I want to change my 1997 MonteLS from column shift to floor shift. I have a doner floor console with everything included from wiring to cables and clips from a 1997 monte z34. I also have an instrument cluster from the same year car with the PRNDL delete.I of course now need to find the correct drivers seat that is the same width as the passenger seat as my car has 60/40 seats with the column shift. I'll take the seat to a auto appolster to see if they can cut the drivers foam seat and re-thread it to make the correct seat i need, or i'll find a used 1 somewhere with grey interior. My question is > isthe floor shift consolea easy or hard conversion to do? Any comments or help guides will be appriciated.......Regards to all.....Tom H

 

ive been wondering the same thing, anything anybody? cos im def gonna do this too

 

hey take b4 and after photos of it will ya.

Also a short write up would be nice to /.

Imsure there are others otu there that are doign this or want to that could use the info.

As far as they seats go have ya thought of just putting racing seats in to it? might be cheapper or easier or both. you can ge tthem on E-bay rather cheap now a days

 

I will take before and after photos for my scrapbook and i will post them with a step by step guide on how to do it. So far i got the drivers seat in the same fabric (grey cloth) for $75.00, and the center console with all the wires,cables and clips for $160.00, and the instrument cluster with the odometer delete for $52.00...The trickiest part will be routing the speedometer cable. I hope my transmision in my 1997 monte ls 3.1 has the same shift lever on the trans as the 1997 3.4...If anyone is interested there's another floor console for sale at my local junkyard for $150.00 that looks nice but the door pad on top has a broken hinge. It's still usable and closes but when you open it it's not connected to the storage box

 

also as far as that door on teh thing, those are common to find broke off or even missing and i beliv eG.M. still sells them at the dealers for ya to get a new one.
If not i know that there are articals on teh net on how to make them ande also to re attach them for you to.

 

Yea i know...Dealer gets $150.00..saw 5-6 on e-bay for $99.00 plus $25.00 to ship...That shipping is f----ing rediculous for a 1/4 pound part...Regards..Tom

 

they do that on everything anymore.
Actually see if you can go to your local dealer and get them to order it. then they eat the shipping in most cases

 

I will start this project in 2 weeks and keep you and the forum updated with pics and "How to do it".......Regards....Tom H


I will take before and after photos for my scrapbook and i will post them with a step by step guide on how to do it. So far i got the drivers seat in the same fabric (grey cloth) for $75.00, and the center console with all the wires,cables and clips for $160.00, and the instrument cluster with the odometer delete for $52.00...The trickiest part will be routing the speedometer cable. I hope my transmision in my 1997 monte ls 3.1 has the same shift lever on the trans as the 1997 3.4...If anyone is interested there's another floor console for sale at my local junkyard for $150.00 that looks nice but the door pad on top has a broken hinge. It's still usable and closes but when you open it it's not connected to the storage box