Re: Column vs. Floor Shifter

["robot_tank" <robot_tank@xxxx>]

Hello all, Several things about the column vs floor shifter...

I believe that the Gremlin with a floor shift, auto or manual, never 
came with a tilt column. Why? I dunno. AFAIK only column shifts could 
have tilt.

Floor shift Spirit's and Eagles did have tilt columns and will fit in 
a Gremlin. But, there is one thing to look for. The earlier 
models '79 and '80 I believe, still had the headlight dimmer switches 
on the floor, so the steering columns have a nice smooth even round 
finish to them. The later model columns have a large 'bump' for lack 
of a better term where the turn signal comes out of the column for 
the headlight dimmer in there. IMHO, these do not look as nice as the 
earlier models and are different to wire up.

I put a tilt column from a '79 Spirit into my '73 Gremlin X and it 
was a bolt up job. No wiring changes and everything works. Painted it 
to match the interior color and it looks factory.

Just my .02.
Tom C.
'73 Gremlin X


--- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Onree <onree@xxxx> wrote:
> I've seen quite a few Eagles with the tilt column, and they are all
> floorshift, whether automatic or manual. It should work in a 
Gremlin. At
> least I've never seen a column shift Eagle.
> I think the auto floorshift looks more silly than sporty--little 
stubby
> lever and way too far forward to be comfortable to use while 
actually
> driving. Manuals are much better. My Eagle manual lever is angled 
so that
> the knob is just right in front of the seat.
> Onree
> 
> 
> on 5/5/04 4:01 AM, amc74hornet at AMC74HORNET@xxxx did write:
> 
> --- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Plumpy72@xxxx wrote:
> > I think I may have pulled the tilt column out of a Spirit. 
However, I had
> > owned a Gremlin about 22 years ago with tilt. It was in it when I 
got the car
> so 
> > I don't know for sure if it was an option or not. Regardless, it 
sure was nice
> > to have. That's why I wanted a tilt in the one I have now.
> > 
> > Rick
> 
> They might have made tilt column's available after the Hornet name 
was
> dropped and changed and tried to market the the gussied up Hornet 
now
> Concord as a luxury car and offered them in all the other cars too.
> "Doc" 
> 
> 
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