Looking a a 65-68 3 speed Dearborn Phord reverse light switch mounting bracket.

Thanks

 

Not selling but I can give you some pictures, seems not too hard to make unless originality is an issue. I had been searching for a long while checking Ebay etc, found nothing and it seems its an Olds only item, other GM cars used a different setup. Happy that the one I have was included with the 67 442 just purchased, 3 speed.

 

Mike, any chance it was also a Ford item?

 

Can you post some pictures here? Someone may have this laying around and not know what it is. John

 

Thanks and I have pictures of it. Hard item to find for sure.

 

Don't know but I doubt it. Like oldsmaniac said it's different between GM brands,

 

I will post some picts that came with my 67 3 speed.. from memory does not seem to be what is pictured here.

 

 

The one I posted pictures of looks just like the picture diagram in the 66 PIM. Maybe there was a change in 67,don't know. If you look @ my pictures you see there's a u shaped opening for the switch to go into. Yours has a round hole for the switch to go through. Somebody posted a picture of a Pontiac bracket that looked kinda like yours. I'm going to look in my 67 PIM to see what it shows.
WOW,now I'm losing my mind. The 66 & 67 PIM picture diagram shows them being the same and just like yours. I know I saw a picture of a bracket just like the one I posted but can't remember where.

 

I believe the 67 manual shows something similar to mine with the tab and 1 bolt mount. I have seen a Firebird one that uses a bolt hole on shifter body to mount a bracket for a push button switch, my shifter has no hole for this one.

 

You are correct. My 66 & 67 PIM show the same bracket being used both years. The bracket I have came from a 68 guy and he said it came from a 68. It could be that it was changed in 68 so it would have 2 bolts holding it instead of one. We are going to put it beside a transmission to see if the bolt holes line up with bolts on the transmission & that will give us the answer. Is yours for sale? if not would you be willing to let us borrow or rent or?. I think we can make one if we had a sample. We could also copy the rod as we don't have one.
Thanks for your help.

 

As hard as these are to come by, I wouldn't let it out of my sight but can trace it out on cardboard if you wanted and send to you. When I put a Dearborn in my 67 wagon I have been on the hunt for years with nothing found and as luck would have it my recently purchased 67 442 had the original assembly in the trunk with some other parts.

 

I completely understand and that was a great find. I would greatly appreciate a tracing if you're willing to do that and will certainly compensate you for your efforts.. I never thought this bracket would be so hard to find.

Thanks, Mike

 

Send me a PM with your address.

 

PM sent and thank you very much for your efforts.

Mike

 

Would it be possible to get a thickness of the bracket using a micrometer? Thanks Again

 

Just so happens the cardboard used is the same thickness of the bracket, should mail tomorrow.

 

That's great and thanks again.

 

Tracing of rod.

 

OK,looks great. Thanks

 

Were you able to machine a copy? I am in need of the same bracket and item with no luck.

 

Yes, my friend who needed it had one made and it was perfect. I thought about having some made but I don't think the demand would drive the cost.

 

Are you able to make an additional? Or put me in contact to have one made for myself?

 

He actually made 2 but said he wasn't going to make anymore. It was very labor intensive and he paid good money for them. He paid $300 each for them.

 

I can imagine. Thank you for getting back to me. If he ends up wanting to sell that second one, I'm interested!

 

We borrowed one from a friend who needed another one, so my friend is using one and the friend needing another is getting the second one. I know how you feel needing one and can't find it. I do have a pattern made by a fellow member here of his original. You're welcome to use it if you want to try and make one.

 

If you are able to share the pattern, I am all for it!