Early Inner Shift Boot

[vercingetorix]

I am gutting the interior of my early '71 and find the transmission tunnel has a very small hole for the stick and no provision for a hold down ring for the inner shift boot. I have no idea whether or not the boot that was in there is even out of a Z, I suspect not. My question is: What does an early boot look like and how is it held down? Glue down or does it rim in the hole itself like a fire wall grommet?

Any help appreciated.

Best Regards,

H Houghton

[jmortensen]

There is a boot and it does hold onto the rim of the hole like a grommet. Should be available thru a dealer, I think there's a guy who sells them on ebay pretty much constantly, or you could try Courtesy Nissan.

[vercingetorix]

Outstanding.

Thank You.

H Houghton

[Arne]

Just happened to have my new one sitting here, waiting for me to swap from auto to 4 speed in a couple days. Here are some pics.

[vercingetorix]

That looks like exactly the thing.

May I ask where you found it?

Best,

H Houghton

[Arne]

Got it a couple weeks ago for $14.95 + shipping from Black Dragon (the vendor formerly known as Victoria British).

[vercingetorix]

As I was looking at the Black Dragon Catalog it shows another smaller inner boot. Does this fit over the shifter ball itself, directly on the transmission?

Best,

H Houghton

[jmortensen]

That's right. There's the one on the transmission, then the inner, then the faux leather one on the console.