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4 Speed Tranny Question. #2997512
12/22/21 09:00 AM
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I’m looking at a 74 Cuda for sale and upon inspection and driving noticed the pistol grip shifter wasn’t quite centered in the hump hole and console. Crawled under the car and confirmed the motor to be #s matching but the tranny case is stamped 68. However it has a dual shifter mount tail shaft like a 70 and up would have. Appears like a 70-up tail shaft has been installed on a 68. But I would have thought if the original one was installed that would have had the correct shifter bracket. Any ideas on this one? When driving, the shifter is so far off center to the rear it hits the console in 2nd and 4th gears.

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Re: 4 Speed Tranny Question. [Re: TimS] #2997519
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sounds like it has the wrong mounting plate/bracket. There are different types that shift the shifter foreword or back


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Re: 4 Speed Tranny Question. [Re: 68LAR] #2997520
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Originally Posted by 68LAR
sounds like it has the wrong mounting plate/bracket. There are different types that shift the shifter foreword or back


iagree It sounds like they might have an old "Super Shifter" bracket on it and it moved the shifter up and back not for use with console cars. Is it made from steel or aluminum ?


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Re: 4 Speed Tranny Question. [Re: fourgearsavoy] #2997538
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Didn’t they make a different shifter for console and non consoles like other years. My 70 Challenger had non-console was straight up out of the hump offset to driver.

Re: 4 Speed Tranny Question. [Re: cudaman1969] #2997586
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Originally Posted by cudaman1969
Didn’t they make a different shifter for console and non consoles like other years. My 70 Challenger had non-console was straight up out of the hump offset to driver.


I always thought the E body shifters were the same. B body is different. Console shifters bend toward the driver on a B.


1968 Barracuda Fastback 318-2BBL 904 2.76 Frost Blue Survivor
1970 Roadrunner 440+6 BBL 727 AT 4.10 SG Dana Blue Fire Metallic
1971 Cuda 340-4 BBL 4spd 3.91 SG Curious Yellow
1972 Barracuda 318-2 BBL 904 AT 3.23 1 Legger Tor Red/White Vinyl Top
2007 Dodge Ram 1500 5.7 Hemi AT Patriot Blue
2011 Dodge Challenger RT 5.7 Hemi 6spd 392 SG Triple Black
2014 Dodge Charger RT Max AWD 5.7 Hemi AT 305 Billet Silver
Re: 4 Speed Tranny Question. [Re: TimS] #2997634
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The housing would be the same other than bearing sizes potentially. So that is not the issue. Was it an original 4 speed car? As others have said, mount.

Re: 4 Speed Tranny Question. [Re: dragon slayer] #2997638
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Originally Posted by dragon slayer
The housing would be the same other than bearing sizes potentially. So that is not the issue. Was it an original 4 speed car? As others have said, mount.


Yes it is an original 4 speed car. At some point in its life something happened to the #s tranny.


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1970 Roadrunner 440+6 BBL 727 AT 4.10 SG Dana Blue Fire Metallic
1971 Cuda 340-4 BBL 4spd 3.91 SG Curious Yellow
1972 Barracuda 318-2 BBL 904 AT 3.23 1 Legger Tor Red/White Vinyl Top
2007 Dodge Ram 1500 5.7 Hemi AT Patriot Blue
2011 Dodge Challenger RT 5.7 Hemi 6spd 392 SG Triple Black
2014 Dodge Charger RT Max AWD 5.7 Hemi AT 305 Billet Silver
Re: 4 Speed Tranny Question. [Re: fourgearsavoy] #2997790
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Originally Posted by fourgearsavoy
Originally Posted by 68LAR
sounds like it has the wrong mounting plate/bracket. There are different types that shift the shifter foreword or back


iagree It sounds like they might have an old "Super Shifter" bracket on it and it moved the shifter up and back not for use with console cars. Is it made from steel or aluminum ?


Not sure what the bracket is made of. I'll have to check that out. What are the original brackets made of?


1968 Barracuda Fastback 318-2BBL 904 2.76 Frost Blue Survivor
1970 Roadrunner 440+6 BBL 727 AT 4.10 SG Dana Blue Fire Metallic
1971 Cuda 340-4 BBL 4spd 3.91 SG Curious Yellow
1972 Barracuda 318-2 BBL 904 AT 3.23 1 Legger Tor Red/White Vinyl Top
2007 Dodge Ram 1500 5.7 Hemi AT Patriot Blue
2011 Dodge Challenger RT 5.7 Hemi 6spd 392 SG Triple Black
2014 Dodge Charger RT Max AWD 5.7 Hemi AT 305 Billet Silver
Re: 4 Speed Tranny Question. [Re: TimS] #2997845
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Factory shifter mounting brackets of that era are cast aluminum, some aftermarket and later factory brackets are stamped steel.

68_70shiftermount.jpgBracket.PNG

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Re: 4 Speed Tranny Question. [Re: John_Kunkel] #2998029
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Super Shifter mount for E-body
This is the one I use and it puts the shifter right against your leg and high next to your hand.

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Re: 4 Speed Tranny Question. [Re: John_Kunkel] #2998111
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Originally Posted by John_Kunkel
Factory shifter mounting brackets of that era are cast aluminum, some aftermarket and later factory brackets are stamped steel.


Looks like the top set. Didn't get close enough to see which one.

Not the Super Shifter.


1968 Barracuda Fastback 318-2BBL 904 2.76 Frost Blue Survivor
1970 Roadrunner 440+6 BBL 727 AT 4.10 SG Dana Blue Fire Metallic
1971 Cuda 340-4 BBL 4spd 3.91 SG Curious Yellow
1972 Barracuda 318-2 BBL 904 AT 3.23 1 Legger Tor Red/White Vinyl Top
2007 Dodge Ram 1500 5.7 Hemi AT Patriot Blue
2011 Dodge Challenger RT 5.7 Hemi 6spd 392 SG Triple Black
2014 Dodge Charger RT Max AWD 5.7 Hemi AT 305 Billet Silver
Re: 4 Speed Tranny Question. [Re: TimS] #2998134
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I had the problem years ago in my Cuda. Ended up the motor mounts were off and it moved the motor to the right enough to catch the rubber boot against the opening. An ebody shifter body is the same, it’s the arms that are moves over to the dr side some.







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