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Car Forum / Antique and Collectibles / Studebaker / January 20073 Speed Floor Shift Conversion with OD
Can the floor shift conversion kit from Hurst be used with the 3 speed tranny with Overdrive? It looks like there would be interference with the OD itself. Has anyone done this? Do you have pictures? Scott Rodgers Hurst used to sell a different kit for OD trans; with longer rods and a different mount. Numbers for individual kit parts for different apps were on line a year or so ago. Mike M. Yes, it will not work without some engineering. > Can the floor shift conversion kit from Hurst be used with the 3 speed > tranny with Overdrive? It looks like there would be interference with > the OD itself. Has anyone done this? Do you have pictures? > > Scott Rodgers  SignatureJP/Maryland Studebaker On the Net http://stude.com My Ebay items:http://www.stude.com/EBAY/ 64 Wagonaire 64 Commander 2 dr 63 R2 4 speed GT Hawk 63 Avanti R1 63 Daytona convert 63 Lark 2 door 63 Lark 2 door #2 62 Lark 2 door 62 Daytona HT/ 4 speed 60 Hawk 60 Lark Hardtop 59 3E truck 52 Starlight 52 Starliner 51 Commander >Can the floor shift conversion kit from Hurst be used with the 3 speed >tranny with Overdrive? It looks like there would be interference with >the OD itself. Has anyone done this? Do you have pictures? > >Scott Rodgers Scott, many years ago, I had a '53 Champion coupe that had been equipped with a 259, 3 speed with O.D. I installed a floor shift, using a generic shifter such as Western Auto or JC. Whitney sold. It was quite a chore to build the brackets and get the linkage rods to clear the solenoid, but I made it work. If I were going to do such a conversion again, I think I'd start with the 4-speed shifter out of a Monza or similar car. That shifter mounts in the floor, and connects to the tranny with linkage rods. You could simply block the reverse gate, and use the 1-2 and 3-4 levers to work R-1 and 2-3 respectively. BTW, I'd grab a hunk of the Monza floor with the shifter, cut a suitable hole in the Stude tunnel, and weld the hunk of Monza floor in place. Measure twice, cut once, of course. <G> Actually, come to think of it, I have a '64 Daytona hardtop here with a T85 O.D., and IT has a floor shift, brand unknown. Shifter works OK, though. Gord Richmond raise the shifter assemble approx. 3" to clear OD. On Jan 27, 12:07 pm, scottlrodg...@gmail.com wrote: > Can the floor shift conversion kit from Hurst be used with the 3 speed > tranny with Overdrive? It looks like there would be interference with > the OD itself. Has anyone done this? Do you have pictures? > > Scott Rodgers When I was in high school (a long time ago) I had a Fenton conversion for my 3OD Hawk. A high quality item. Bought it new at a local parts store. A couple years ago I bought an NOS in the box exact unit off ebay for a future project. They show up there from time to time. Studebaker George On Jan 27, 12:07 pm, scottlrodg...@gmail.com wrote: > Can the floor shift conversion kit from Hurst be used with the 3 speed > tranny with Overdrive? It looks like there would be interference with > the OD itself. Has anyone done this? Do you have pictures? > > Scott Rodgers When I purchased my Champ truck the T90 tranny w/od had already be converted to a floor shift. From what the previous owner tells me he used an aftermarket unit from, I think, JC Whitney. From what I was told little had to be done to instal the unit. The shifter is close to the right knee, but it shifts very well. Joe Roberts On Jan 27, 12:07 pm, scottlrodg...@gmail.com wrote: > Can the floor shift conversion kit from Hurst be used with the 3 speed > tranny with Overdrive? It looks like there would be interference with > the OD itself. Has anyone done this? Do you have pictures? > > Scott Rodgers Something like this? http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/Product/tf-Browse/s-10101/Pr-p_Product.CATENT RY_ID:2001161/p-2001161/N-111+10201+600003736/c-10101 Of course it doesn't list Studebaker... Jeff DeWitt > When I purchased my Champ truck the T90 tranny w/od had already be > converted to a floor shift. From what the previous owner tells me he [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> >> Scott Rodgers What trans and car? More information than Stude and OD, please. Mike M. The tranny is a T86 behind a OHV six in a 63 Wagonaire. > What trans and car? More information than Stude and OD, please. > Mike M. >The tranny is a T86 behind a OHV six in a 63 Wagonaire. > >> What trans and car? More information than Stude and OD, please. >> Mike M. Scott, cars with OHV six usually got the T96 tranny, unless they were equipped with a heavy duty package like taxis were. Or if the engine-tranny pair came out of a Champ pickup. T96 = 4 bolt top cover T86 = 6 bolt top cover T85 = side cover Gord Richmond Yep - you're right. It's got the 4 bolt top. It's a T96 - my mistake. > >The tranny is a T86 behind a OHV six in a 63 Wagonaire. > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Gord Richmond >Yep - you're right. It's got the 4 bolt top. It's a T96 - my >mistake. Not picking on you, Scott. Just that if you order the shifter kit for the wrong tranny, you might be disappointed. Gord Richmond I don't think Hurst ever offered a kit for any Studes except the 4 speeds. They made a kit for Fords with the T85 which could be used to mount the shifter in a Stude; but all bets are off about seat clearance. There was a separate kit for T-85 OD; with different rods, and probably mounts. Mike M. |
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