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We are Building an 1965 F100 onto a 2011 Ford Crown Vic Police Interceptor. I am wondering what makes the transmission shift into Drive, Reverse, Neutral, & the other positions? I can’t use the 2011 Ford Column. I will be using an aftermarket steering column such as UDIDIT. Which is mechanical.
My question is this. What do I need to do to make the transmission know what gear I want to put the transmission into? What sensors can I use from the original column to make the new column work with the modern system?
Your Help is appreciated!Need a replacement transmission? Quality transmissions are hard to find. Free estimate to your email.This is an interesting question and, believe it or not, has me stumped right now. Give me a day or so to get the answer together and I will put it right here.
Aug. 27 update: I have been looking for the information, but some of my gurus won’t be available for a couple of days, so everything is delayed. I will put it up as soon as I have the information.
Aug. 30 update: I am still trying to track down the exact information you need. The issue is this today’s transmissions are computer- and electronically-electronically controlled. Due to this fact, there are some bad mismatches that occur when you go from today’s digital system to the analog world of the 1960s. That said, though, don’t give up hope, I’ll find the answer for you. It is taking far longer than I want, though.
Since my various gurus haven’t responded to this question the way I would like, I’ll give it a go.
With the way today’s shifting mechanisms work, you will have to find a way to make the “shift-by-wire” mechanism work with a mechanical one. I suppose it is possible, but, given the fact that most electronically based shifters are actually just double-pole-single-throw switches, you might find yourself working incredibly hard to make things work.
Honestly, I have never tried to interface an “shift-by-wire” system with an old, what you might call, analog-based system, but I do know that if I were to try to make an electronic shift system work it would require a lot of effort to make it happen.
My thought would be this: drop back a few years, say to an old F-150 of the 1995 timeframe. You can likely find one in a local salvage yard and pull the transmission and shift mechanism. Since the 1995-era F-150 still relied on mechanical linkages and the like, you should be able to make it work with your restoration project.
I do hope this helps.
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