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| | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,703 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,703 | Just droppin a THUMBS UP on these items I have gotten.
1-lokar automatic shifter, Nostalgia bend for a TH350, install was EASY, Engineering was FANTASTIC!...looks great in a Ol AD
2-throttle cable (S.S.)very well thought out and and infinately adjustable from one end to the other for the user to CUSTOM make a throttle cable that looks like it was made especially for your ride!
A THANK YOU too the Engineers at Lokar!
Tim | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 Master Gabster | | Master Gabster Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 | Amen to all but the throttle cable. ...haven't gotten that one yet but certain it will perform as well as the rest.
~Jim
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | Just recently got their parking brake cable kit. Totally impressed! Fitted without any hassle at all  Even better considering the exchange rate!! They cost $100 U.S incl shipping. Got my 'bud' in Va. to post them as a gift. Avoided Import duty. U.K equivalent £50 approx! Result.
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1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in ScotlandIn the Stovebolt GalleryMore pix on Flickr. I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings"Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,554 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,554 | In my 55 I am using a Lokar floor shifter on my 700R4 automatic.I also have the Lokar E brake setup which mounts right beside the shifter.They work just fine,were easy to install,and gives the 55 that nostalgic look. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 50 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 50 | Friends - I'm going to go with the Lokar pedal and throttle cable on my Clifford intake with 390cfm 4 bbl too. Did anyone spec out the Lokar SS Carb Bracket with return spring to go with this setup? I'm not sure which one to buy at this point. Thanks - Bug
1951 Chevrolet 3100 AD Pickup
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,377 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,377 | I used Lokar 42 to 54 E brake cables on my 37 to hook up the original E brake linkage to the 8 inch rear. Jeff | | | | | Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,067 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,067 | Have you noticed the Lokar throttle cable also needs the Lokar throttle cable bracket to work? Hope you ordered that too. Also well made. Although you can modify others to work, I feel it takes away from the fine quality of the Lokar throttle cable if you don't use their bracket also.
52 GMC 3/4 ton pickup
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| | | | | Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,026 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,026 | For you guys with the Lokar shifter, did you also use the shift indicator? Did the shifter mount in the factory location?
Robert C. If it's true what they say, "You learn from your mistakes," I'm a Genius in the making. 1950 3600 | | | | | Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 866 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 866 | I used the shift indicator. It was a bear to get it set properly. Took alot of fine adjustment. In the process we lost a bolt or two. Called Lokar to see if they would send us out a couple of bolts, sure at $4 a piece plus shipping. Thought that was a little excessive. Only complaint I have with them!! | | | | | Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,026 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,026 | How long is your shifter?
Robert C. If it's true what they say, "You learn from your mistakes," I'm a Genius in the making. 1950 3600 | | | | | Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 63 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 63 | Used a combination on my truck.Made my own trans cover similar to bigchevy3600.Genie shifter with Lokar dash mounted gear indicator.A requirement for full registration here in Oz is to have a gear selection indicator. Lokar drive unit mounts to trans pan bolts with a lever connected to the shift selector. easy installation. gear indicator can be mounted anywhere in the cab you want governed only be wiring done by you or others for you | | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,554 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,554 | I did not use the shift indicator.Besides it is printed on the shift ball. And oh yeah,I know what position it is in at all times,and I am the only one who drives it.I have also installed a Dakota Digital dash setup,so if I ever decide to use a trans. indicator it will be a Dakota Dash unit. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,026 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,026 | Ok, but what is the length of the shifter arm you guys chose, 10" 16" 23" 32"?
Robert C. If it's true what they say, "You learn from your mistakes," I'm a Genius in the making. 1950 3600 | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 Master Gabster | | Master Gabster Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 |
~Jim
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,703 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,703 | Im runnin the 23" Nostalgia bend,Only issue is if I put the TH350 into low (1st) the shifter is against the seat.
But it looks cool, I always get asked WHERES THE CLUTCH PEDAL?
Tim | | | | | Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 866 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 866 | I,m running the same 23" Nostalgia shifter, comes real close in 1st gear to my seat also. I agree Radial, looks cool!! | | | | | Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,026 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,026 | Just bought a 16" off Ebay.
Robert C. If it's true what they say, "You learn from your mistakes," I'm a Genius in the making. 1950 3600 | | | | | Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 582 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 582 | Interesting on the throttle and pedal assembly. My 1949 GMC has a 261 in it with two Holley Webers and the Offy linkage set-up. When you depress the pedal, it pushes the slightly bent accelerator rod which then pushes the top hole on the block mounted bellcrank. The bellcrank rotates counterclockwise and pushes the throttle rod up and rotates the Offy linkage to open the carbs. How would the Lokar work since the picture shows that the pedal, when depressed, pulls the throttle cable downward? I'd like to get rid of the mechanical accel rod if I can for a smoother and better foot response. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 Master Gabster | | Master Gabster Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 | I believe Lokar has a few pictures on their web page. It may show how the set-up is for an inline.
~Jim
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,026 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,026 | Got it installed today. It wasn't the trans mount {mounts to the floor) but it worked out ok.
Robert C. If it's true what they say, "You learn from your mistakes," I'm a Genius in the making. 1950 3600 | | |
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