Will GM 200r4 work with factory floor shift location?
New surprises today. Torn the console apart and removed the shifter (all original, never been touched). If you've been following this thread you'll know that I'm trying to keep my stock shifter and most of the linkage by installing a rod end on the upper part (below the floor) of the torque shaft (the vertical shaft that goes from the console to the transmission). My plan was to mount a rod end high enough under the car to not interfere with the 2004R (which is wider than my 904). I'm removing the shifter to install a neutral safety switch (see pics). The pics show where I plan to put the push button type switch so that the small piece of flat metal (that moves up and down when you push the shifter button) pushes up against the switch when you put the car in park completing the circuit. It looks like there will be no problem but I noticed that the shifter has two small threaded holes in it in the exact spot that a neutral safety switch would be. Did Mopar put NS switches on this type of shifter on other cars???? If so it would solve all my problems. Anyway I posted that question under "electrical and ignition" hoping that someone knows the answer. The small white piece of cardboard represents the switch and location.
I also noticed (see pics) that there's lots of room to mount a rod end above the floor and mount it to the hump bracket. This could be very important if it turns out that there not enough room under the floor for the rod end. By dissembling the console I also found that the upper bell crank can be removed so I could easily slide the rod end over the shaft. This way I could fix the shaft in the exact position before I cut it off underneath to install the new (manufactured) lower (lever) bell crank. I'll have to cut off about 8 inches of the shaft to make room for the 2004R. Installing a rod end on the top side would also take some of the stress from the lower rod end which is kinda hanging out in the wind. things are looking good today!!!
Treblig