Looking to get an aftermarket shifter but the B&M claims to not fit... What can I put in there to fit it??? Thanks for the help guys

 

Oh, it fits, it just doesn't fit unless you do some modifications. Thing is, they should say "doesnt fit 85-up Firebirds". In 85, the Firebirds (incl TA & Formula) lost the all-plastic, box-shaped, black center console. They got the vinyl-sided console with the single-piece console top and longer armrest. There are no screwholes for a shift plate. The older Firebird consoles and all the Camaro consoles have screws for a shift plate, so the Megashifter plate "fits"- it screws in, no cutting necessary.

I had to cut my console top with a cutting tip on a gun-style soldering iron. I used the new shift plate as a template. I used an old hand drill to drill the holes for the four shift plate screws, and gently put the screws in (so I wouldn't strip the plastic). The plate fit exactly; right at the top of my power window switches, and right below the ashtray lid button.

 

Hey TomP--can you put up a pic of the shifter so we can see? I was thinking about getting one myself.

 

Yes Tom, pic would be a gr8 help, wish u lived closer to philly so I could have expert advise all the time... if it is easier to email me them, my email add is roadwarrior347@aol.com... or u can IM me.
THANKS :hail:

 

a 4th gen firebird/ta console is a direct bolt in for an 85 up bird. I'd be willing to bet it would be really easy to fit a megashifter in a T56 console.