Shifter and linkage found after 7 years of MIA
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01/02/12 10:42 PM
01/02/12 10:42 PM
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Sebring, Florida
Mopar Grandpa
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The other post about finding a part after 22 years reminded me of my brain fade. I dis-assembled my 4 speed car in 2004, immediately sent the shifter mechanism off to get restored and put the original, pristine Hurst shifter and linkage in a box for safe keeping. When the car was in the process of being re-assembled this past year (2010) Paul asked "where is your shifter and linkage"? After tearing my garage apart, multiple trips to the attic, multiple inspections under all 3 of our beds, which is where I kept a lot of my parts, I gave up and paid big bucks for a restored shifter and linkage.
Well the car was completed in May last year. I decided to clean out the garage a few weeks ago and guess what I found? I walked by that stupid box, every day, for 7 years and never looked inside. Now I have a spare but nothing to put it in. Do we have any brain surgeons on this board?
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Re: Shifter and linkage found after 7 years of MIA
[Re: Rhinodart]
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01/03/12 01:10 AM
01/03/12 01:10 AM
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Spokane Washington
ScottSmith_Harms
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I have still never found the original 893 oil pan, pick-up, and z-bar for my 69 383 Dart GTS! I got them out 10 years ago for the Revell plastic model kit makers to get pictures and dimension off of them for thier kit that was coming out, no idea where I put them afterwards!
Speaking of lost, do you still know where your local shipping depot is? 
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Re: Shifter and linkage found after 7 years of MIA
[Re: ScottSmith_Harms]
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01/03/12 01:22 AM
01/03/12 01:22 AM
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Round Lake Beach, Illinoisy
Rhinodart
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I have still never found the original 893 oil pan, pick-up, and z-bar for my 69 383 Dart GTS! I got them out 10 years ago for the Revell plastic model kit makers to get pictures and dimension off of them for thier kit that was coming out, no idea where I put them afterwards!
Speaking of lost, do you still know where your local shipping depot is?
I know exactly where it is, and I looked at the parts sitting on the hood of my wife's T/A tonight, yep they are still there!  I will probably have time this week to think about it... 
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Re: Shifter and linkage found after 7 years of MIA
[Re: Mopar Grandpa]
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01/03/12 01:27 AM
01/03/12 01:27 AM
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U.S.S.A.
JohnRR
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Do we have any brain surgeons on this board?
More than our fair share ...
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Re: Shifter and linkage found after 7 years of MIA
[Re: Mopar Grandpa]
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01/03/12 10:25 PM
01/03/12 10:25 PM
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DynoDave
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The other post about finding a part after 22 years reminded me of my brain fade. I dis-assembled my 4 speed car in 2004, immediately sent the shifter mechanism off to get restored and put the original, pristine Hurst shifter and linkage in a box for safe keeping. When the car was in the process of being re-assembled this past year (2010) Paul asked "where is your shifter and linkage"? After tearing my garage apart, multiple trips to the attic, multiple inspections under all 3 of our beds, which is where I kept a lot of my parts, I gave up and paid big bucks for a restored shifter and linkage.
Well the car was completed in May last year. I decided to clean out the garage a few weeks ago and guess what I found? I walked by that stupid box, every day, for 7 years and never looked inside. Now I have a spare but nothing to put it in. Do we have any brain surgeons on this board?
I'm glad to hear that I'm not the only one who does things like this.
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