floor shifter

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  1. warboy

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    i want too put a nice hurst shifter or b&m shifter in my maverick. i want to keep the bench seat but i dont know which shifters can be installed without having trouble with the bench seat
     
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    Most of your aftermarket shifters are cable controlled so you could mount them pretty much anywhere as long as the shift cable is long enough.
     
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    Here are some pictures of my Comet with a bench seat and B&M shifter.
     

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    Did you have issues with the neutral saftey hookup?
     
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    Why??
     
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    We are installing a b & m in my 1972 302 v8. Column shift.

    We are having a hard time figuring out the neutral saftey.
     

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    I bypassed the neutral safety switch in the column and wired up the switch in the B&M shifter.
     
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    ok thank you
     
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    Some people, including me, remove the steering wheel lock to prevent the possibility of it engaging when you don't want it to.

    Micah
     
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