Thread: '37 Oze build

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Maybe it leaks , BUT---it still does its job and tells you how low the fluid is---------------

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get a shifter from the era of the trans--------PRESENT DAY????-------and use a cable---if needed you can get cable shortened/made to length at any industrial machine service center------with a cable , using the oem arm and cable mounting points, you won't get any unwanted ghost shifts from vehicle/engine/drive line torqueing reactions to power on/off during acceleration/braking-----------


Do an online search for late model Corvette/Camaro salvage yards----you might want to look at the ebrake lever also----

Lokar even makes a cable shifter but I am not familiar with their design. I have an Art Carr cable shifter on a 700R and it has been trouble free....but it is a gated shifter that might not look too cool in an Oze

Originally Posted by daveS53

I have to say that this shifter problem has been my biggest screw-up so far.

As Kenny Rodgers once said "You gotta know when to fold em".
IMHO, you need to get the correct parts that fit so you can spend more time on doing other things.

Wow am I glad I read this post, I was wanting a lokar for my 40 ford truck but not now. Thanks guys.

I used a Lokar.. fwiw.. bolted right up, has the drive mode "gated" can't be bumped. works fine. I even lean my leg on it while puttin' along. No issues.

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Originally Posted by daveS53

.....Some of the gel coat is close to 1/4 inch thick! The console is a total piece of junk!

The thing I would be thinking, and I imagine what you're thinking about now is, "...if a simple little console is like this, what's the body like?" It's not a big deal, just adds some time and steps to the project if you assumed you were in a quick block & spray mode with OZE. Plus you've got an adversarial relationship with them to talk about problems, it seems.

Hmmmm.....timeline for a project?
1. excitement
2. decisions
3. $$ comittment
4. wait
5. wait
6. call
7. push/urge
8. receive parts
9. excitement
10. start work
11. discover
12. fix problems
13.. discover, part 2
14. call
15. get pissed at lack of response from vendor
16. more discoveries
17. more work, more $$
18. major doubt
19. frustration
20. repeat as necessary

We've all been there

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yes, 34-40, I too have used Lokar shifters on all my builds for years and never had a problem with any of them. Always use the floor mount models. All regular and safety functions of the shifters always work flawlessly. Used on 350 and 700r4 transmissions and I drive my cars 10's of thousands of miles each so they are used a lot.