Do I need a plate for a floor shifter

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  1. Doug

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    I am working on moving a floor shifter in my car . Has a column shifter now . Somewhere I saw a article showing a factory shifter with an adapter plate ? Do also need an adapter plate ? You just can't cut a hole for it on the tunnel ?
     
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    the "hump" just makes for a neater install...JMO
     
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    the "hump" is to sit the shifter level and to one side of the tunnel so the linkage can work properly.

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    I would use one for a manual trans. For my auto trans, I did not use the hump. I did however reinforce the shifter mounts underneath in the trans tunnel. I used a 71 - 73 Mustang shifter with a 68 Mustang V8 rod. The rod required slight bending, but nothing major.
     
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    You don't need it. It raises the shifter ever so slightly. There's an outline on top the trans tunnel for where to cut the hole.
     
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