Pinto Car Club of America

The C/W I just got rid of had factory gauges and a 4 spd. I pulled it all apart before I decided to attempt to install the center console for the a/c controls in my tan Pinto with the 5spd. As T-5 installers know, the shifter is forward of the stock shifter, and the 'controls' console is very long. I originally installed the controls in a modified 'regular' console, but I did not like it looking 'different'. Anyway, I modifed a 'control' console and bracket to move it forward. It is close to the shifter, but clears. The console I used has an area on it that looks like it was rubbing the shifter boot about like it is now.

Can someone that has this combo please post a photo of their stock 4spd. shifterboot and heater control mount center console so I can see how it looks? Please let me know what gear the car is in for the photo too please.

Bill

Here is a picture of my 4spd Bobcat before I started parting it out.  I am 99% sure it was in 1st gear when the picture was taken.  Hopefully this picture helps some.

Thank you.

Works for me if it is in 1st or no gear; that's kind of where I thought it would be.

Mine is now a little closer, but still better that what I had and with the all black interior, it does not 'show' as much. I still can slide my finger between the shifter mount block and the console in 1st, 3rd and 5th, but the boot touches in those gears. If I can I will post a photo of what I did to make it fit; it was not easy to slide it back under the dash the 1.375" needed to get it where it now is.

Bill

Here is my "after" with the car out of gear.

Bill