T56 Shifter Location Change

[TR65]

Hey Guys,

I am putting a T56 6-speed in my 65C10. I am keeping the interior stock looking including the bench seat. I want to make it look like I have the stock 4 speed floor shifter. (I have an orginal shifter rod and black knob.) The T56 shifter is located very far back on the transmission and will come up under the seat.

Kiesler Engineering makes a kit that allows you to move the shifter to the "front" position which is really an inspection port and access to the shifter guide and detent plate. The kit is $200 and includes a new shifter. You can DIY it but it is a bit involved.

Here is my experience installing the kit. I hope it can help someone else with the same problem.

Here are some links I found helpful:

http://www.keislerauto.com/index.php...emart&Itemid=7
(This is the Keisler kit)

http://www.ttcautomotive.com/English...vice%20Manuals (The Tremec service manual for the T56)

Use the above manual or a GM unit repair manual for the T56

http://www.thegearbox.org/T56.html (snap ring kit)

http://www.gmhightechperformance.com...ild/index.html (good T56 rebuild article)

http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=925032 (another good T56 rebuild article)

http://0174de9.netsolstores.com/inde...PROD&ProdID=58 (another kit I know nothing about)

http://www.clubcobra.com/forums/show...ter+relocation (more on T56 shifter location change)

http://www.popularhotrodding.com/tec...ion/index.html (another T56 rebuild article)