700r4 swap

[GMCmademe]

ok so i put a 700r4 in the truck rebuild and put the lock up kit in it and did the TV cable but i had a sm465 in it so now i have a hole in the floor and need a way to shift it dont really want to do column shift and dont have the money to buy a floor shifter so ne ideas on a homemade floor shifter? and also how do i go about wiring the backup lights? should just run a switch to some lights? need to figure something out fast

 

[Chris_Keziah]

Not sure if the R4 is special but most autos have a switch at the linkage or shifter. So a switch will work to get it done fast. Just use the column shift or go yank a floor shifter and get creative. Good Luck.

 

[toyotaman84]

the 700r4 trucks had a switch on the column to signal the reverse lights so you will have to rig up a switch of some sort. as for the shifter you can make a plate that uses the tailshaft bolts to hold it in place and run a handle with a pivot point and a rod to the gear selector on the trans. made a few for derby cars for my friends and it worked pretty good.

 

[GMCmademe]

well i had the linkage for the column and a steering wheel from a truck that had a th400 in it so i rigged that up after i beat the exhaust some and yeah i saw the lil switch for the lights on the column ill just get a plug and splice the wires that went to the sm465 to it that should work i think

 

[Ron]

man a cheap floor shifter is 50 bucks....you will spend twice that and hours of aggravation fabbing something...jusr find a used B&M and be doen with it...