| |
BUSY BOLTERS Are you one?  The Shop Area
continues to pull in the most views on the Stovebolt. In August alone there were over 22,000 views in those 13 forums.
| | Click on image for the lowdown. 
====
| | | Forums66 Topics126,781 Posts1,039,301 Members48,100 | | Most Online2,175
Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 20 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 20 | Hello Bolters,
I recently swapped a V-8 into my 1995 (2nd). I'm using a manual 3-sp overdrive trans. The problem I'm having is shifting between 2nd and 3rd...they are totally reversed (2nd gear is down, third is up)
My old 6 cyl used a bellhousing that had a pivot to switch between 2nd and 3rd...my V-8 does not.
Does anyone out there know if I need special shift linkage or special shift arms to make shifting 'normal' again?
Love is blind᠁.but the neighbors ain't!
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,442 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,442 | We don't do 1995's. Are you meaning 1955 2nd?
Martin
'62 Chevy C-10 Stepside Shortbed (Restomod in progress)
'47 Chevy 3100 5 Window (long term project)
‘65 Chevy Biscayne (Emily)
‘39 Dodge Business Coupe (Clarence)
“I fought the law and the law won" now I are a retired one!
Support those brave men/women who stand the "Thin Blue Line"! Hug a cop!
USAF 1965-1969 Weather Observation Tech (I got paid to look at the clouds)
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,059 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,059 | You might be able take the transmission shifting lever off of the transmission and put it back on 180 degrees out. This should reverse the action the same as the 6 cyl. bellcrank does.
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,066 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,066 | The 55 6 cylinder with the pivot on the bellhousing is similar to AD trucks and a one year only for TF trucks. The 55 V-8 trucks and all subsequent 6 cylinder trucks used a different set up.
The later configuration is as follows:
The shifter box has a dog leg to clear the left exhaust manifold.
The side cover is different as both shift levers are pointed downward and slightly forward. There is no similarity with the 55 side cover as the long shifter shaft is on the 2-3 on the 6 cyl version and it is on the 1-R on the V-8 version.
The 2-3 shift rod is one piece.
The clamps that connect the shift rods to the shifter box are different.
There is no change on the 1-R shift rod.
My suggestion would be to obtain the complete linkage conversion from a newer truck and to get the correct side cover.
Fred
Last edited by rfs56trk; 10/14/2016 10:00 PM.
1956 3100 Pickup/Red/350/3sp OD/PS/Disc Brakes
1957 Bel Air Sport Coupe/Red/355/TH350/PS/Disc Brakes
2017 Silverado LT Single Cab SB/Black/5.3/6 Speed Trans
1947 Willys CJ2A w/F-Head engine
| | |
|
|
| |
