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Re: Bench Seat With aftermarket Floor shifter
[Re: kbcuda]
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05/15/12 06:04 PM
05/15/12 06:04 PM
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JohnRR
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Or anyone use newer seats and have them upholstered to match the original back seat. I just replaced the back seat covers...Let's hear/see some suggestions....
Anything is possible , swing by an upholstery shop and see what they can do.
See if the seats from a later model M body would work , or from a cordoba or magnum ...
I'm going to adapt the power seat track from a lebaron to fit a 69 A body and/or 69 B body.
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Re: Bench Seat With aftermarket Floor shifter
[Re: JohnRR]
#1233900
05/15/12 07:36 PM
05/15/12 07:36 PM
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Posts: 12,291 Kent, Wa
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If your tranny is setup properly why shift it? Put it in "D" for drag and go for it. The tranny will perform better and be more consistant by itself.. Besides the column shifter gives it more of a sleeper look.
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Re: Bench Seat With aftermarket Floor shifter
[Re: cal_gecko]
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05/15/12 08:28 PM
05/15/12 08:28 PM
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kbcuda
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Maybe he's got a manual valve body in it... ? Maybe he wants better control over when it shifts.. Maybe he wants to pretend it's a 4-speed, and do all the shifting whether it needs it or not...
All of the above!!lol..no manual valve body yet, but will be when i put the floor shifter..Eventually, (like 2 years) it will be a passon five speed with the pistol grip and a bench...bu t for now I want a floor shifter for the car ....
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Re: Bench Seat With aftermarket Floor shifter
[Re: kbcuda]
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05/15/12 10:11 PM
05/15/12 10:11 PM
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Dads426
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The B&M ratchet shifter works well with both std and reverse valve bodies. The short throw allows you to put it close to the bench seat and not reach too far foward. This is my old 64 Plymouth. If I had to do it again in this car the shifter would be elevated on a small box to make it a little easier to reach (that is how we have it in our current 64 Dodge)
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Re: Bench Seat With aftermarket Floor shifter
[Re: Dads426]
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05/15/12 11:27 PM
05/15/12 11:27 PM
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Ok. Do what I did in my 88 shorty. Slide the seat all the way forward then located the shifter. If your short armes get a mega shifter thats offered for pickups. It has a handle thats a bit taller. The mega shifter is a ratchet shifter that can be used in a forward or reverse pattern trans..
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