I just finished installing the shifter kit a few days ago. It went in easily once the instructions were deciphered. I found the instructions provided unhelpful and actually did not use them at all after I called Patrick's for clarification. The 15 minute conversation answered all my questions and I was able to completely install the kit onto the transmission in a couple hours total work. The big problem I had was the pictures were small and assumed more transmission/shifter knowledge than I have
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I also found that I needed to grind a small portion of the 1st/2nd gear shifter arm because the arm was striking the shifter body itself when I tried to drop into 1st gear. After another quick call to Patrick's and 5 minutes of grinding it worked like a charm.
I have found that the shifter kit is interfering with the dual chamber master cylinder that I installed previously. The shift linkage extends towards the master cyl. far enough that I had to reroute all the brake lines and come up with a different way of brining the lines into the cylinder from below. I have not completed this yet, but if you are planning this modification as well be aware of the potential interference.
I have not driven with the Saginaw yet, but am looking foward to it (although it may be up to a year before I get to drive it
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Good Luck.
