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MrDerek
02-09-2011, 02:36 PM
Hello all. Going from a column to floor shift conversion. I have my center console and wiring harnesses(long and short one.) Ive read on other websites that I may have to splice some wires. Im not really electrically savy when it comes to cars for some reason. Can anyone help or give me a link to a website?. Thanks! MrDerek
flash
02-09-2011, 08:48 PM
MrDerek ,you dont want my advice when discussing wiring .Shadowgrey seems to be good at wiring as thats what he is doing on his 70. Maybe he will jump in and help you.
MrDerek
02-09-2011, 09:19 PM
I sure hope so. Thanks anyways.
Hank70SS
02-10-2011, 11:10 AM
Wish I could help but my car came with floor shift and console. As I recall the console plugs into a connector with an orange wire and a gray wire. Have you looked under the dash to see if there is an unused connector?
Derek69SS
02-10-2011, 11:30 AM
What year car? What shifter/transmission?

If it's a '69+ w/ automatic, you really don't need to do anything with your neutral safety switch, as long as the linkage is hooked up for locking the column. You should already have a neutral safety switch on the column, which works just fine as long as the linkage is operational.

The only other things in a console would be the light in the back which needs to be on the dome light circuit, and 2 lights in the top plate (automatic only) which can be spliced into the dash light circuit.
MrDerek
02-10-2011, 11:41 AM
70 w/400 trans. horseshoe shifter. Are there any electrical schematics/wiring diagrams out there?
Hank70SS
02-10-2011, 12:43 PM
PM me with your email address and I'll send you a wiring schematic.
flash
02-10-2011, 01:41 PM
I knew someone with knowlege would jump in and you got several.
MrDerek
02-10-2011, 08:40 PM
Thanks alot Hank for the schematic. I can definetly work with this.
yellowGT
12-15-2011, 05:23 PM
im new to the site and with chevelles and I have noticed people are a little tight with their schematics on this site. Why? Why dont people just post for others to see and learn? Just a question.
flash
12-15-2011, 09:09 PM
The people here are actually very generous with their help .Stick around and you will see.
Ms Grumpy
12-15-2011, 09:23 PM
im new to the site and with chevelles and I have noticed people are a little tight with their schematics on this site. Why? Why dont people just post for others to see and learn? Just a question.

I don't think it is that people are "tight" with their schematics. Some of it is that a lot of the people with the information are not as computer literate as others. And sometimes it is easier to make a copy from a hard copy.

If there is something in particular that you are looking for, just ask. Or maybe some of the info in "Restoration by the numbers" forum might help. Here are a few links:

1966 http://chevelleforum.org/showthread.php?t=1983&highlight=Info
1967 http://chevelleforum.org/showthread.php?t=2035&highlight=Info
1968 http://chevelleforum.org/showthread.php?t=1988&highlight=Info
1969 http://chevelleforum.org/showthread.php?t=1987&highlight=Info
1970 http://chevelleforum.org/showthread.php?t=2141&highlight=Info
1971 http://chevelleforum.org/showthread.php?t=2149&highlight=Info

Ironically, I have not found all the info on the 1972. And that is the year that I own.
Hank70SS
12-16-2011, 07:07 AM
im new to the site and with chevelles and I have noticed people are a little tight with their schematics on this site. Why? Why dont people just post for others to see and learn? Just a question.

I offered the schematic to more than one person, others asked for a copy and I gladly emailed it to them as well. There is no place to upload files here that I know of and as an attachment the size is reduced and becomes too small to be useful.