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| mightyohm |
 Oct 8 2007, 08:26 PM
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My car is a 72 with a sideshift conversion (done long before I bought the car). The engine mount bar originally had the ends chopped down to raise the motor, apparently so that the shift rod would clear the bar in 4th/5th gear. I need to lower the motor to get my 2.0L airbox to fit, so I am putting in a stock engine mount bar, and now the shift rod rubs a little bit when I try to shift into 4th or 5th.
Do the tailshift cars have the shift rod up higher on the firewall than sideshift cars? I had never heard that before but bondo says he thinks he has heard of this issue before. I can't imagine that I am the only person to run into this clearance issue if this is true. I managed to bend the rod a bit by pulling down on it but I'd like to get a little more clearance. I'm not sure how easy it will be to bend the shift rod more without making a jig to keep the ends in the right alignment. Has anyone done this before? |
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| rhodyguy |
Oct 9 2007, 09:43 AM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out. Group: Members Posts: 22,249 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
ok, now i get it. i wonder if both style mounts are being used at the same time? time for jeff to investigate. given the price of the early bar outboard mounts, i would avoid having to use them like the plague.
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jkeyzer shift rod to engine bar clearance problems Oct 8 2007, 08:26 PM
Brando Did you get a side-shift engine bar? they are sign... Oct 8 2007, 08:39 PM
jkeyzer
Did you get a side-shift engine bar? they are sig... Oct 8 2007, 09:02 PM Dr Evil
Did you get a side-shift engine bar? they are si... Oct 8 2007, 09:28 PM Dave_Darling Do you still have the rubber mounts on the outer e... Oct 9 2007, 02:14 AM rhodyguy huh..the late style rubber mounts have a squared p... Oct 9 2007, 09:10 AM Dave_Darling The ones you would turn upside-down are the outboa... Oct 9 2007, 09:36 AM jkeyzer The inside mounts are stock. The outside mounts h... Oct 9 2007, 11:54 AM |
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