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HELP needed, to identify Single Rail gear shift lever

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My XB panelvan project, is a factory manual V8 vehicle.

Before I owned it, someone converted it to Auto, thus I'm attempting to return it to stock.

 

It would've been factory fitted with a Single Rail gearbox,

but I'm struggling to identify what an XB single rail gear shifter, actually looks like.

 

I've purchased a date-code correct gearbox, but the shifter it came with, is clearly not right.

 

From what little info I can find, XB single rail shifters were chrome plated,

same as Escort and Cortina (and XD falcon too) single rails.

 

I've managed to find one person with a chrome plated shift lever, but they're asking north of $100 for it,

so I need to be sure it's right.

 

Here are the pics they sent me of it... can anyone tell me if it's XB, XD, Escort/Cortina etc?

 

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2 hours ago, Grr351 said:

Did you get a answer on this sparky ?.I have the same problem 

 

In the end, I did.

Eventually I found someone selling a set of XB 302 V8 Manual Clutch and Brake pedals, with a proper good condition chrome shifter handle too.

From memory, the whole lot cost about $180?

 

Still on the hunt for a Single Rail V8 bell housing though.

Proving tough to find one!

 

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Yeah with the shifters on ford single rails I have found 4 types 

1  Cortina shifter

2  the long fork

3  the shorter fork 

4  the long fork with the narrow horse shoe.

And what I have found is number 4 is very early, number 2 is around xb to xd and number 3 is xe to xf . 

Found out all this the hard way.

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