Will GM 200r4 work with factory floor shift location?
^ What's that for? Just because? Going nutso? Yay! Get some paint in there with a nozzle or wand. Rustoleum BBQ with a cut-off tip and a wd40 smart wand gets r done!
What's that for?? The plates reinforce the upper cross member so that after I cut out a section it will still retain some of it's structural integrity.
Going Nutso?? Well yes!!
Get some paint?? I didn't want to paint anything until after I took the pics because paint makes it hard to see what I have done. If I paint it then take pics you can't see the cut lines and would make it difficult for someone else to copy what I did.
Now in the pics I just posted you can see the part that I removed and you can see how it weakens the upper cross member (remember, the torsion rods are continuously trying to twist the upper cross member). The first pics are of the "cut" torque shaft (shifter linkage). I cut it "long" not knowing how short it needed to be. If you look close you can see the silver line where I plan to do the surgery on the cross member. Next pics show the rough cut on the upper cross member. The other pics show the rod end at the top of the torque shaft and the custom bell crank (lever) that will be used to link the torque shaft lever to the trans selector lever. As you can see the new lever needs to hung the floor board so that it doesn't end up hitting the trans housing (2004R is fatter).
In the last pic you can see the short brace I made to support the rod end which will help keep the torque shaft from flexing when you're banging gears.
Ran out of pic space again so I'll either post more later tonight or post the rest tomorrow. By the time I get back home tomorrow I should have the tranny in the car in which case I'll have way more pics than I can post.
FYI - there are two tube type spacers inside the upper cross member. These tubes keep the cross member from collapsing when you tighten the large bolts that hold the lower cross member in place. These two tubes are attached to each other by a long plate inside the cross member. When you try and cut through the cross member you'll run right into this tube (which is pretty thick). Just be prepared to break some cutting blades and have a few curse words handy!!
Treblig