Fmx to C6 swap

  Thanks 

 Ken 

this is exactly what i warn people about after somebody gives them the idea that transmission swaps are easy. the linkage styles are almost never the same and even when they are, they're not the same enough to work properly. you need to look at the FMX's linkage arm and determine if the cable connected to the arm above or below the shaft. then look at the C6 and find that it's opposite? you can get a universal clamp-on linkage arm for the C6 but be aware, this is where i say they're 'not the same enough' to work properly. the throw distance for each Ford transmission seems to be just different enough that your range selector on the steering column won't match the detents in the transmission, more importantly the precise position the manual valve needs to be in for each range. by chance i just caught a video regarding this the other day, i'll post it below. back to the issue, you'll need to match the throw of the linkage arm to the travel of the cable. something not too many people think about, it's just an arm & a cable right? they're a matched engineered system that is now a bunch of mixed parts and a fabricated bracket. the distance the selector cable moves for each range needs to suit the distance that the linkage arm on the transmission moves the manual valve in the valve body or the transmission is toast

is converting to a floor shifter an option? that'll solve 98% of the problem but you'll still need to verify that the manual valve is happy in the valve body as shown in the video 

BTW, your fabricated bracket needs to at least as strong and sturdy as the OEM linkage set-up, or the transmission is toast

72 RS 351 wrote: The bracket that mounts the cable is usually a match to the shift lever, so I think generally you use the lever and bracket as a matched set, and then get a cable that works with them.

IIRC having done the same FMX to C6 swap, the transmission mounted cable bracket is FMX specific. the bolt center distance and 'angle of attack' suits only the FMX, the corresponding bracket for the C6 would be completely different. i also bodged the linkage and the shifter stalk was all the down where L1 would be for Park. Great Times! nope, that sucked