good afternoon to all i have a 1937 chevrolet canopy and the seller gave me a 216 engine with a tranny all attached. my question is, and i did this before about 10 years ago to my other 38, but how does one go from converting a column shifter tranny to a floor shifter tranny. see pics below
Unbolt the 3-speed, bolt on the 4-speed and cut a hole in the floor for the shifter (or get the floor panel made for the 4-speed). Also unbolt the shift lever from the steering column. Done. When you install the engine/tranny, remove the top cover and shifter and cover the top with something to prevent things from dropping inside, then reinstall the top cover afterwards.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truck Follow this saga in Project Journal Photos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.
Sorry, my mistake, but the same procedure would apply.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truck Follow this saga in Project Journal Photos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.
Find an original 1937 3-speed and you'll get the floor shifter with it...your truck never came with a 3-on-the-tree, it's been added by someone along the way.
The correct 3-speed transmission has casting number 590874 and was used by all 1/2, 3/4 and 1-ton trucks from 1937-39.
Mike B
Mike Boteler
1956 Chevy 3100 Resto Rod 1952 Willys M38 Army Jeep 1983 Jeep CJ7 Laredo 1984 Jeep CJ7 +++++ Silver Spring, MD
1937 is a unique year. It was the first year for the 216 and the last year for a carbon throwout bearing. I would need to know what year engine you plan on using to tell you what bellhousing you would need to start with. It is clear the column shift transmission you show has a different bolt pattern than the floor shift transmission you plan on using.
It is clear the column shift transmission you show has a different bolt pattern than the floor shift transmission you plan on using.
I definitely didn't catch that. It's almost like the bolt patterns are 90 degrees from each other. A different bellhousing will definitley be needed.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truck Follow this saga in Project Journal Photos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.
