I wanted to use a 90" "automatic" civic sedan (gutted to fit all the mail) to deliver mail in......since it is a console shifter.....is it possible to remove the shifter from the floor and just shift the gears by hand with the cables?(P to D etc) So I can do the classic mail man drive from the right move....let me know what you guys think ...thanks
John

 

i have a rhd landrover i'll sell you.

gutted car with lots of stuff in it, iffy shifting, and no seatbelts seems like a bad idea to me, but i'm sure you could figure something out.

 

ehh how much depends on price....this was a good deal i jsut didnt wanna buy it then find out i couldnt do it

 

the landrover part was kind of a joke. it is for sale though if you're interested. i've never passed a mailman that wasn't jealous, as it is a damn near perfect small mail vehicle, and it still gets chicks at the beach.

i'm just advocating a bit of safety here. not to mention that it seems like what you are talking about would be a HUGE pain in the *** to deal with on a daily basis.

are there any column mounted cars that might swap over? i've never taken apart an automatic shifter mechanism, so i don't really know what is involved.

 

oooooo aight

 

This is the one and only time that I will say this on here....get a RHD conversion for your car. There I said it.

 

i dont own the car(its forsale) i was wondering if it was feasable

 

not all places do....I wont be doing it to my Audi...buyin a beater postmaster said people use compacts...Then I saw a cheap ef sedan forsale and got to thinking...they give you a daily car allowance $ its not that bad...

 

bump for ideas

 

Late model RHD accord wagons are legal in the US as are legacy wagons in RHD.

 

do u have to import them or is there some one in the US who sells them b/c i need sumthing within a month ...if you dont know no biggie

 

I've seen the Subarus on ebay from time to time, the Accord would need to be imported.

 

why dont u just get out of the drivers side. or park on the left side of the street?

 

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huh.....this is to deliver mail and you cant go against traffic

 

are u getting a rural route, and a clerk. and i have to let my postmaster 2morrow if i want to become a carrier.

 

look on ebay and i bet you can found one and if your lucky maybe your find a unfinished project. and can build it quickly

 

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Holy hell look at that avatar! Could you imagine ******* that?!

 

Digging up an old one kinda.
By looking at this:

It looks like it would be rather simple to shift it with just the cable. Might have to ground out or complete the circuit of a sensor or two (to let you get out of park perhaps), but that would be easy enough to permanently accomplish with a crimp connection. It looks to me like the push button merely lets the shifter go through a gate... and isn't connected to the tranny... so you'd wanna be careful of accidentally knocking it into/outof gear.

Atleast it gives you an idea of what it's gonna look like when ya take it apart.
Oh and the pic is at http://www.majestichonda.com for a 90 dx civic with a ka4at (the only automatic tranny listed).

Hope it helps...

 

thanks dude.........rural route for the record