I am putting a manual transmission in my formerly automatic car. All I need now is the finishing touches. I just got a manual shift plate from eBay and a new upper boot from Hawks. I can see how the boot appears to go in, but it looks like I need a rectangular plastic piece that screws into the shift plate and clamps the boot into place... is that correct?

Please help me get this thing in. If it is what I think it is, I am going to have to rig something up.

 

thats about right, the rectangular piece is actually metal. Ive never seen just that part for sale anywhere. Maybe try ebay or something

 

Can someone show me a picture of one? If I can't find one, I can probably just make it.

 

When I did my auto to manual swap I couldn't find a manual shifter plate, so I "modified" my auto plate. I also made a bracket to mount my home made shifter boot to the modified shifter plate. My bracket is made out of 24 ga. sheet metal.

 

Ok, thanks. I will buy the sheet metal tomorrow and fashion it into shape by the evening.

 

I forgot to add that I used two pieces of sheet metal. I had to sandwich the boot between the two pieces to keep it in place.

 

I have a manual shift plate, just missing that piece. I believe if I create something similar to what you have done, only with 90* bends over the sides, it will hold it in place just like the stock piece would. If that doesn't work, I will use your idea and sandwich it with two pieces. Thanks!

 

Well, I spend about an hour or more working on piece of steel to use. I basically did complete it, but in my haste I took off too much material from the interior of it and also cut off a piece that I had wanted to bend. I ended up with a piece that could work with some creative mounting.

However, in the middle of mounting the boot with the plate, I got frustrated with the whole thing and decided to try something else. I had a clam clip dispenser in the office that I've never used. Thought this might work out as a temporary fix until I get the factory piece. But it seems to work much better than I had anticipated, that I will probably just keep it permanently.

 

Nice job.

 

15 bucks shipped for the thing your missing