Projects HIDDEN SHIFTER

I'm finishing up my hidden shifter in my latest project so I'm down to figuring out what cable to use on the Turbo 350 and considering the routing might be a little creative, will I have better luck with a standard GM type cable or might a Morse type cable be better for tighter bends and maybe a longer throw? ......Bob

 

From the research I have just done, depending on the length and the routing a Morse cable is the way to go for a push/pull action.
A marine supply should have exactly what you need.
KK

 

also consider a B&M cable, or other aftermarket shifter cable, it will have the ends available to mount at the transmission, probably easier to adapt than the Morse cable...and available in longer lengths than the GM cable. But since you didn't mention where your shifter is going, or how long the cable needs to be, we have to guess what it is you really need.

Tight bends are bad news for shifter cables. Heat is, too.

 

What did i miss? WHY hide it?

 

So it will not be seen!
Theft control

 

Mostly cause I want to.

 

I second the B&M cable.

 

Used a Morse cable on my last 3 I did.

 

What would be the tightest bend radius I could get away with using either Morse or traditional cables?

 

I expect you can find minimum bend radius specs for Morse cables, if you look. I think B&M probably specifies something in their instructions? Might look there.

If you can't find the info, let me know, I'll google it for you.

 

I hid mine between the door and the seat in my 61 Impala.
I didn't want to screw up the clean look of the stock interior, so...with plenty of room between the door and seat, an old B&M series 60 shifter, placed backward fit perfect.

Had a lot of people scratching their heads when I didn't move the stock shift handle to drive off.

A big inch 409, Turbo 400/switch-pitch trans, Norris NASCAR wheels, with the centers moved in the rimes to fit under the fender wells properly\, big anti-sway bars, a few other goodies. A fun car.

Mike

P.s. - The stock B&M (Morse ?) cable worked well for many years.

 

Hiding thing, thinking Out side of box = HOT-ROD !!
Plenty of that goes in all my Car's
I am in the process of fabricating a multiple shift's set up with RPM activation switches.

 

Morse cable

 

I used my e brake handle into a bell crank for shift cable in my henry j