Does anyone have a picture of exactly what bracket (or plate, or mount) that goes between the shifter body and the tail housing for a stock Ford shifter and a stock big block Toploader? The one I have puts the shifter in a weird position, it may be for a small block? Better yet, anyone have one to sell? I hate to install any aftermarket shifter just because I can’t find this correct missing piece.
When using the original shifter , There was never a plate for a small block car.
On a big block car the shifter was slightly different, the reverse arm 9the one in the back) will have a slight bend towards the rear of the car when all arms are lined up tongther. Stick a phillips screwdriver shaft or drill bit through the hole on the front center of the shifter mixing box, this puts your shifter in nuetral. Then look at the reverse arm in the rear. if its a small block shifter that arm will line up with the other 2 arms and point straight down, if its a big block shifter that reverse arm will have a bend facing the rear of the car.
Also for the bolt on factory kick back bracket to work , your shifter box frame (housing) will have an additional hole drilled that attaches to that bracket. you should see 2 holes basically on top of each other