How to LS Swap - Episode 10 - Floor Shifter Installation

Today we continuing our "How to LS Swap" series with part 10, shifter installation! This is exactly how to install a custom floor shifter into a car that never came with one. It has been such a great series sponsored by ‪@SummitRacing‬ they have sent me so many amazing parts to do this series with so make sure you get all your speed parts from them. If you have any questions please leave them below and I will do my best to get to them. Thank you so much for watching!
TH350 Floor Shifter: www.summitracing.com/parts/SU...
Shifter Lever: www.summitracing.com/parts/SU...
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[@davidkeeton6716]

Just finished installing a Lokar shifter in my 64 Galaxie fastback. I mounted mine below the floor because the tunnel is so narrow that the shift arm was above the floor with it mounted on top. No big deal coming up from the bottom. I appreciate you giving me the trick of the step bit for drilling thru carpet because a regular bit will ruin the carpet. THANKS

[@adamwade6183]

Great video. What I was looking for thanks

[@madrabbit9007]

Your die seems to have cut off the factory coating. In LA that's not really a problem but in other places rust could become an issue. I would have been tempted to use a little anti seize where it screwed into the Hind joint and just a quick blast of paint on the exposed portion. All in all another great video!

[@2carpros]

Great tip for anywhere it snows. Thanks for watching!

[@paulpatriot1776]

Great video! TY! You make it look so easy I’m nervous to try this. I want to remove the B&M star shifter from my 56 Chevy with a TH 350 and install this.

[@user-zn3hn5be1v]

Back in the day I converted my 1955 chevy stick shift, to floor shift using a Hurst shift kit. Looks like car you were doing was a 55 or 56 chevy Belair. Yes? Great video.

[@2carpros]

Very cool! Yep 55 Bel Air. Thanks for watching!

[@kennethgrossman289]

I don't think you mentioned it but there were you cut the slot and even drilled the holes but something I do anytime I cut into metal like that I paint it when I'm done with the cutting to prevent rust on that fresh raw metal. Great videos! I've been watching your how to build an LS videos and now these. I just can't show my wife these how to LS swap because her dream car is a belair and she would push for me to get her one sooner than we are ready to get one haha. You're definitely making it look easy for this LS swap making it not seem so intimidating when we do decide to get her car for her. Told her if I got her dream car for her that the drivetrain was going to be mine to do what I want with. Can't wait to get started on it. Already have the engine for it after I take it the 5.3 out of my truck thats getting the 6.0 installed.

[@2carpros]

Good tip! Yeah it's not bad building this car. Easier than my Camaro that's for sure. Nice work! Let me know how it goes and thank you for watching!

[@BBBILLY86]

Great video. One small comment. Instead of needing 2 people, struggling with loose carpet and hoping carpet slice is over metal slot. Bolt down the shifter and then cut the carpet slice. 100% where it needs to be every time if the metal slot is correct.

[@2carpros]

Great idea! However the arm for the shift rod was contacting the floor if I did it that way. Would make for an awkward experience trying to cut the carpet. Thanks for watching!

[@JaviVibes]

my question is what camera are they using to film these videos?

[@nowayhunting]

what transmission was this? I am getting ready to install one on my th400.

[@AaronWilson-r8m]

What is the part# on this shifter?

[@tristanbarnes7309]

Hey I was wondering where I could find a ACDelco 12568592 Fuel Injection Pressure Regulator Vacuum Line for a 2005 chevy cavalier

[@2carpros]

Check this amzn.to/3I7XAdY Thanks for watching!

[@guiguiguimuieu]

Was it possible to install this transmission and connect it to behind the steering wheel? Instead of making it on the floor?

[@2carpros]

Yeah I'm sure it is. Nothing is impossible with a welder and Heim joints. Thanks for watching!

[@stevepope5484]

No Boot?

[@2carpros]

You can if you like, but I like this boot!

[@JuanDominguez-nw8rq]

Nice video man, sorry to bother you, quick question I'm doing a hemi swap I have a drive by wire wind kind of mechanism or kit I can use for my transmission kick down.

[@2carpros]

Thanks for watching! Typically with drive by wire systems they expect the transmission to be electronically controlled. Normally a cable would pull on a linkage and that levers the kickdown. I don't think anything is commercially available for that, I would fabricate something off the drive by wire pedal so it also has a normal cable and just have it do double duty. Thanks for watching!

[@JuanDominguez-nw8rq]

Thanks man for the reply, and thanks for the advice.

[@Deprotination]

Lokar offers a shifter that has a sport shift electronic mode. You'll need a digital controller to interface between your ECU and the transmission. us shift quick 4 can connect to the floor shifter and allow you to program basically anything you want with your transmission.

[@2xbigbear390]

I know you didn’t pay for the shifter, but why would anyone pay the same amount for that shifter when they could get a b&m for the same money?