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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14
Originally Posted by SR71
nice work, EG. I have the same shifter in my car. since my tranny is up front and I have a driveshaft instead of a torque tube, I was able to mount my shift lower down in the tunnel. I have a rubber mega boot covering it. it looks good, but getting to the reverse lockout lever is a pia. as a matter of fact the rl lever tore a hole in my rubber boot. if I had it to do over again, I would use a B&M quicksilver shifter. it has no seperate reverse lockout lever. you just pull up on the main lever and shift to park. again, nice work.
Love the TH400. Had one on my 468 big block (not a Vette)
Decided against the Quicksilver or Megashifter because I did not want the long stick movement, plus the shaft is quite tall (for a C5).
Last edited by EG@EnglandGreen; 10-31-2006 at 08:13 PM.
Ah thank Chris. Sounds like something fun to have.
Next question, our our transmissions designed to be manually shifted like that? I have read where they are not.
Edgar it shouldn't be a problem, you can manually shift them now the shifter is not set up for an easy precise shift. Optimally you would have a shift kit (or reprogrammed shifts) to truely enjoy a ratchet shifter.
This is an old school mod before there were electronic transmissions that could be programmed to shift exactly how the driver wants. I am not sure I would actually use it while racing (the computer will still shift faster and more consistently), but they are a lot of fun on the street.
I know this is a 15 year old thread, but somebody PLEASE tell me that the pics are archived someplace. I'll be undertaking a similar project in the next few weeks and can kinda visualize what's going on, but actually seeing it would be MUCH better.
I know this is a 15 year old thread, but somebody PLEASE tell me that the pics are archived someplace. I'll be undertaking a similar project in the next few weeks and can kinda visualize what's going on, but actually seeing it would be MUCH better.
I agree, looking for some visual guidance on what was done.
Purplemamba here. I'd love to see your installation of the ratchet shifter into a c5 corvette. I have a b&m 81120, and I'm looking at all kinds of problems before I even get started. Help please!
10-31-2006, 08:09 PM
Had one on my 468 big block (not a Vette) 
