shott i was begining to wonder if you ever came round here anymore

yah there is a disclamer on the DIY fourm but i think it shoule be linked from this thread too better to be safe than sorry

 

B&M shifter install:

1) Assemble the shifter per instructions provided. I chose to leave it at it's highest setting wich puts the top of the handle ~15" above the floorboard.
2) Place the shifter where it will be installed. The base is 6.4" wide so I marked the centerline on the mounting brackets and lined them up 3.25" over from the t-case selector. mark the mounting holes.
3) *On the first hole, I tried to drill down through the carpet-mistake. I ended up with a big wad of crap on the endup the bit. Use a razor knife to cut small x's through the carpet and soundproofing/insulationon the marks. Reposition the shifter and use a centerpunch to re-mark the holes on the sheetmetal floor.
4) drill 4 1/4" holes for the mounting bolts
5) put the shifter in place with the bolts extending through the floor. Temporarily put the black shifter housing/cover in place and mark the font edge. Remove the cover and put a mark directly in front of the cable hole on the shifter assembly. Measure 3/4" back from the where the front of the cover will end up.
Mark where this line, and the cable hole line bisect. Cut a 1" by 1" x in the carpet and remark the sheetmetal with the center punch.
6) Drill a 3/4" hole on the mark.
7) Route the cable through the hole, over top of the bell housing, over top of the starter, and down.
8) Return to the cab, put the shifter in place with mounting bolts.
9) At this point you will need an assistant to hold the bolts while you go under and put the nuts/lock washers/washer on. Have the assistant tighten the bolts while you hold the nuts (or if you have a competent non-whiny assistant send them under while you do the tightening).
10) connect the cable to the shifter
11) Put the e-brake on and chock the wheels. Put both the column shifter and the floor shifter in 1.
12) *If you have both 4wd and long tube headers- drop the front drive shaft
13) Using a 7/16 socket and extension, remove the tv linkage,then the shifter linkge.
14) Install the supplied Chrysler linkage. It installs identically to the old linkage that was removed.
15) Re-install the tv linkage/spring/cable
16) Install the cable holder. *You will need washers or spacers so that it spaced 1/2" down from the bottom of the Transmission oil pan. This is to avoid a trans. line that I assume was not there on the 727's
17) Route the cable back underneath the starter, and secure it to the holder so that the center of the threaded portion of the cables end lines up with the center of the hole in the linkage. Again, with the shifter and transmission in 1, thread the connector onto the cable so that it slides easily into the hole in the linkage and install the cotter pin.
18) At this point, I started the truck and went through the gears.
19) *If you have to re-install the front drive shaft.
20) Through the same carpet hole used for the cable, route a wire between carpet and floor up behind the dash.
21) Connect the light and the indicator cable on the trim plate.
21) Slide the cover over the shifter assembly and trim plate, pulling the trim plate through the hole.
22) Secure the cover to the assemble, then the trim plate to the cover.
23) Install the boot, and then the Handle.
24) Remove the four bolts that hold the steering shaft and shiftercovers. If equiped, unscrew the tilt wheel lever, and remove the covers
25) Drive the pin that holds the column shifter up and out. This will take three or four pretty good whacks. Cut the wire that goes into the shifter for the od on/off button, and set the shifter aside.
26) I bought a momentary pushbutton switch from Rat Shack and installed it in the steering columncover, I soldered two wires to it and connected them to the od wire cut in step 25.
27) Re-install the steering column and shifter covers.

I have yet to connect the light. I plan on connecting it to the dimmer on the dash, but,when I tried to pull the cluster bezel off, It looked as though it was going to come in pieces. After I buy a new bezel, I will connect the light.

http://www.bmracing.com/media/products/pdf/10.pdf

 

Awesome writeups... can I have you guys toss them into their own thread, add any pics you might need to and pm me the link. A picture is worth a thousand words... put as may relevant pics in the wrietup as you feel necessary.

check this link out... it is how i'd like to set it up here...
https://dodgeforum.com/m_578941/tm.htm

 

here's an example of one of mine...
https://dodgeforum.com/m_856966/tm.htm

 

I'll touch up the ones I have, and put them out here (i'll add a disclaimer). I want to help others who may need to use it as a reference or guide.

 

everyone should pm their diy's to 94rt10ohioso that they can get added to the diy section.

 

problem with that is if it needs to be edited, it's a pain to get it fixed (ask me how I know...). doing a thread here will help anyone searching this forum

Reid, if you can post all of the thread links here, it'll help me to get it done faster once I create the thread. thanks!

 

tomorrow ill do my write up on my sway bar drop with pics..steve you want me to post it in here or email it to you ?

 

I am asking for the links to the threads where you wrote it up... if its not written yet, then you should create a thread and pass on the link here. have a look at my example I posted earlier...

 

hope this is what your looking for steve, if you could edit it for me that would be great im sure its fill of spelling mistakes, if you do edit pm it to me and i will change it in the thread

electriacl

https://dodgeforum.com/m_899052/tm.htm

wheel barings

https://dodgeforum.com/m_899058/tm.htm

steering box adjustment

https://dodgeforum.com/m_899062/tm.htm