Anyone installed a Lokar Shifter in their 4x4 Blazer? Picture?

[Mike Phillips]

Hi everyone,

Has anyone here installed a Lokar Shifter in their Blazer and if so can you share a picture of how it looked when you were finished?

I'm looking at this one for my truck,

http://www.lokar.com/product-descriptions/23in-nostalgia-shifter.htm



Here's the cockpit before I dismantled it...



Had one in my Milk Truck and really like it.

[VileZambonie]

Gave up on the column shift?

[Mike Phillips]

I'm still going to use the spare colum that came with the truck for the tilt wheel feature but I'd like to use the Lokar shifter it it will fit and work well.

Going out to the wrecking yard tomorrow, friend of mine says there's a 4x4 Suburban recently brought in about my year, (1975), and I'll see if I can get the shift linkage off it for the column shifter just in case I go this direction.

[76_Scottsdale]

I actually just ordered the 8" inch version with the single bend last friday. It's backordered but it should be here this weekend. It's adjustable so I"m going to put it right in the hole where my old stick shifter was. I'll post up some pics when I'm done. It's a 76 K20, but it will look similar inside.

[Mike Phillips]

I actually just ordered the 8" inch version with the single bend last friday. It's backordered but it should be here this weekend. It's adjustable so I"m going to put it right in the hole where my old stick shifter was. I'll post up some pics when I'm done. It's a 76 K20, but it will look similar inside.

Looking forward to the pictures.  Seems like with the shifter only be 8" long you'll have to reach down to shift the truck?

[76_Scottsdale]

Yeah, I always leave my tranny in overdrive when I'm cruising unless I'm towing or offroading but I don't mind having to reach down to put it in reverse. I just wanted something that would be clean and out of the way. I thought it would blend with the other TC shifter as well. I was looking at the same one you are but I have a cup holder setup in my fold down ashtray that would interfere with it.

[Mike Phillips]

I thought it would blend with the other TC shifter as well.

What's the other TC shifter?  Link?  Part Name?  Picture?

I was looking at the same one you are but I have a cup holder setup in my fold down ashtray that would interfere with it.

Makes sense.

[Dragon]

I thought it would blend with the other TC shifter as well.

What's the other TC shifter?  Link?  Part Name?  Picture?

Mike, I think he meant his 4WD Transfer Case(TC) Shifter! The TC Shifter is shorter than a Trans Shifter, so you that your not grabbing for it by mistake....

[Mike Phillips]

Mike, I think he meant his 4WD Transfer Case(TC) Shifter! The TC Shifter is shorter than a Trans Shifter,

I was hoping it was some kind of aftermarket shifter for the TC, guess my brain was thinking TCI which is a company that makes aftermarket transmission components. 

[76_Scottsdale]

Well the shifter came today. It'll be in this Saturday and I'll post a pic.

[Mike Phillips]

Well the shifter came today. It'll be in this Saturday and I'll post a pic.

Cool.  Been waiting to see how your experience goes and how the installation looks before ordering mine.

[76_Scottsdale]

Well I got it all finished up today. This was a major PITA because of the bracketry and all the bolts are allen head and it is a real pain to get your hands up inside there and bolt it all together. If you can I highly suggest putting it on before you put the tranny in, but it's do-able. I had to take my exhaust loose on the passenger side just to get my hand up on top of the tranny to tighten bolts. All in all the installation was a pain but I sure do like the finished product. I used the old shifter boot from my SM465 because I like the looks of it and it was already chrome and fairly new. The kit says that you need a separate "bell crank kit" to mount the shifter all the way forward like I did, but it seems to work fine for me.

[Dragon]

You like to reach for things Wow you're more patient than I am, cause I like to have my shifter within ease of reach(And I have Long Ape Arms!!!)...   Yep honestly My TC Shifter drives me a bit batty, but if it was taller, I know I would be reaching for it instead of my column shifter

You did a Great Job Though, very clean install

[Mike Phillips]

Thanks for posting the pictures, gives us all an idea what a shorty Lokar will look like.  It is out of the way.

Think I'm going to keep looking at the 23" nostalgia for myself.  Called Lokar and they recommended the cable shifting version.

Picked up my TV Cable from http://www.tvmadeez.com/ today, kind of cool they're 7 miles from my house.  Going to try to put the tranny in this Sunday.

Getting closer...

[76_Scottsdale]

That's awesome that Bowtie is right down the road. I bought my tranny and everything from them. Seems like a pretty cool company.