65 Dart 4 speed bezel mount question

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Firstblood

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My 65 Dart 4 speed hump has the front mount for the bezel screw but how is the rear screw supposed to mount?
Currently the boot retainer has a riveted on homemade bracket for the rear screw.
What does the factory rear mount look like?
Internet searched have turned up nothing and I can't even find a boot retainer that looks like mine.
Any pics or info is appreciated
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I've no idea what the little bracket is in the last 2 pics. Not sure that should be there.

The way I've uninstalled/installed mine is fairly simple. Put the boot on the shifter. Mount the shifter and torque the bolts. Screw down the boot and screw down the bezel.
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Mine needs a new boot the heat in the desert is brutal on rubber parts...
 
chewy said:
I've no idea what the little bracket is in the last 2 pics. Not sure that should be there.

The way I've uninstalled/installed mine is fairly simple. Put the boot on the shifter. Mount the shifter and torque the bolts. Screw down the boot and screw down the bezel.
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Mine needs a new boot the heat in the desert is brutal on rubber parts...
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Hi I made my shifter cover out of vinyl fabric because the 1965 barracuda formulas 4speed donor car I purchased back in 1987 had a leather cover instead of rubber cover so I removed the cover and traced around it and hand sawed my own it looks real good to my brother
 
chewy said:
I've no idea what the little bracket is in the last 2 pics. Not sure that should be there.

The way I've uninstalled/installed mine is fairly simple. Put the boot on the shifter. Mount the shifter and torque the bolts. Screw down the boot and screw down the bezel.
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Mine needs a new boot the heat in the desert is brutal on rubber parts...
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So, what are you screwing the rear bezel screw into?
 
chewy said:
A hole in the 4 speed hump.
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That makes sense, but I have no hole in the hump for that screw.
I bet originally it just had the chrome ring and the previous owner added the bezel and fabbed up that bracket to attach it.
Thanks for the info.
 
So if you have the tunnel for the 4 speed use that for your trmplet in the circle drill your holes then the back set you have to have the little angle ? To secure it the same as the front see what Iam saying? Plz reply
 
You see my dart had a shifter in the middle it was automatic so the benzene that came out of the 4speed actually fit no mods but if yours was a colume shift then it’s possible you might have to fab the holding brackets for the benzene
 
I cut the tunnel out of the 65 barracuda fit it over my tunnel in the dart the brackets where on the tunnel part I just tack welded after I jigsawed out the portion I needed to turn it in to a factory 4speed
 
DDart273 said:
So if you have the tunnel for the 4 speed use that for your trmplet in the circle drill your holes then the back set you have to have the little angle ? To secure it the same as the front see what Iam saying? Plz reply
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The parts in my pictures I removed from the car to install new carpet.
The front bracket had a screw hole for the front of the bezel.
The back of the bezel was mounted to that fabbed up bracket so it works, just not factory.
Just wanted to know what the factory setup was.
chewy said his rear screw mounted to a hole in the tunnel.
Thanks for the help.
 
Firstblood said:
The parts in my pictures I removed from the car to install new carpet.
The front bracket had a screw hole for the front of the bezel.
The back of the bezel was mounted to that fabbed up bracket so it works, just not factory.
Just wanted to know what the factory setup was.
chewy said his rear screw mounted to a hole in the tunnel.
Thanks for the help.
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Yes no big misterry theses Early or mid Abody 60s are vary much inter changeable I understand some problems can a cure but not a big deal ne being a fabracater I just do the mods good luck down the road
 
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