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Originally Posted by xb-60
If a bracket wasn't currently available to move the shifter and lever forward by 3", then it would have taken Phil Remington two minutes to sketch up a bracket, and an hour for one of the mechanics to make it up and shorten the rods.
OK, I'm over-thinking it 
Cheers,
Glen |
Glen,
Perhaps you're over-thinking it as well as underestimating it
... because there's no "bracket" involved. The tail-housing design (casting) is what sets the shifter location. Moving the shifter mechanism (and have it fit and operate correctly) with a custom bracket is not so easy, especially on these old external linkage units. Hence all the tail-housing variations Ford produced.
As a side note, if you're building an accurate replica of a 289, you'll need the Galaxie configuration - T10 or Toploader, either will work as the shifter location is the same.
Hope this helps.