The more I looked at the 4 Runner shifter in the Montero the more I hated it, I started looking into other options. Originally I thought the Montero shifter was going to be too much work to make it shift the A750 and It would be clunky. I looked into a few aftermarket shifters and then took apart a couple Gen 1 and 2 shifters, the Gen 1 shifter is the style I want but there is no way I can fit a linkage shifter under the body now. The Gen 2 cable shifter will work but the challenge there Is that the throw ratio doesn't match the new transmission. I learned the Gen 1 shifter itself will physically install on the Gen 2 cable shifter, this got me motivated to make it work because It will look like it belongs aside from the height.
I cut apart the Gen 2 shifter and shortened the throw of the shift arm to match the ratio of the transmission, this is important because the detents on the in cab shifter need to match the positions in the valve body otherwise ranges won't work or there will be hydraulic bypassing. I also moved the cable position to dead center because that's where the shifter mounts on the Gen 1, hopefully this will allow me to modify a stock center console to cover this mess.
All cleaned and cut apart *did not take a before photo*, I had already measured how much the arm needed to be shortened (9/16").
Refit the cable mount to test the operation and detent matching.
Somehow I managed a first time perfect fit and throw!
Super stoked on this fit up, also forgot to take pictures of the floor mounting bracket. I am aware that the center console mounts to the same holes the mounting bracket is bolted to. I'll try just using longer stock panel screws but I'm prepared to do nutzerts and stainless screws for a clean finish.
