LS1 VN Commodore B&M Stealth Pro shifter install

[@danielsulics711]

Slide the milk crate forward to reach the peddles 🤣 love it.

[@MindieJ]

short guy problems

[@com-mod9716]

Nice clear video mate!. Thinking of doing the same on my VN build. I might try and use some type of black brushes between the shifter gates underneath the console cover to hide the ratchet mechanism.

[@Brendan.Wheatley]

Great video as always Chris! The installation of the shifter should look super neat once completed, so much better than the exposed variety! Hope the ute serves you well with car life and cheers for sharing mate!

[@MindieJ]

thanks Brendan :)

[@MrMattytempzz]

Maybe some sort of carpet material to make up some sort of shift boot, replacing the black slide? May make it a bit cleaner rather than the slot wide open :)

[@slowfun89]

the rubber from bike tubes is perfect for this

[@MindieJ]

was gna cut the end off my broom and use that

[@rabbitswyd24]

Yes!. Love it. So glad you got a b&m shifter. Oozes tuff.

[@MindieJ]

Taaaaaaarf!

[@james22939]

Loving the old milk crate and b and m shifter looks mint

[@MindieJ]

thanks James

[@castekracing]

Man they line up nicely! I’ve gotta chop so much on my Vh it’s making me not want to do it. I can easily 3D print infils but if I break something parts are priced stupid

[@MindieJ]

old car problems

[@kingkaiser7732]

Cool tip with the shifter lockout mate!

[@MindieJ]

Thanks 👍

[@mako86]

I did mine in my vs the other week and before mounting shifter to drop box I grinded a couple mm off where the bolt holes are on the shifter on right hand side to get it over enough to be clear around the factory surround

[@MindieJ]

yeh i did the same and thats as far over as i can get it

[@psyolent.]

that shifter mount came up awesome. minimal mods to the console almost (almost) looks factry. good work man. PS: GYG for the win regular haunt at the plaza every friday nite.

[@MindieJ]

GYG for the win!

[@thatsimracer666]

this was a really good vid today love the milk crate seet at the start they are a pain to sit on

[@MindieJ]

Yeh not the best seat I have to admit

[@thatsimracer666]

@@MindieJ maybe pinch a cushion next time hahahaha

[@pj6857]

Gotta live a milk crate seat! Some nice work fitting out the shifter.

[@MindieJ]

Thanks PJ👍

[@MuscleCarLover]

Awesome video, mate. Senator is coming up nice, ute is schmick and that's the cleanest B&M install I've ever seen. Only thing that would hold me back on doing the same is that I like the stock shifter handle too much to part with it.

[@MindieJ]

i contemplated welding the stock shifter to the B&M set up but welding alloy to steel was a no go

[@MuscleCarLover]

@@MindieJ Simply having the handle on the B&M with the fitment of yours would go a long way to looking more factory fresh, just don't know how difficult it could be to change the handles over (referring to just the bit you actually hold, for clarity)

[@Hsv1556]

Love that senator,first started loving HSV's when they were newish and some random pulled into my driveway in a gold one,love the vn too as had a vn calais as my first car,have 2 HSV's now😊

[@MindieJ]

what HSV's do you have now?

[@Hsv1556]

@@MindieJ 06 vz clubby and an f2 GTS

[@MindieJ]

@@Hsv1556 2 great cars man 👌🏼

[@Hsv1556]

@@MindieJ thanks man,yeh i love them,if on insta im @caynit

[@MindieJ]

@@Hsv1556 devil yellow 👌🏼

[@ahackney3856]

Again another great vid and definitely like the trustee new daily driver. GYG all the way 😁

[@MindieJ]

Right on!

[@discostu7278]

So good I was driving a bt50 around the other day on a milk crate lol

[@MindieJ]

That’s the spirit, PARTY ON 🤟

[@Mister-Caprice]

Great content as usual, really useful. Thank you.

[@MindieJ]

Thanks mate appreciate it

[@dunsyd7255]

Nice work man I like your style.

[@MindieJ]

Thanks Dunsy

[@chrispapaioannou4756]

Crate seat are heaps better than bucket seats

[@MindieJ]

the only way to live

[@atownshankz4952]

Great content!! Love your videos man

[@MindieJ]

Glad you like them!

[@x8Jas0n8x]

Nice trick with the reverse lockout thing. Will keep in mind when my turn comes around for one of those in the future... ;-)

[@MindieJ]

lol in Taylor?

[@x8Jas0n8x]

@@MindieJ Yup...surprise....haha, I have been instructed by the duo to look at which shifter design and handle. LOL.

[@MindieJ]

@@x8Jas0n8x 8 Ball or RedBack Spider for sure

[@aaronscott4153]

Go look up build ninja on fb i think you'll like what they do for b&m in a vn

[@aaronscott4153]

fb.watch/592GRHawZX/

[@MindieJ]

yeh ive seen them before, will most likely grab the shifter light set up

[@STREETCARCULTURE]

I noticed your console wasn't all the way located, will that also make a difference to the shifter touching the plastic surround? Have to love a clean shifter install. Had a drop box in my old vc stroker. 👌🏽

[@johns1721]

Still keen to buy this car had vn ss atlas grey

[@Hereforfun441]

Oh I wish I had the funds to fix up my 89 APV group5i

[@MindieJ]

theyve gotten very expensive and hard to get parts for thats for sure

[@mattbusby171]

I use to have to do this all the time cleaning damn mining cars lol, strip it all then have to move the damn thing, every time ya hit the damn clutch ya just bout throw yourself into the back seat lol

[@MindieJ]

very satisfying though

[@comehonourface4115]

What a difference 😎

[@dannyboy632]

Paint striper for the box

[@charlesparnis797]

How did you go with the selector does it move up and down from 1st all the way to Park does it indicate where you are... ? I've a got a similar set up in my VP had to purchase after market

[@MindieJ]

you need a kit from these guys to get that stuff working buildninja.com.au/shop/

[@osi9567]

Haha, there’s no way I’d drive that thing on a milk crate... brave as

[@thatsimracer666]

I would its fun thing to do

[@victorsmith5699]

OSI...lol... grow a pair, he only drove 100 metres down the road and didn't go above 50kmh.😂😂

[@MindieJ]

Ass didn’t feel the best that’s for sure

[@thatsimracer666]

@@MindieJ hahahaha I would say it didn't

[@razor2260]

I wish you luck Brother, I got a white vz ute....it's not all bad, but keep it oiled up and coolant everytime with the alloytec ..aha. Great vids btw 🙏

[@MindieJ]

thanks mate, timing chains already done so will hopefully keep me motoring for a while

[@mick1884]

Stupid question, how does the shifter link up with box?? I didn’t see any holes in the drop box for linkage

[@MuscleCarLover]

I believe they're run by vacuum lines or hydraulic lines? I barely understand them myself, but I know that you could place them anywhere as they have no physical linkage to the trans

[@mick1884]

@@MuscleCarLover thanks bud appreciate it

[@MindieJ]

Just a shifter cable, shown in the box in this video, not fitted yet as car has no engine/trans in it

[@mick1884]

@@MindieJ thanks man, I’ll keep watching love the vids, I have a VQ caprice with a L98 swap

[@vella5784]

When is the van motor going to be ready?

[@MindieJ]

when the machinist is finished with it

[@adamskapin5455]

Hey mate, got a pic of that radio in ya car? looks like an SS version.

[@andreasntotas1800]

Where did you buy the drop box from

[@MindieJ]

Muscle garage

[@robbo8566]

Awesome video bro....you doing any videos on that vz ute??

[@MindieJ]

It’s a stock 6cyl Ute not much to discuss haha

[@5lcalais1]

Lol i thought I saw u cruising the vn through trugunina on boundary rd on my way to work around 150pm until I remembered oh wait it can't be it still has no engine 🤦‍♂️😂 the vn I saw looked identical to yours, even down to the h plates lol Is that a crack on the t350s bellhousing?

[@MindieJ]

factory casting marks

[@morkomally9702]

Least it's got a proper donk in it 😏.very nice car

[@nickfrost9411]

Hey mate are you running any power steering?

[@MindieJ]

Yes has power steering

[@Fuaarrkk]

#GYGGANG

[@MindieJ]

Best food!

[@CODPLAYER13100]

That iphone alarm going off gave me ptsd

[@MindieJ]

haha i knew it would trigger some people hence leaving it in :)

[@starkeysgarage8631]

Hey mate do you have a part number for that shifter at all

[@MindieJ]

It’s just a B&M Stealth Pro Ratchet

[@starkeysgarage8631]

@@MindieJ ah yea seen a few that look same an different price haha

[@bf2950]

wrong radio for a hsv they have their own hsv branded ones

[@MindieJ]

Correct radio just missing sticker on the tape flap, even verified serial number with holden

[@vincentpoole7588]

M93. First saw one in red 25 years ago ! The donk would suit your dragging VN. V8 engine getting swapped in future ? V.

[@MindieJ]

the VN is already a V8

[@vincentpoole7588]

@@MindieJ M93. Get the boss to donate his GM-H V8 to your VN dude ? So he can upgrade Senny' to a C4B ! V.

[@FredmChoice]

Looks Legit🤣

[@MindieJ]

seems fine to me

[@FredmChoice]

Im old school, done that plenty!

[@justingilliland272]

I like the shifter and it Looks good. But now the car is not original.

[@vnv8dude]

Its got an ls in it🤦‍♂️

[@MindieJ]

there is lots of non original things on the car

[@aaronscott4153]

fb.watch/592GRHawZX/ this is what i was talking about

[@1992hdtaero]

I like your channel and vids but it’s People like you that make it hard for people with trade plates who don’t abuse them.

[@MindieJ]

A trade plate is for dealers to move unregistered vehicles to and from workshops for repairs, not sure how that’s abusing it

[@1992hdtaero]

@@MindieJ you tool. No front and rear bumpers, no bonnet, no seats, no usable seatbelts, no wiper switches, no headlight switches, no window switches, exposed wires everywhere and no centre console. The trade plate you used AND MY TRADE PLATE says the vehicle has to be safe to use in the roads. You are sitting on a milk crate FFS. if the cops saw you, you would be f%^*+d. Wake up.

[@MindieJ]

@@1992hdtaero relax it was literally 50metres down the road

[@mikedubya9313]

@@1992hdtaero have a cry ya flog

[@1992hdtaero]

@@MindieJ yeah no worries. Well let’s hope the cops don’t see it. You’ve literally filmed yourself breaking the law and given cops enough to cancel the trade plate you used. 👌

[@millhouseinch9]

You should be charged with dangerous driving. I wonder if the police are watching ????

[@victorsmith5699]

What part was dangerous Grandpa ??...he was buckled up and drove the car 50 metres. Lighten up Millhouse😂😂

[@millhouseinch9]

@@victorsmith5699 folks are dumb where I come from .........

[@victorsmith5699]

@@millhouseinch9 That means you are dumb 💯%

[@millhouseinch9]

@@victorsmith5699 let’s see where this goes then Vicky

[@GOOD-jw8ry]

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