Engine Tin post side shifter upgrade, The two small pieces on the bottom...I mean.... Options

[jr91472]

Ok, so for the first time since I updated my 72 to a side shifter I tried to put on the two small pieces of engine tin that go underneath the cylinders. One on pax side, one on the driver side.

Low and behold, my 72 piece (drivers side) does not fit anymore. Actually it still fits, but it interferes with the shifting once installed. Obviously the pax side has no issues.

Is there a solution? I need a late model piece that won't interfere with the shift rod, but will mount to my 1.7L heat exhangers.

thanks everyone!!

[brant]

The piece that you need came in 3 different flavors.
you specifically need the middle style:

- early style was for tail shifters 1970-1972
- middle style was for 1973-1974 cars
- late style was for 1975-1976 cars with different heat exchangers.


all 3 of these tins have different shapes and different part numbers
if you find that piece of tin from a 1973 or 1974 car it will fit, regardless of whether that car is a 1.7,1.8, or 2.0

or you could do what everyone else does and just leave that one off


brant