68 Transmission Tunnel cut out identification

[Ue]

What can you tell me about this picture?
Can we tell what type of transmission (auto/ 3speed / 4speed manual) by the trans tunnel cutout?
Also can anyone identify the type of Hurst shift I have on the side of the gearbox?

[z28z11]

I believe Fisher Body used the same cutout for all '68 floor shifts - I can find no difference/dimensions in the AIM.

The shifter appears to be an aftermarket (bolt stops) Competition Plus four speed shifter, non-console for general use - could have been used on a lot of things. Floor hasn't been butchered too awfully bad - imminently repairable. Couple of options for shifters, from retrofit with a Muncie handle to a reproduction Muncie shifter, depending on what you want to create.

Regards -

[L78 steve]

Looks like the metal is there just folded under.

[Ue]

Thanks Guys.

[cook_dw]

Looks like someone has a RamRod style shifter in it at one time or another..

[janobyte]

As usual ,I agree with you Cook. Never had to cut mine and over the years I had a Hurst Comp shifter and a B & M Ratchet when it had the auto . No bells and whistles were on it however. Something like a Cheetah (superior has a lot of beef under it.

[L78 steve]

My 69 shifter hole looked like that, It had a Super Shifter installed.

[bcmiller]

I would agree with the possibility of a Super Shifter being in there at one time.  

Can you take a picture from the underside?  

Go to this link and scroll down to the Transmissions section.
http://www.camaros.org/options.shtml

An original 67 floor shift tunnel and an original 68 manual transmission floor shift tunnel will both look like this.




Someone does make that reinforcement plate as a reproduction part now.

(Edit was to correct wording)

[L78racer]

Were the hole locations for the console mounting and riv-nuts drilled through based on dimples in the tunnel panel or were they somehow done using a template or other? thank you.

[68Zproject]

Dimples as I recall.