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    Made a Rat Rod shifter

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    Post by Guest Sun Oct 04, 2009 1:49 pm

    Check out my new shifter. Rat rod style.Made a Rat Rod shifter Shifte10 Made a Rat Rod shifter Shifte11 Made a Rat Rod shifter Shifte12 Made a Rat Rod shifter Shifte13
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    Post by 61econoline Sun Oct 04, 2009 3:05 pm

    pretty cool i like it
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    Post by Guest Sun Oct 04, 2009 3:36 pm

    good idea i like
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    Post by G-Man Mon Oct 05, 2009 9:20 am

    very cool, never seen anything like that. You rat rodders come up with wild stuff
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    Post by sasktrini Mon Oct 05, 2009 12:01 pm

    Very cool! Ya look like a little kid with a new toy!!! Laughing
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    Post by Indian640 Mon Aug 16, 2010 6:00 pm

    Hi Steve,
    I have a few questions on your shifter.
    1st: are you running a 3 SP or an auto trans.?
    2nd: what is the approx. location on the floor, is someone still able to sit on the doghouse and it not be in the way?
    3rd: if an auto trans., did you make up linkage or are you running a cable?
    We have a C-4 auto and I have been thinking of doing a swan stick setup just left front of the doghouse and mounted on the floor under the dash so to have room for someone to sit on the doghouse, without it between their legs. I`m also thinking a cable setup might work best, as it will probably be offset to the trans. lever. Art
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    Post by RodStRace Mon Aug 16, 2010 7:09 pm

    Indian, take another look at the third picture down.
    Shifter on the column....
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    Post by Indian640 Mon Aug 16, 2010 7:21 pm

    I see it now....... very kool, but bummer for what I was thinking. thanx
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    Post by Indian640 Mon Aug 16, 2010 7:30 pm

    RodStRace wrote:Indian, take another look at the third picture down.
    Shifter on the column....

    I had a 32 Ford that we set up a floor mounted Lokar shifter, an S shaped or swan stick, that I had mounted all the way forward almost to the firewall, under the dash. When it came up and in park, the 8-ball was right next to the dash. It left enough room for someone sitting in the middle. I was thinking of duplicating it for the Econo.... would be different and look pretty kool. Art
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    Post by lectricman Mon Aug 16, 2010 7:41 pm

    Cool, I like it!!!! was thinking of something similar for mine.....
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    Post by slowflapper Tue Aug 17, 2010 7:29 am

    groovy Smile
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    Post by wylee Wed Aug 18, 2010 3:53 am

    big daddy ed roth would be proud.......................
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    Post by Guest Wed Aug 18, 2010 11:48 am

    i put that shifter on last fall. i really enjoy it and its popular with the fans. (the locals who know the van.) it is a three speed transmission. i have been pulled over a couple times and the police don't care. actually its like they were carefully trying to avoid noticing it. i can't remember what the steel was from but ithink it was from the deck lid off a 60's impala. one of the torsion springs. it was all cold bent. i made a sling shot out of the other piece and cold bent it too. i sure was sore the next day! tough steel!
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    Post by BajaCharlie Thu Aug 19, 2010 12:52 am

    careful not to punch out your windshield.
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    Post by Van Halen Thu Aug 19, 2010 7:52 am

    Thats crazy. The digital clock???
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    Post by Guest Fri Aug 20, 2010 9:16 am

    yes the digital clock is out of place. weird i never noticed that till now.

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