I can help you set this up.
It can be mounted directly
to the floor or on a console
they supply. If you decide
to go this route, I will give
you the console. I didn't
need it.

Art Carr/Winters Shifter

Winters Shifter for Off Road applications Does not Jam Easy to Use No Spring Loaded Levers Includes Linkage Hardware and 5 ft. shifter cable

www.wideopendesign.com

 

[koosh]

Hello, was surfing thru threads and saw yours about converting from 4 speed to auto....wondered if you've accomplished that and if you had the 4 speed parts to get rid of?
Thanks!

 

[TorRed]

One consideration is that with the shifter mounted directly in front of the bench it won't be able to be moved forward to let people in the back, etc. I ran this way for a while and if I wasn't going to go back to column shift I was going to build a tall bracket the mounted the shifter high enough that the front of the bench could still move forward. I've seen examples of this while searching the internet.