[AMC-List] Bent in the Middle

["Brien Tourville" <hh7x@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

i want to retain my bench
seats, but the shifter on the mustang t-5 looks a little far back. i 
am on
a tight budget, and would LOVE to have the tko 500, but i wont be 
able to
afford that. i wont have any problem with shifter location then. i 
have
been told there are bellhousings that
 bolt up to a 304 and a t-5. just have to figure out what cars had 
that
 combination so i can raid them... as always, i am very open to other
 ideas and suggestions. 

  dave stohler
  camp taji iraq


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When I installed the 1940 Ford HURST floor shifter into my
1950 HUDSON Commodore eight - my bench seat wouldn't
clear the shift stalk at all.

I spun the stalk 180 degrees which put the lower bend pointing
forward - for clearance - eyeballed the seat edge when just short
of usual setting,
and measured distance to dashboard - heated the stalk and bent
it back toward the bench - just clearing both the seat edge and
the dashboard.

During exhuberant shifting exercises racing Duster Lites on 
Broadway - my right hand knuckles meshed cleanly with 
the Art Deco ribbing on the Dash.

My suggestion is to cut the shift stalk and bend up something
to fit - weld it back on.


Good Hunting !



   Brien Tourville
      NEW YORK
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