Agree the style of the mega shifter is nicer. I will see later on.


Will see what Sudstoy has installed in his Camaro.

 

Checked the installation manual and confirm what you said. Both shifters are for 3 gears and need to remove the pin and 2 e-clips if used on a GM 4 speed automatic.


Strangely enough, both shifters are compatible to the TH400. Therefore I think that the detents should be the same?? Will see.


Will give them another ring today to clear out this.

 

Those shifters fit all TH350/TH400, plus most 4 speed automatics. On my TH350, I have one extra position when I ratchet from Park to reverse. So it takes two ratchets to get to neutral, and then one for each shift position. If it was on a 4 speed automatic it will just be one click for each position.

 

Yes I had to remove the E clips and the little bar, it takes approximately 5 seconds to do that modification. I can't comment on what shifter I have because I am still in Russia working, i think i have the box at my house though so i can check when I get home.

 

Mine is a megashifter for sure though, just dont know the part number.

Are you buying a 572 from Nelson?

 

First of all thanks all for the information given above regarding the shifter. I contacted B&M once again and a different tech rep told me that with some work and many adjustments I should get every gear to line up. What adjustments and work I do not know but will see when I have the tranny in my hand. There is a bracket to order should the 4L80 has a switch near the trans lever.


572 engine from Nelson:- Yes sir, that's been the plan and sticking to it. Still saving the money for the engine. The next expense of money will be the body repair, then the rear end. Close to $6K for the body repair believe it or not. I know it is sounds crazy money but that is what one will have to pay around here to get it fixed properly. Got several quotes from body repair guys to compare and all where close to that money.


The engine will be the last thing to buy my friend. I hate buying an engine when I know I am miles and miles away from installing it. If I buy it now, it will be sitting there in a corner in my garage. Do not know how long will it take me till I am ready to install the engine so I rather wait patiently.


Sometimes I say (option 1) I buy the engine before painting the car, mock it up to see how it fits and if any trimming here and there is needed and to make the exhaust brackets etc etc. Sometimes I say (option 2) I paint the car first then I but the engine and install it and be careful not to damage the paint job during installation, exhaust pipes building etc. I am not sure which is the best way to go if its option 1 or option 2.


The 78 Camaro is a hobby for me and I have limited time left to work on it after I come from work. I had times when I spent an average of 20 hours in a week in the garage while sometimes I do not even have the time to switch on the garage lights to see if the Camaro is still there or some one had stole it


I started this overall restoration project on October 2012 and to date only 2 years and 9 months had passed. Looking back on what I have performed on my Camaro, I can say that I made a lot of things and I bought quite a lot of parts so far. Still a long way to go, more parts to order and aware of more problems to encounter. I take it as it comes.


For these coming 5 weeks, I will be away from my Camaro. I am having a type rating course and I need to study hard to pass the exams. So I need to switch off the Camaro problems and concentrate on the course.


Will check this website every now and then.

 

It is really cool that you are going with a Nelson motor, they build some real cool stuff. Are you going with the daily driver series or the hotrod series?

My 572 dropped right in and with the lemons headers there was nothing that touched anywhere. The steering linkage gets a little close but you can modify that to work.

My megashifter cable bolted right up to the quadzilla. I had a Lokar mount for the side of the transmission.

 

Yes that engine looks nasty. I have been watching the same engine dyno pull since years now believe me..... Most probably I go Hot rod series. It is more camy and lopier on idle than the daily driver series.


If you can send me any pictures of where you had to modify the steering linkages, it will be much appreciated. I will prepare my self for that modification later on.


As far as I know, there is only one megashifter which is applicable for our second gen Camaros which is 80694. (Maybe I am wrong).


What is a Lokar mount?

 

wow your so patient with this ,an it sound like your build a 5 star car ,,I would put the engine before you paint it ,then you can drive it too, I could l;earn a lot from you clacia,good luck with you other work,thoug yes paint the engine bay first ehehhehe

 

I had a lot of the same questions and problems I had to work through. I went with 632, and a 4L80E. Not too much for choices on a shifter. I asked B&M and finally got a "Hammer" Shifter. I just looked in the Jegs book and its still there. It works, but the detents are sooo tight that I felt they were Off a little. Im ok with it as I mostly just use "Drive". I also installed a Twisty's paddle shifter with a pushbutton that I rigged up myself. The 4L80E is awesome. I can really set up my shift points and just nail it at the track. I love it.
I went to "Al's Headers" here in Anaheim to have custom headers done. He is very well known in the big engine world, or custom header world.
My car is at the shop right now getting the Juice put on with a fogger system drilled into the intake manifold.
It looks like your build is coming along with a lot of good info on this forum. I wish I would have had some of the info on here, when I started my build. I have a lot of NEW parts that sit in my grave yard of parts that didn't fit, were wrong or just plain junky.