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Bench Seat With aftermarket Floor shifter #1233897 05/15/12 03:49 PM 05/15/12 03:49 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,945 roanoke va kbcuda OP top fuel
kbcuda OP top fuel Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,945 roanoke va	Anyone here have pics of bench seats that were notched to clear an aftermarket shifter? Would it be an enormous project or not so bad.. Really need to get rid of the column shift. Almost impossible to shift reliably/quickly for racing. Correct buckets are just way too expensive. People asking 700.00 for barely useable cores. byu the time you buy all the plastic parts/sliders / and upholstery and maybe seat buns, I'd have $1500-$1800 in them.. 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.... 7207300-sat5.jpg (79 downloads)

Re: Bench Seat With aftermarket Floor shifter [Re: kbcuda] #1233898 05/15/12 03:51 PM 05/15/12 03:51 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,945 roanoke va kbcuda OP top fuel
kbcuda OP top fuel Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,945 roanoke va	I'm also contemplating cutting out the center and making it into two square buckets, modifying an original style bench seat cover to fit and match rear... 7207304-sat6.jpg (74 downloads)

Re: Bench Seat With aftermarket Floor shifter [Re: kbcuda] #1233899 05/15/12 06:04 PM 05/15/12 06:04 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 75,058 U.S.S.A. JohnRR I Win
JohnRR I Win Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 75,058 U.S.S.A.	Quote: 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.

Re: Bench Seat With aftermarket Floor shifter [Re: JohnRR] #1233900 05/15/12 07:36 PM 05/15/12 07:36 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 12,291 Kent, Wa 340SHORTY Truck Nut
340SHORTY Truck Nut Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 12,291 Kent, Wa	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. I am truckless..

Re: Bench Seat With aftermarket Floor shifter [Re: 340SHORTY] #1233901 05/15/12 07:40 PM 05/15/12 07:40 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 12,589 Sacramento, CA cal_gecko I Live Here
cal_gecko I Live Here Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 12,589 Sacramento, CA	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...

Re: Bench Seat With aftermarket Floor shifter [Re: cal_gecko] #1233902 05/15/12 08:28 PM 05/15/12 08:28 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,945 roanoke va kbcuda OP top fuel
kbcuda OP top fuel Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,945 roanoke va	Quote: 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 .... 7207690-rsz_new_pic.jpg (44 downloads)

Re: Bench Seat With aftermarket Floor shifter [Re: kbcuda] #1233903 05/15/12 10:11 PM 05/15/12 10:11 PM
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Dads426 pro stock D Joined: May 2007 Posts: 1,443 Maryland	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) 7207860-64PlyInt6.jpg (55 downloads) 2012 422 Allstars NSS Champion 2013 422 Allstars NSS Champion 2014 422 Allstars NSS Champion

Re: Bench Seat With aftermarket Floor shifter [Re: Dads426] #1233904 05/15/12 11:27 PM 05/15/12 11:27 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 12,291 Kent, Wa 340SHORTY Truck Nut
340SHORTY Truck Nut Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 12,291 Kent, Wa	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.. I am truckless..

Re: Bench Seat With aftermarket Floor shifter [Re: kbcuda] #1233905 05/16/12 11:45 PM 05/16/12 11:45 PM
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2Red2LoudDodge member 2 Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 69 Commack NY USA	Contact onlineupholsteryandmore.com. I picked up two complete bucket seats that tilt and recline on newer frames that are very close to original bucket seats. He sells them for Coronets, Roadrunners, GTX, etx. I bought two complete seats and covers for the back seat for less than what you would pay to restore old seat frames. I added a Lokar floor mount shifter with mechanical linkage to replace my B&M ratchet shifter that the cable continually melted in traffic. Sorry I can't figure out how to attach pictures but will gladly Email some.

Re: Bench Seat With aftermarket Floor shifter [Re: 2Red2LoudDodge] #1233906 05/17/12 10:22 PM 05/17/12 10:22 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,945 roanoke va kbcuda OP top fuel
kbcuda OP top fuel Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,945 roanoke va	That would be great. dusterfab@yahoo.com Thanks..Where in Commack? I grew up in N.B. off D.P.A a few blocks south of sunrise..

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