RE: Finish Plates (was eBay Auction)

[ledman_70@xxxxxxxxxxx]

There is a way you can still use the correct finish plate Dave....I have 
a 71 B-body pistol grip in my Polara. I got a new Comp Plus from Jegs 
that has a stepped off handle mount for Chevelle or Camaro console. My 
handle bolted right to it, but hit the dash in Reverse, 1st, and 3rd. I 
drilled a new hole in the mount arm itself, not the handle, to angle the 
handle back a little, then had a machine shop drill 2 new holes in the 
1st-2nd and 3rd-4th shifter arms just inside the original holes for the 
linkages, cost me $20. This shortened the shifter throw and now 
everything is good, nothing hits. You might have to play with the 
adjustments on the swivels a little, but it all works. I will try to get 
some pics soon. Don't give up yet, there's a way. I was DETERMINED to 
use a pistol grip cause I've always thought those things were cool! I'd 
even use one in another make of car if I had one.

Dave Casey wrote:
> 
> My car was an automatic, converted to a 4spd. I have the correct, 
> ribbed, 
> 4spd top plate (pitted, but solid), and the woodgrain 4spd top plate for 
> the 
> Sport Fury (broken at the weak spot).
> The reason I'm not using the correct 4spd plate is that I don't have the 
> 
> correct shifter, so the geometry is thrown off just enough that the hole 
> in 
> the factory plate is too small. I don't dare cut up a factory 4spd 
> console 
> plate, plus I have the oppurtunity to upgrade.
> My plan is to fab the entire top plate from aluminum, with no tach 
> cutout 
> (moving that to the column where its useful). And I'd like to add a 
> cupholder in the hole where the automatic shifter used to be. When I fab 
> my 
> top plate, I'll probably not give it the longitudinal crease for 
> simplicity 
> and fit & finish of the cupholder. At present I'm leaning towards a 
> brushed 
> finish like on a '66/67 Charger.
> 
> Dave Casey
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <ledman_70@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 6:23 AM
> Subject: RE: Finish Plates (was eBay Auction)
> 
> 
> >
> > Is your car a 4-spd Dave? Do you have the right finish plate for a
> > 4-spd?
> >
> > Dave Casey wrote:
> >>
> >> Speaking of which, I need to fab a finish plate for my '65, to get rid
> >> of
> >> the tach cutout and add a cupholder where the automatic shifter used to
> >> be.
> >> I was just going to modify an automatic finish plate, but I don't have
> >> the
> >> factory shifter linkage, and the original boundaries of the 4spd finish
> >> plate aren't big enough.
> >> Do you have any guidelines/advice you'd care to impart?
> >>
> >> Dave Casey
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
> >> From: <ledman_70@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 8:07 AM
> >> Subject: RE: eBay Auction
> >>
> >>
> >> >
> >> > You can still buy a 64-65 automatic console fairly cheap in rough
> >> > condition and convert it to a 4-spd if needed. There is a guy repopping
> >> > the finish plate on Ebay for $425...that's high, but if you need
> >> > one...well, you know. The consoles are basically the same I believe,
> >> > except for the hump. You can remove the sideplate on an automatic
> >> > console and fab your own hump to add. I try to do everything myself and
> >> > I'm cheap, so I refuse to pay big bucks for a finish plate and have 
> >> > made
> >> > my own from a sheet of aluminum I got at Home-Depot...it doesn't look
> >> > correct, but that's not a concern for me. I got a nice black 4-spd
> >> > console at the Nats 3 years ago minus finish plate for $135, but that
> >> > was a steal!
> >> >
> >> > Jason Chance wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> On a sad note, it was up for auction last week and ended somewhere
> >> >> around $1,500. It didn't make the reserve! There were alot of bids on 
> >> >> it
> >> >>
> >> >> too. I just don't understand why they won't reproduce our consoles to
> >> >> fix this problem... They do the 66 and up models.
> >> >>
> >> >> Jason
> >> >>
> >> >> DoobieKPB@xxxxxxx wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> >Hi Folks,
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >If anyone needs a smile check out this eBay item.
> >> >> >1964 1965 Plymouth, Dodge 4 speed console
> >> >> >item number 180106083574
> >> >> >
> >> >> >(_http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&sspagename=ADME%3AB
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >%3ASS%3AUS%_
> >> >> >i.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&sspagename=ADME:B:SS:US)
> >> >> >)
> >> >> >
> >> >> >Kurt Baker
> >> >> >65 Fury III
> >> >> >Royal Oak, Mi.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >ps I  bought one from GA.on Moparts board last year for $250.00! That
> >> >> >was a
> >> >> >sealed OEM up to 2003.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >************************************** See what's free at
> >> >> >http://www.aol.com.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
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> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Jeff Adams
> >> > 64 Polara
> >> >
> >> >
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> >> > your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content
> >> > signal to Mopar topic.  Thanks!
> >> >
> >> > '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:
> >> > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html.
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> >
> > Jeff Adams
> > 64 Polara
> >
> >
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> > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person --  
> > directly to that person.  I.e., send parts/car transactions and 
> > negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended 
> > recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will 
> > protect 
> > your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content 
> > signal to Mopar topic.  Thanks!
> >
> > '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:
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> >
> > 
> 
> 



Jeff Adams
64 Polara


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Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person.  I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic.  Thanks!

'62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:
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