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Old Nov 4, 2004 | 01:17 AM
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1983 T/A correct manual shifter ****

I was wondering if anyone had a picture of the correct shifter **** for '83 T/A's?

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Old Nov 5, 2004 | 04:19 PM
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Car: 1983 WS-6 Trans Am
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Transmission: 5 speed
Axle/Gears: Auburn Limited-slip w/3:73 gears
Here you go bud, found this on the web, looks just like my original.
Would have sent a pic. of mine, but I currently have the 1984 **** on mine.

Also, this one looks very dull compared to mine. Mine is as shiney as a pool ball, probable from use
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Old Nov 5, 2004 | 05:05 PM
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Awesome!

Can you send a pic of the '84 **** too? Just wondering what it looks like.

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Old Nov 5, 2004 | 06:41 PM
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This is not the best view, but it's the only one I have, currently on my computer
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Old Nov 5, 2004 | 08:23 PM
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Thanks!

That's exactly what my '83 came with when I bought it, except it was grey. I might go with an '84 shifter ****.
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Old Nov 5, 2004 | 09:01 PM
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Car: 1983 WS-6 Trans Am
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The first 3rd gen I ever drove was my buddies 1984 T/A, with a 5spd, and really liked it.

Then when it came time to buy my 83, I was disappointed that it didn't have the same **** as the 84, which is more comfortable, in my opinion. So that was my first mod, was to go down to the local Pontiac dealer, and order a new 1984 shift ****. I think it was like $9.00, and the leather wrapped one was like $30-$40??

The leather is cool, but after have driven one, I didn't like the feel of the stitching on the top of the ****, so I went with the smooth one. And it is a dark gray, and not black.
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Old Nov 5, 2004 | 09:41 PM
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Oh, so I do have the '84 shifter ****. The only thing that bugs me about it is how it's gray and not black. I let my friend with a '91 T/A borrow it since the leather on his was peeling off.

I got this one for free to use for now and it looks like the correct one for the '83's. To bad it's in bad shape.

Looks like there was a differance in shifters too. I found this in a later model base Firebird. Look at the copper part sticking out under the shifter ****.

Nice center console It's been so long since I've seen one lol.

My '83's interior is great isn't it?
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