valiantpatrol said

I've driven both column and floor shifted early Valiants over the years and feel the factory floor shifted style is far superior than the column shift in both ease of use and especially durability. In all floor shifted cars I fabbed an aluminum 2" extension to bring the shift knob closer to me so that that I did not have to lean forward to reach 2nd gear from first. Also I've had far better luck finding generic bushings to rebuild worn floor shifters than I ever had finding unique column shifter replacement parts. One thing I did not see in the images posted is the 3/16" thick plate that was spot welded to the underside of the floor pan to support and provide attachment points for the floor mounted shifter when bolted directly to the floor in a factory installation.

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