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Posted by: jr91472 Aug 5 2004, 08:13 AM

I read a Technical Article that stated to swap out a tail shifter for a side shifter, you needed a late model engine mount.

Is this true? If so, how late? my teener is a '72.

thx

Posted by: ArtechnikA Aug 5 2004, 08:19 AM

QUOTE(jr91472 @ Aug 5 2004, 06:13 AM)

I read a Technical Article that stated to swap out a tail shifter for a side shifter, you needed a late model engine mount.

Is this true? If so, how late?

late enough for the car to have had a side shifter ...

Posted by: rhodyguy Aug 5 2004, 08:54 AM

you will need a bar from a 73 or later. it has a large cast hole that the rod passes through. you are going to need the 2 brackets that bolt to the front of the block, 2 rubber mounts that go in between the brackets and the bar, and 2 of the solid outboard pieces that replace the earlier outboard style. plan on buying the replacement/adapter firewall bushing with the correct outside diameter for the early hole and the correct inside diameter for the later rod.

kevin

Posted by: jr91472 Aug 5 2004, 01:44 PM

thanks rhodyguy,

I had not consider the point regarding the firewall bushing.

JR