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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 91 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 91 | I saw another 49 chevy like mine and it had a 3 speed in the floor. Did 49 come with a column shift or floor shift 3 speed? If so does anyone have a 3 speed floor trany? another question does the drive shaft have to be changed from a column shift to a floor shift both being 3 speeds.
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Bennie | | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | The '49 3 speed would be column shift, the floor shifter would be some form of aftermarket setup.
Bill Burmeister
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 4,903 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 4,903 | Are you sure its a 3 speed? Also an earlier 3 on the floor will fit if you use the old clutch housing. The 3 on the column and 3 on the floor use a different bolt pattern. If it goes into a tower on top of the transmission, its factory. If it has linkage on the side, its aftermarket. Are you sure its a 49. 47 was the transition year. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 28 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 28 | look just on top of the steering column if there is no space above it for a column shifter to fit it could be an earlier model than the title says when the three speed was only on the floor. you can also look under the hood on the top of the firewall there will be no drainage/water runs out to the sides as on later models. mine's an early '48 (one of the first I think) and I'll never be able to fit a column shift in. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,832 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,832 | Learned something, thought only 47's had the 3sp floor shift. Guess they used up the leftovers in early 48's. I try to find 47/48/ and Burbs for the frame mount gas tank and brackets and have never run across a 48 with the floor shift 3sp.
Evan
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,847 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,847 | mr gasket and hurst I think made a floor shift for these back in the 80's at least. I saw one on EBAY not too long ago | | | | | Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 91 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 91 | Thanks for all of your input I will have to check things out to see just what it is.
Bennie | | | | | Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 60 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 60 | 49 chevy man. three speed on the floor were available
as an option. My '62 had a floor shifted three speed
however it was a P series and nor a C series as you
have, but the bolt pattern to the clutch housing wwas
the some.... | | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | Here's what the '48-'51 linkage should look like. Compare that to the floor shift 3 speed found on the '47. Note that the cases are different. There was no floor shift option for the 3 speed '48-'59, the only floor shift option would be the 4 speed.
Bill Burmeister
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,262 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,262 | 49 chevy man. three speed on the floor were available
as an option. . . .... P series C series time warp? 1949? What was the RPO for a 48-54 3-speed factory floor shift? | | |
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