Lightning Rod shifter swap
#1
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Lightning Rod shifter swap
A buddy of mine has an 84' Hurst/Olds and recently I got the idea to put one of the awesome Lightning Rod shifters in my car. It just seems to me that a Camaro with 3 sticks in the console would like badass. Would it be possible to adapt a shifter for a 200R4 to a 700R4? Do you think it would even remotely fit in my console? I mean width-wise, I know I'd be on my own for a top plate.
The following users liked this post:
Screminchicken (08-16-2022)
The following users liked this post:
Screminchicken (08-16-2022)
#4
Member
i'm not sure of what the lightning rod shifter looks like, but it does'nt matter what anyone else thinks if YOU like it then do it! thats what it's all about ya know personal touches.
The following users liked this post:
Screminchicken (08-16-2022)
#5
Senior Member
Thread Starter
A Hurst Lightning Rod shifter looks kinda like the shifters for Lenco transmissions, it has 3 shift levers, one is the standard shift pattern, and the other two control the 1-2 and 2-3 upshift and downshift if you want to shift manually. I think this would be awesome to have in Camaro, the only problem is these only car in the 83-84' Hurst/Olds, and they seem to be worth their weight in gold.
#7
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Denver, CO
Posts: 677
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Lighting rods are made for a 3 speed auto, so there are 6 positions PRND21.
The 700 or 200 has 7 positions, PRN@D21, so you would be missing the 1-2 shift in a 6 position lighting rod set.
I once heard that Lighting Rods made a shifter for the OD trannies. The far right rod goes 1-2, next rod is 2-3, and the far left would do the 3-4 and the NRP selection.
The 700 or 200 has 7 positions, PRN@D21, so you would be missing the 1-2 shift in a 6 position lighting rod set.
I once heard that Lighting Rods made a shifter for the OD trannies. The far right rod goes 1-2, next rod is 2-3, and the far left would do the 3-4 and the NRP selection.
Trending Topics
#11
Supreme Member
iTrader: (2)
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Guilford, Connecticut
Posts: 1,428
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes
on
2 Posts
Car: 1988 IROC-Z camaro
Engine: 355 TPI
Transmission: tko 500
Axle/Gears: Dana 44 3.31 posi pbr brakes
Re: Lightning Rod shifter swap
Ive never heard of anyone doing it but honestly i dont see why it couldnt be done and it would look cool. Might even be cheaper than the hurst dual gate if you can find a deal on one at a swap meet or something.
This pictures shows it for an auto with overdrive so i dont see why not. The far right lever does the 1-2 shift, center lever does the 2-3 shift and left lever does the 3-4 shift.
This pictures shows it for an auto with overdrive so i dont see why not. The far right lever does the 1-2 shift, center lever does the 2-3 shift and left lever does the 3-4 shift.
#13
Supreme Member
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Pasadena, TX
Posts: 1,046
Likes: 0
Received 6 Likes
on
5 Posts
Car: 1991 RS
Engine: 5.0
Transmission: 700r4
Re: Lightning Rod shifter swap
There was a third gen in Super Chevy I think a year or two back that had one. It was black and white with a small block and and a huffer. Nice car.
#14
Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Holland
Posts: 56
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes
on
2 Posts
Car: 82 Transam
Engine: 305 soon 383
Transmission: auto.
Re: Lightning Rod shifter swap
i did not know they make them also for the th350 (second gen Camaro and Firebirds). my car has a th200 thats going to replaced with a th350 so maybe i give it a try.
#16
Member
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Tx
Posts: 248
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Car: 86 Camaro
Engine: 305
Transmission: 700r4
Axle/Gears: 3.73
Re: Lightning Rod shifter swap
Way cool. Throw in the 8track player and girl leaning in with the 80's hair and it's a double thumbs up.
Dan
Dan
#17
Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: AB, Canada
Posts: 53
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Car: 1986 Firebird Trans AM
Engine: LG4
Transmission: T5
Axle/Gears: 3.27
Re: Lightning Rod shifter swap
Find someone who has em and then perhaps they can be replicated by someone with the materials and tools.
Sure they would not be original but so what? Still be cool to have. :P
Sure they would not be original but so what? Still be cool to have. :P
#18
Re: Lightning Rod shifter swap
I saw a third gen Camaro in a junkyard in Kansas with one. Don't know the trans, but looked like a stripped drag car.
So yes you can do it. What trans, I have no idea.
So yes you can do it. What trans, I have no idea.
#20
Re: Lightning Rod shifter swap
Lighting rods are made for a 3 speed auto, so there are 6 positions PRND21.
The 700 or 200 has 7 positions, PRN@D21, so you would be missing the 1-2 shift in a 6 position lighting rod set.
I once heard that Lighting Rods made a shifter for the OD trannies. The far right rod goes 1-2, next rod is 2-3, and the far left would do the 3-4 and the NRP selection.
The 700 or 200 has 7 positions, PRN@D21, so you would be missing the 1-2 shift in a 6 position lighting rod set.
I once heard that Lighting Rods made a shifter for the OD trannies. The far right rod goes 1-2, next rod is 2-3, and the far left would do the 3-4 and the NRP selection.
#22
COTM Editor
iTrader: (22)
Join Date: Mar 2001
Posts: 9,905
Likes: 0
Received 1,855 Likes
on
1,270 Posts
Car: '89 Firebird
Engine: 7.0L
Transmission: T56
Re: Lightning Rod shifter swap
Back in the 1990s, I bought Lightning Rods from Summit Racing and used it with a TH350. Despite the advertising, it did not attract sultry women to look into my vehicle. That has to be a prostitute.
Those things are ridiculous in retrospect.
Those things are ridiculous in retrospect.
#23
Supreme Member
iTrader: (58)
Re: Lightning Rod shifter swap
As bad as the single shifter is, I'd imagine the lightning rods would just make it that much harder for the passenger to lean over the console and give a blow job. The bare foot gas peddle and blue dots for your tail lights don't cause such problems and are just as silly.
#24
Supreme Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: 212 is up in this Bit@#
Posts: 2,762
Received 739 Likes
on
565 Posts
Car: Resto-Mod 1987 IROC-Z Clone
Engine: Alky fed L92 Vortec Twin-Turbo 6.8L
Transmission: My own built/ design 4L80M
Axle/Gears: Custom 12 bolt (4.10:1)
Re: Lightning Rod shifter swap
This is essentially a Knock-Off of the Shifter System of a Lenco Transmission...
It was used until the late 1990s.
'They were usually set up with 6 Shift Rods... took up a lot of room... leaving little room for your hand to grab the correct next Shift Rod.
(especially when accelerating to 200+ Mph).
Pneumatic Actuators quickly replaced 5 of the 6 Shift Rods (6th for the Reverser Mechanism).
4 Buttons mounted to the Steering Wheel made things much more pleasant to Up-Shift 4-Times.
LOL!
I can NOT believe that People actually would like to have Phony Versions in their Vehicles!
O well, to each is their own!
It was used until the late 1990s.
'They were usually set up with 6 Shift Rods... took up a lot of room... leaving little room for your hand to grab the correct next Shift Rod.
(especially when accelerating to 200+ Mph).
Pneumatic Actuators quickly replaced 5 of the 6 Shift Rods (6th for the Reverser Mechanism).
4 Buttons mounted to the Steering Wheel made things much more pleasant to Up-Shift 4-Times.
LOL!
I can NOT believe that People actually would like to have Phony Versions in their Vehicles!
O well, to each is their own!
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
86TpiTransAm
Aftermarket Product Review
14
08-15-2001 01:28 AM