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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 10:56 PM
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changing auto to standard

i just changed to 5 speed cant find the console pieace shifter boot i was thinking about taking my auto one an making one any one else did if so can i see pics
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 11:37 PM
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Car: 1988 SC Convertible
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Re: changing auto to standard

Yep, I did it.

Do you have a Camaro or a Bird? I couldn't find a manual shifter plate anywhere for a bird, so I just cut out the gear selector part to open the hole up big enough. I also had to bend the shifter into a slight "S" shape to keep it from hitting the top plate. I hand stitched the boot from cheap black vinyl from Wal-Mart and attached it to the original screw mounts on the bottom of the plate with a bracket that I fabbed from sheet metal.

I eventually ended up swapping in a 4th gen 5spd console....much nicer than the original console.

Pics are in this thread:

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/inte...ual-upper.html
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Old Nov 10, 2008 | 10:22 PM
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Re: changing auto to standard

ya i got a camaro
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Old Nov 11, 2008 | 03:12 PM
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Re: changing auto to standard

The part is called a shift plate. There are usually Camaro ones all over ebay.

Or you could try gmpartsdirect.com
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Old Nov 12, 2008 | 12:05 PM
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Re: changing auto to standard

PM me, I have a Camaro 5 speed manual shift plate for a 3rd gen.
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