68 shifter boot

[Dale C.]

What would be the correct shifter boot for an early Mar 68 car? Are you out there Joe? I looked up your old thread about the shifter differences in 68 and 69 and how to replace it. On the boot however, there is some confusion; between the Judging Manual, Bizzoco, and Dobbins. All agree that the late 68 and all 69 had that AIM # 3940690 (double contour boot) and early 68 the # 3934994 (single contour boot). When this happened is not agreed on. The Aim, 68 UPC 7, B5, dates the change on 11-20 67 which would be around the 5000th car. Not as other place this conversion, much later in 68 model year. The big problem is in the JM, which on page 12 it simply states, the 68 was the single fold and the 69 the double fold.
Dale

[Joe L.]

Re: 68 shifter boot

What would be the correct shifter boot for an early Mar 68 car? Are you out there Joe? I looked up your old thread about the shifter differences in 68 and 69 and how to replace it. On the boot however, there is some confusion; between the Judging Manual, Bizzoco, and Dobbins. All agree that the late 68 and all 69 had that AIM # 3940690 (double contour boot) and early 68 the # 3934994 (single contour boot). When this happened is not agreed on. The Aim, 68 UPC 7, B5, dates the change on 11-20 67 which would be around the 5000th car. Not as other place this conversion, much later in 68 model year. The big problem is in the JM, which on page 12 it simply states, the 68 was the single fold and the 69 the double fold.
Dale

Dale------


I don't know when the change occurred. However, I can tell you one thing, for sure: it didn't happen on 11/20/67. Usually, a change like this in the AIM will take APPROXIMATELY 2-3 months to make it to the assembly line. So, my guess would be that IF it was implemented during the 1968 model year, it would have occurred ABOUT mid-February, 1968. However, it is possible that it was never implemented during the model year. I think it will require empirical evidence derived from original cars to establish this.

[Reba W.]

Re: 68 shifter boot

No VIN is mentioned in the JG because we have not seen enough original cars to male a call. Note that when the manual does indicate such, it will be stated "as least by" or "about VIN . . ." We can almost never pinpoint a change by a specific car.

1968 is a very difficult year to research because of so many running changes during production and a lack of unmolested cars to examine.

Joe, I presume that the November 1967 date is when a change was authorized for the AIM???

[Joe L.]

Re: 68 shifter boot

Joe, I presume that the November 1967 date is when a change was authorized for the AIM???

Reba----


Yes.