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Camaro Research Group Discussion => Originality => Topic started by: SS396 on April 30, 2018, 10:11:42 AM

Title: 68 camaro with console floor shifter
Post by: SS396 on April 30, 2018, 10:11:42 AM

I was checking out the correct way via the AIM to mount my floor shifter to the tunnel after purchasing a second hand factory shifter. In my AIM, the picture shows it being held down with 3 bolts. My shifter has 4 mounting holes. I noticed in the 69 AIM it's held down with 4 bolts. Is my shifter wrong for 68 or was the same shifter mounted differently between both years.

Title: Re: 68 camaro with console floor shifter
Post by: Camarocards on May 01, 2018, 11:43:53 AM

The shifter in my '68 is mounted with 4 bolts. The '68 AIM is wrong. Here is a pic of my shifter with the 4 bolts highlighted by the red circles.


Hope this helps!

Bob

Title: Re: 68 camaro with console floor shifter
Post by: Camarocards on May 01, 2018, 11:44:53 AM

And another of the trans tunnel showing the factory installed Rivnuts.

Bob

Title: Re: 68 camaro with console floor shifter
Post by: ZLP955 on May 01, 2018, 01:38:42 PM

Interesting observation - and both versions of the AIM reference the same assembly number (3920267) for the shifter bracket/lever, so they should be identical. Also the '69 AIM page notes the increase from 3 holes to 4 in the revision record box.

Title: Re: 68 camaro with console floor shifter
Post by: Camarocards on May 02, 2018, 12:09:01 AM

Quote from: ZLP955 on May 01, 2018, 01:38:42 PM

Interesting observation - and both versions of the AIM reference the same assembly number (3920267) for the shifter bracket/lever, so they should be identical. Also the '69 AIM page notes the increase from 3 holes to 4 in the revision record box.

Tim, Yes. I saw that also. My shifter has never been out of the car till now and the rivnuts are clearly factory installed so I can only assume that at some point during production it went from three bolts to four and the AIM never got updated.