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Big Bird
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Posted: 12-July-2014 at 1:39PM |
Some of the cars with buckets and consoles were tilt-wheel and so did not get a floor shifter.
Do those consoles use the mounting hump (and 4-speed carpet) for the shifter anyway or are those consoles shaped differently along the floor? Thanks |
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Floor shift consoles have a cutout on the drivers side to accommodate the tunnel hump. I don't know for sure but my money would be on that the non floor shift consoles use the same carpeting as cars without floorshift/consoles.
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Tom
1972 Gran Torino Sport 4Spd 1974 Montego wagon "GT" with GT hood, correct buckets seats, console, and floor shift 2013 Focus 5 speed- Daily driver |
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Psquare75
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The consoles are different.. I had to cut mine quite a bit to fit a hump under it.
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fordpower
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More work than meets the eye.That's why I have not changed over.Also installed new carpet last yr. won't work with floor conversion.
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JoeKarasinski
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I didn't know you could get a 4 speed in 77-79, but I can say the console is the same between automatic floor shift and column shift.
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75GranMan
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you couldn't get a 4spd past 73. the console is basically the same style but are not the same. As tom had stated the consoles are trimmed (crudely) from the factory to fit the shifter hump. The console cars with shifter delete ( column shift cars) use the same carpet as bench seat/ column shift cars. all the consoles from our style cars will interchange. example a cougar console will fit but is different because of the cougar emblem, the same goes for the console door covers, they are the same style and will interchange but they are not the same.
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John 75Gran Torino 4spd
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fordpower
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No 4 speed but auto used the hump so my new carpet would not work.I would have to cut and install hump.
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What can be done to accommodate carpet and the shifter hump. Do you just trim the carpet?
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75GranMan
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I don't know if there enough material on the column shift carpet to accommodate trimming around the shifter hump and get general good overall fit. the hump will suck up a lot of area that you may not have to give up... if you have the old carpet, I would try to cut out the area and see if you still have an acceptable look.JMO
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Come fall when my son get his garage we will take apart the 78 and see.Carpet looks good maybe could piece hump to new carpet.or just fix the 78.
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