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Old 10-26-2014, 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by LightNFast View Post
Glen,

In an original style chassis, the tailhousings you've listed will place the shifter ≈2" further back from the correct location. I know that doesn't sound like much but it's actually quite noticeable (at least to me). But whether the 2" difference is good or bad will obviously depend on the chassis used as well as personal taste.

I hope this helps.
Kurt, I'm advocating a shorter tailhousing than you are, so why would that place the shifter further back?
Any chance of you (or anybody else?) measuring the distance from your engine / scattershield interface back to the vertical centreline of the shifter? Gearbox type doesn't matter, I just want to work out the correct shifter location and then source the appropriate Toploader tailhousing. This will probably help prp289 as well
Cheers,
Glen
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