When A Hole Was A Hole

Just Droped The 302 In The Old Maverick Had A 6 Cyl In It But I Had All The Shift Linage For The V8 But Their Is No Hole In The 95 Block For The Shifter To Set In Wanted To Use The Stock Shifter Anyone Got A Quick Fix For This Problem Its A Stud That Goes In The Block To Hold The Shift Lever In Place ?

 

Think you are going to have to drill and tap it.
Dan

 

Aint No Place To Drill Old Block 1972 Had A Pad Cast On The Block For It

 

fordman, many of the mustang shops sell brackets that are mounted using the tranmission bell housing bolts. This will position the pivot ball in the correct spot. Only problem is the pivot ball size may be different for the mustang. You may be able to swap pivot balls (on the bracket) to make it work!

here is the link:
http://www.mustangsunlimited.com/itemdy00.asp?T1=TRA670538+01

 

No Balls On A Maverick They Have Studs That Just Slips In A Hole In The Lever THE MUSTANG MAY WORK WITH A STUD IN IT THANKS

 

You take that back!

 

I made a bracket for mine out of sheet metal. I believe it was about 1/16" thick(it was an old water pump backing plate). It used two of the bellhousing bolts to hold it. The bracket holds the stud that originally screwed into the block. I probably still have the cardboard template I used for a pattern to cut it out and bend it with, if you would like me to send it to you.

 

thanks i may need it i just got it in the car and run across this thing its a long way from a driver aint no rush on it

 

I believe Dan Hines recently bought the bracket you are refering to and posted pics of it here ...try doing a search ,and it may show up.

 

You need one of these ... it is made for a z-bar pivot but since the column automatic linkage connects to the same place I don't see why it wouldnt work for that as well.

http://www.mustangsunlimited.com/itemdy01.asp?T1=TRA670538+01&Category=&catkey=emustang

The Pivot ball is removable ... I used this on my Grabber and put a Maverick Pivot ball on there instead ...

 

I wonder if a manual bellhousing is different from an automatic? I seem to remember little strengthening ribs on either side of the bolt holes on my automatic bell. Looking at that bracket in the link, I dont think it would fit.

 

I would think it should fit. If the bolts that hold the bellhousing on can sit flush on the bellhousing then this bracket should also. They only way it wouldn'y work were if the auto bellhousing was thicker and used longer bolts. Then the bracket would not be lined up correctly.

 

That would be real easy to make. For the automatic, it wouldnt have to be that thick.