You have two shift boots; a rubber lower one that attaches to the floor
tunnel and a leather upper one that attaches to the console. I understand
there were two different lower rubber version; a smaller round boot and a
larger one that looks like a circle with the two sides cut off. my floor
tunnel had the smaller round hole so when I ordered a rubber boot I received
the larger boot and it would not fit in the round hole. You may be able to
get the smaller round boot that fits properly or else you can do what I did,
cut the hole to fit the larger boot. I used the smaller boot a couple of
times and found they did not last long. They seem to get beat up at the
four corners of the shift pattern which is probably why Datsun changed the
hole size and shape.
Graham
68 1600
----- Original Message -----
From: Matt Peterson <pete_303@hotmail.com>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 26, 1999 12:21 AM
Subject: shifter boot question
> Hi everyone,
>
> I have a quick question. Does the shifter boot attach to the center
console
> plate or to the metal that is part of the floor? I think my center
console
> may have been jacked by a previous owner so I can't tell if it should fit
> there. I tried to fit it to the metal underneath but the hole was too
small
> for the rubber boot. I think I might end up modifying that part of the
> center console anyway because it looks like crap right now. Definatly not
> original.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Matt Peterson
> 68 1600 (will be in the garage soon to wait out the snowy season)
> Zimmerman, MN
>
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