Here are the beginning pics of the conversion.
Before I started, I realized that not only was I missing the shifter cable bracket that mounts on the tranny...but one of the mounting pads had been cut off on an angle...WTF! I won't complain too much as I got a killer deal on the entire setup. After contacting the Ford stealership I found a new bracket for $20...the only problem is I wouldn't be able to get it until Monday after the holiday. I then contacted the local salvage yard....and they wanted $25!!! :eeek: I gave them a heads up on what the stealership wanted for it...and the wouldn't budge a single dime!!! I honestly hate this place is a passion....but unfortunately it's the only one within 25 miles. :curses:
Anywho, I decided to fabricate my own with the brackets that came with the Hurst shifter kit. Most of you doing this shouldn't have to worry...especially those just interested in doing the quarter stick shifter mod.
Here is the fabricated bracket. You can clearly see the mounting pad is hacked off, and I re-drilled the hole and added a heli-coil and some washers.
Next issue is the quarter stick shift cable. The end that mounts up to the tranny is a little ferrule that is supposed to go into the little shift arm.
The problem is, the stock 4r70w configuration has a shaft with a nut.
What I ended up doing was cutting the plastic bushing in the shift arm allowing me to tap out the shaft & nut. I then slid what was left of the bushing over the ferrule and slid the whole thing into the shift arm.
Here is what was left...
Here is the ferrule with the bushing...
And here is the end result...
The detents on the Hurst c4 shifter seem to match up perfectly with the 4r70w.
Before I started, I realized that not only was I missing the shifter cable bracket that mounts on the tranny...but one of the mounting pads had been cut off on an angle...WTF! I won't complain too much as I got a killer deal on the entire setup. After contacting the Ford stealership I found a new bracket for $20...the only problem is I wouldn't be able to get it until Monday after the holiday. I then contacted the local salvage yard....and they wanted $25!!! :eeek: I gave them a heads up on what the stealership wanted for it...and the wouldn't budge a single dime!!! I honestly hate this place is a passion....but unfortunately it's the only one within 25 miles. :curses:
Anywho, I decided to fabricate my own with the brackets that came with the Hurst shifter kit. Most of you doing this shouldn't have to worry...especially those just interested in doing the quarter stick shifter mod.
Here is the fabricated bracket. You can clearly see the mounting pad is hacked off, and I re-drilled the hole and added a heli-coil and some washers.
Next issue is the quarter stick shift cable. The end that mounts up to the tranny is a little ferrule that is supposed to go into the little shift arm.
The problem is, the stock 4r70w configuration has a shaft with a nut.
What I ended up doing was cutting the plastic bushing in the shift arm allowing me to tap out the shaft & nut. I then slid what was left of the bushing over the ferrule and slid the whole thing into the shift arm.
Here is what was left...
Here is the ferrule with the bushing...
And here is the end result...
The detents on the Hurst c4 shifter seem to match up perfectly with the 4r70w.