I didn't leave the ugly hole in my car. I just couldn't do it. Mine had the side cut out of it for (likely) an aftermarket shifter. I got an uncut hump from another car and when I replaced it I cleaned up the factory hack job. More over-restoration.
This is something that I will have to do on my 69 beaumont four speed conversion. Thanks for the info. Is there any factory marks on the floor to tell were the hole and hump should go ?
Yeah, well my friend has a 68 Beaumont, the previous owner's put a 4 speed into the car it was originally an automatic. They just cut open the hole and pealed the metal back enuf to stick the shifter through and they didn't put a hump to hide the ugly hole. They left it like that......
so using a torch to cut holes is not a odd thing then. when i took my 63 acadian taigate apart the access holes for the backing nuts for said trim were all cut with a torch.
This is something that I will have to do on my 69 beaumont four speed conversion. Thanks for the info. Is there any factory marks on the floor to tell were the hole and hump should go ?
There are no marks in the floor. You will need the measurements from an existing car.
so using a torch to cut holes is not a odd thing then. when i took my 63 acadian taigate apart the access holes for the backing nuts for said trim were all cut with a torch.
carl is your nephews wagon the same?
Good question, I will try to remember to ask him.
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This is something that I will have to do on my 69 beaumont four speed conversion. Thanks for the info. Is there any factory marks on the floor to tell were the hole and hump should go ?
There are no marks in the floor. You will need the measurements from an existing car.
Should have known it would not be so easy. Thanks. My sons 67 camaro had dimples in the sheet metal from the factory for all the screw holes and cut outs for the console and shifter install.
This is something that I will have to do on my 69 beaumont four speed conversion. Thanks for the info. Is there any factory marks on the floor to tell were the hole and hump should go ?
There are no marks in the floor. You will need the measurements from an existing car.
Should have known it would not be so easy. Thanks. My sons 67 camaro had dimples in the sheet metal from the factory for all the screw holes and cut outs for the console and shifter install.
Bolt up the tranny and mark the floor pan from below centered where the shifter will sit.
Does the hump not have any grooves or anything to match grooves in the floor?
The first gen Nova and Acadian are easy. The hump will only sit flat in one spot.
I didn't see any marks or grooves. Mind you I put mine back where the old one was but there didn't seem to be anything.
I may have measurements for a console hump.......somewhere. When my 69 is apart this winter I will measure the bench seat hump too. It won't be for a while but at least I will have it.
what he said