4 speed bench seat v.s. buckets shifter location?
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Where did you find the boot?
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Boot is factory original but hard to find.
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I've NEVER seen a sewed up leather boot in a 62-74 Mopar of any kind.
Of course, we know never to say "never" or "always".
Anyone got pics of one installed? preferably in an unmolested vehicle.
Of course, we know never to say "never" or "always".
Anyone got pics of one installed? preferably in an unmolested vehicle.
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I still have mine but had to replace it due to rodent damage. Came in the 72 RR GTX bench seat. I unfortunately do not have pictures installed.
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And the boot is not sewn up leather. It is molded rubber.
That is a factory original bench seat boot. The reason you don't see many is they did not survive and ended up with something else. Here is an original installed in another car I have...
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Yep, 72-4 boot. 71 is the rubber accordion looking boot.
Yes Mark these are 72-4 boots One is 72 SSP 400 4 speed and the other is 73 340 4 speed... I don't have any 71 only boots I corrected that post. GLNOS had a 71 Boot and it sold for $450. You don't see those or these 72-4 bench seat boots anymore.
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They do reproduce the 71 boot. Brewers has them and if I remember they are styled similar but don't look like a real oem 71 boot... They still don't offer the 72-4 bench boots which IMO look much better. Someone with an original 71 boot can show theirs to compare?
Just re-read this this guy IS working on a 72 Charger by his name not a 71. While I did not post correctly it was a 72 shifter and boot like I meant it is what he is looking for and doesn't need the that accordion style...
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That would be correct. I have been looking for one for years. But 400 would be out of question.
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I'm putting this stuff together for my 71 R/T. It was missing the original auto when I got it so I figured I'd set it up the way I would have wanted it.
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Here are photo's of an 'E' body hump (or bucket seat '74) with short stick and bench seat shift using same hump.
I was told that I'd be shifting from the back seat if I put in a bench seat shifter with an 'E' body mount.
I was told that I'd be shifting from the back seat if I put in a bench seat shifter with an 'E' body mount.
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my roadrunner is 4 speed buckets no console the boot was VERY perished and I got a new one like above from brewers but the original has a LARGE H molded into the top of it
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I've managed to acquire almost eveything for this conversion this week. I picked up a trans, bellhousing, clutch, linkage, pedals, and a shifter. I still need to get the bracket that welds to the frame rail, a shifter handle (I have a line on one), a hump and the bezel/boot. My next item to look for is a buddy seat and brackets.
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I am trying to find the dog bone shifter mounting plate. The one in this picture looks like it does not have much of a bend in it if any?? The ones on Brewers and Passon have a definite bend that looks to bring them closer to the driver side. Does anyone have a picture of an original and possibly some measurements?
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