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Originally Posted by xb-60
Ed, mine is a 289, and the centre position just does not work on my car. Why my application is different from other 289 cars, including another Pace 289 (BJ's car) and ERA 289s, I am at a loss to work out. The scattershield- as mentioned - is a QT; the tailshaft fits as it should; everything else matches where it should, but the centre location just does not work. Solution is of course to use the forward-most position of the three available, and all will be well.
However, I'm one of those sometimes irritating people who want to know "what's different" and why?" when the location and look should be the same as BJ's identical car, and all of the ERA 289 cars.
Cheers!
Glen
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Glen,
Did the 289 cars use top loaders or T-10s? I thought the top loaders were used for the 427 cars, and T-10s were used for the 289 cars.
Your transmission tunnel and your chassis are permanently attached to one another. That means the transmission tail shaft mount will determine the shifter positioning in the tunnel. That is unless you modify the tailshaft mounting point to move the transmission around.
The tailshaft mount is ground zero for the engine and bellhousing positioning. I might try calling or emailing Hillbank and ask them to weigh in on the shifter positioning conundrum. Over the years, I have had good experiences with Hillbank and questions like this.