i used to use this site alot, but then had to stop because of more important life stuff (more important than a chevy?!) But i'm back again~ with new and different problems!
ok, so, my problem is that i have a had a piece of my '63s 3-on-the-tree shifting mechanism break, and i dont even know what the name of the thing is. The problem piece is the one that connects the rod from the column to the transmission. It's a piece of flat steel, abt 3/16" wide and abt. 3" long. One end has a hole with a gromet that the rod from the colum goes through and is held in place with a cotter pin. The other end of the "steel thing" has a bowtie-shaped cut in it that mates up to the transmission and is held in place with a large screw that screws into the tranny.
my problem(s) is/are:
1. i dont know what this is called
2. i have taken it to 4 or 5 different fabrication shops in my hometown, and they all say they either cant do it, or they can make something close, but not all the way and charge me over $150 for it.
3. i have checked 7 different junkyards (including 1 owned by some old giezer in an oolllddd house), and they all dont keep vehicles this old or they dont have the right truck.
i'm desperate! No one remanufactures this part (that i know of), and i cant get one used or made localy, so i'm turning to my amigoes of the Stovebolt forum. Can anyone identify this problem piece and tell me where to look for a new one??? All responces are greatly appriciated.
P.S.- i neglected to mention that i have decided to keep my '63 and not sell it. Long live the stovebolts!
