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Early B-body manual hump/floor opening

Posted By: Anselmi

Early B-body manual hump/floor opening - 02/13/12 08:05 PM

Does this opening look like factory job? How was it done at the factory? First an "automatic" floor pan was installed, then a hole was cut with an axe and covered with a manual hump? More pics of this area?

Posted By: AndyF

Re: Early B-body manual hump/floor opening - 02/13/12 08:56 PM

I have a '65 Coronet 4spd car and mine looked like that. The opening was very ragged like it was cut with a whiz wheel or something. They must not have tooled up a floor shifter floor that year?
Posted By: Mopargnome

Re: Early B-body manual hump/floor opening - 02/13/12 09:12 PM

I am doing a 69 A-12 Roadrunner that looks the same way. Were all the 4 speed cars like this?

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Posted By: 6bblgt

Re: Early B-body manual hump/floor opening - 02/13/12 09:21 PM

Posted By: 70440+6bbl

Re: Early B-body manual hump/floor opening - 02/13/12 10:48 PM

Dan- actually, that is very typical of the '62-5 B-bodies. From the looks of my '63 Savoy, my guess is that is was torch cut. Here is a pic of an original MW Sport Fury that Rocket restored. Notice the cut is nearly the same as the one in question.



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Posted By: 70440+6bbl

Re: Early B-body manual hump/floor opening - 02/13/12 10:51 PM

Pic of my Savoy.

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Posted By: 6bblgt

Re: Early B-body manual hump/floor opening - 02/13/12 11:30 PM

My mistake!
I didn't think the removal of the passenger side of the "hump" was that complete & looked like 2-pieces added.

Here's a pic of another '63 3-spd car at "ROCKET", thanks Tom!

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Posted By: 6bblgt

Re: Early B-body manual hump/floor opening - 02/13/12 11:32 PM

& a '64

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Posted By: AndyF

Re: Early B-body manual hump/floor opening - 02/14/12 03:37 AM

Yes, it might have been a torch. My floor had some very jagged edges. I ground them off in the interest of safety. At the time I wasn't interested in a correct restoration. Still not sure I'd leave a car looking that way even if I was performing a restoration. My car was dangerous to work on with the sharp jagged edges hanging down there.
Posted By: SSAAHemiFan

Re: Early B-body manual hump/floor opening - 02/14/12 05:13 PM

My 65 is an original 4-sp - floor cut was very rough - it was obviously done with a torch. similar to 1st photo from memory
Posted By: Anselmi

Re: Early B-body manual hump/floor opening - 02/16/12 08:04 AM

Thanks, guys! Here is a pic from slightly different angle showing edges that clearly look like they were torched. The hole for adjusting transmission linkage on the side of the hump will be welded shut, and shifter opening brought back to factory specs. Then we can move on towards the rear of the car

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