Project- Bills Buggy

RaniDart70 said
ok, i might be in left field with this idea but i had it a car i had awhile back it was cool

reverse pattern manual valve body on the stock column shift....on the column is really nice for reverse pattern.....you start in "D" which is then 1 and pull the lever down through the gears.......pulling the lever down is nice bcoz you stay away from N and R

plus that gives a factory look, gives your lady room and shifter is real cheap :razz:

I appreciate the input Rani... here are some key things I failed to mention.. I have already put a forward pattern, manual shift valve body in the tranny.. So..shifting is still the normal progression... and though column shift is 'lady room' friendly (lol) I have never liked column shifting.. I have always preferred it on the floor... (shifting that is LOL) .. also, my wife purchased the Hurst quarter stick for me last year as an anniversary present... since I first got the buggy, I have gone back and forth with changing it from bench to buckets (I have always preferred buckets) but she really likes the bench.. and over time it grew on me as well.. Still, I purchased bucket seats, and seat tracks (like I said, they need repaired though) .. but still.. I cant seem to make up my mind.. this of course is not my first moments of indecision during the buggy's resto process... lol

I am also trying to take cost into consideration.. the upholstry guy who did my top qouted me $250-$300 per bucket seat for a custom job to have my buckets match the factory back seat... (the buggy has the two tone blue seat covers) .. plus I would still have to buy a new back seat cover ($253 from Legendary) and have it recovered.. A new front bench cover is $360 (also from Legendary)... It would actually be cheaper to have the benches recovered in the long run...

So... the debate in my head rages on.. I guess the next step is gonna have to be taking the quarter stick and setting it on the floor, and seeing just how far I will have to lean forward to shift, or the possibility of having a pedastal fabbed up to get the shifter up a little higher... and the way I figure it, even with the shifter on the floor in front of the bench, if my wife wants to get close, im sure she'll find a way LOL ... I am still hoping to find some pics of the floor shift/bench seat combo's