I was very fortunate to get that boot. A friend of mine sold me a real nice Hurst Competition Plus (that I had planned to use until very recently when "originalitis" hit me hard) and he shipped me the boot and retaining ring as well. Looking online I see how big a favour he did for me, those things are not easy to find.
......please let me know if you ever find another.....I'd take two, one for the 66 and one for the Beaumont....
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......big block, 4 speed, bench seat, it doesn't get much better
My 427 Grande Parisienne had a nice tight shifter still when I sold it at 159,000 miles but that was almost 30 years ago. I don't know how it will be by now though.
I can't get enough of the side to side slack out of this one yet but the rest feels really crisp. I'm still scheming how to tighten it up sideways. That pivot can't be taken apart because there some stuff assembled then welded together there.
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars (now converted to a "factory" 4 speed)
Hey Carl can't quite remember since we talked if you are going the whole hog or running the 283 4speed combo for a while. Either way i guess you'll have to swap out the column. Were you ever able to get a bottom bearing for that one?
I was very fortunate to get that boot. A friend of mine sold me a real nice Hurst Competition Plus (that I had planned to use until very recently when "originalitis" hit me hard) and he shipped me the boot and retaining ring as well. Looking online I see how big a favour he did for me, those things are not easy to find.
......please let me know if you ever find another.....I'd take two, one for the 66 and one for the Beaumont....
I have a extra bench 4 speed boot If you need one.
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1967 2dr Biscayne. L36, M40, G80, K05, F41. #'s. 1967 Impala convert. 283, glide. Parked in the garage since 74 and hasn't moved. Soon to be BB 4speed.
1967 2dr Biscayne. L36, M40, G80, K05, F41. #'s. 1967 Impala convert. 283, glide. Parked in the garage since 74 and hasn't moved. Soon to be BB 4speed.
Thank you. I'm happy with how it's turning out. I'm still planning to do some more metal finishing to get rid of the bumps but at least the contour is right now. Man, I'm still shaking my head over how poor that it fits out of the box.
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars (now converted to a "factory" 4 speed)
Fired up the Acadian and Chevelle from their winter slumber. Ran them until they reached operating temperature and drove them around the yard before putting them back to sleep! Good weather can't come soon enough for me!
I was very fortunate to get that boot. A friend of mine sold me a real nice Hurst Competition Plus (that I had planned to use until very recently when "originalitis" hit me hard) and he shipped me the boot and retaining ring as well. Looking online I see how big a favour he did for me, those things are not easy to find.
......please let me know if you ever find another.....I'd take two, one for the 66 and one for the Beaumont....
I have a extra bench 4 speed boot If you need one.
.......what's the condition ....can you post a pic.....thanx
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......big block, 4 speed, bench seat, it doesn't get much better
I was very fortunate to get that boot. A friend of mine sold me a real nice Hurst Competition Plus (that I had planned to use until very recently when "originalitis" hit me hard) and he shipped me the boot and retaining ring as well. Looking online I see how big a favour he did for me, those things are not easy to find.
......please let me know if you ever find another.....I'd take two, one for the 66 and one for the Beaumont....
I have a extra bench 4 speed boot If you need one.
.......what's the condition ....can you post a pic.....thanx
1967 2dr Biscayne. L36, M40, G80, K05, F41. #'s. 1967 Impala convert. 283, glide. Parked in the garage since 74 and hasn't moved. Soon to be BB 4speed.
spent the day trying to fit a 26 x 26 storage unit full of stuff into my racking storage at home. over a number of weeks I have just piled it up at home just to empty the unit. Scrapped a lot and still have too much
Not to pull a JD here , but, I want to see daylight through that hole not plugged with shifter and boot sitting on the floor........
You mean to prove it's not fake, that there's actually a Muncie under there?
Well I will settle for seeing you finally cut the hole, if you actually swapped tranny as well double bonus.
Spring is coming, I want a ride in a 4sp car.
The hole is cut. I just need to detail the cut a little bit, there's 2 little jagged edges.
And the Muncie is under there, rest assured.
Hopefully an updated shot one evening soon for you, showing the big hole and a Muncie tailhousing. I still have to drop the shifter back down to retrieve the shifter mounting bracket that Andrew loaned me but my replacement won't likely be here for at least 10 days.
Would you like a picture of the 3 speed on the floor???
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars (now converted to a "factory" 4 speed)
The hole is cut. I just need to detail the cut a little bit, there's 2 little jagged edges.
And the Muncie is under there, rest assured.
Hopefully an updated shot one evening soon for you, showing the big hole and a Muncie tailhousing. I still have to drop the shifter back down to retrieve the shifter mounting bracket that Andrew loaned me but my replacement won't likely be here for at least 10 days.
Would you like a picture of the 3 speed on the floor???
That would be nice Just figured if you had cut the hole there would at least be a picture of the hole and a torch in your hand for the shock value
, but, I want to see daylight through that hole not plugged with shifter and boot sitting on the floor........
