Author Topic: switching from a standard shift indicator to an overdrive indicator  (Read 5139 times)

Offline bigjayfromwa

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       Hopefully you can help me out...  I have a 76 chev 3/4ton 4x4 and i am looking at swapping out the th350 tranny for a th700r4 tranny to get the overdrive option.
My problem is i would like to keep the column shifter instead of going to a floor shifter.  Do you know of anybody that makes as shift indicator that i can use?  since i only have P R N D 2 1 on my dial?  or if there is any other chevy model i can buy to get the overdrive dial?? (without too much modification)

I really dont want to have to modify the interior like that, i would rather leave the stock appearance.

Thank you very much for any information you may have!!!

Jason

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Re: switching from a standard shift indicator to an overdrive indicator
« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2009, 12:15:36 am »
Swap the indicator (2 screws on the cluster and one on the column shift tube for the indicator wire) and you're good to go. New ones are about $35 IIRC.
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Re: switching from a standard shift indicator to an overdrive indicator
« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2009, 08:13:11 am »
Any truck that came with a 700R4 will have one.
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Re: switching from a standard shift indicator to an overdrive indicator
« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2009, 10:48:00 am »
Junkyard time!
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Re: switching from a standard shift indicator to an overdrive indicator
« Reply #4 on: January 02, 2009, 06:31:45 pm »
Jason,
I sent you an email on this, did you get it or did you post here first?

Offline bigjayfromwa

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Re: switching from a standard shift indicator to an overdrive indicator
« Reply #5 on: January 02, 2009, 09:14:50 pm »
Thanks for the info.... I posted on her first before i got your email...

thank you though

Offline joesgarage71

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Re: switching from a standard shift indicator to an overdrive indicator
« Reply #6 on: January 08, 2009, 12:53:52 pm »
 There is a shift plate inside the column you need to modify too.
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