OLM8 83 Posted September 20, 2019 Hi allJust wondering if anyone has owned or remembers driving the Speco column to floor gear shift conversion? Did they work well? Or did they jam up ? like a lot of aftermarket floor shifts of the day. I’ve recently found myself one. Cheers OLM8 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deankxf 20,231 Posted September 20, 2019 i'd expect they'd only jam up if the links are worn. a mate of mine had one in a cortina, seemed fine. i've seen one in a transit van that was sloppy as stick n a bowl of rocks, still worked though. i actually like the column shift, 3 on the tree. other than the no overdrive( back in the day(20+ yrs ago) i'd always considered getting a toyota 5 speed and column shifted setup and fitting that to a falcon.. seemed like not worth it. especially these days. 1 OLM8 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OLM8 83 Posted September 20, 2019 Thanks for that. I’m really not sure what I’m doing with my car. The column change works fine. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 deankxf reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deankxf 20,231 Posted September 20, 2019 51 minutes ago, OLM8 said: Thanks for that. I’m really not sure what I’m doing with my car. The column change works fine. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk if you don't need the overdrive like you suggested in the gearbox thread, then i'd leave it. i had a race with a 3 speed column change torana once and that thing was a rocket,. there's a video of some EH or similar at Bathurst racing with a 3 on the tree, but i can't find it 1 OLM8 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OLM8 83 Posted September 20, 2019 There’s a few things going on in my head about this..1) Don’t spend any more money 2) Get rid of the gran pa gear change3) Floor shift would be nice4) Put an auto in , it’s just a cruiser As you can see I’m very confused But...I’m going to Sydney tomorrow a guy there, has a xy dash pad he’s giving away and he also mentioned he’s got a falcon 6 and a BW35 he doesn’t want. So basically anything could happen Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 deankxf reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deankxf 20,231 Posted September 20, 2019 spares are handy... but id keep it as is while its working still 1 OLM8 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve mcqueen 1,796 Posted September 21, 2019 I drove an old XY Falcon back in the day that had been converted from the tree to the floor, still the 3 speed . I kept wanting to go from 3rd to 4th even tho it wasnt there, just my mind said "its now a 4 speed with this floor change". Id find an auto for your car. Keep it simple. 1 OLM8 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OLM8 83 Posted September 21, 2019 Thanks guys for the suggestions Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bear351c 10,260 Posted September 23, 2019 Yeah, had one. Worked well, but nowadays the linkages and pivots would be flogged out. Mine was relatively new, (looooong time ago now) and gave no trouble. Early holden, HG I think..... If it's all good and tight, no reason why it would give you grief, it's a simple swap, and lots more cool factor. 1 OLM8 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OLM8 83 Posted September 23, 2019 Thanks !I got in touch with Speco in Melbourne about a week ago, most all the parts to recondition mine are still available. About the only thing they don’t do is the main mechanism which I already have.I will get some pricing on it all.Cheers Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 deankxf reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites