99transformula

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First off I hope this is the right place for this thread if not can you tell me where to repost it

I bought my wife an MGW short throw shifter for her 2003 MACH 1(Yes I know its a ford ) and when I was installing it I came across this. I always thought that any cuts to the body of a car (example the hole where the transmission goes up through the floor) from the factory would be fairly smooth and clean cuts. When I removed the rubber dust boot exposing the transmission this is what it looked like (look at the area to the right of the shifter and below it ) the metal looked like someone took a hacksaw to it
Is this normal or should I be asking someone some questions??

o2camaross

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nope, thats not factory. You should be able to get a new boot rom any ford dealer.

99transformula

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I am talking about the metal to the right of the shifter being all jagged and not smooth not the boot (sorry if thats what it seems I am asking)

caMnaro

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Looks like it was not a manual car at one time.I would ask the person you bought it from if it was if thats what your asking about.

studderin

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it's ford
its normal

chuckyt1

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Looks like a bad conversion.

EndlessSummer85

Yea I'd get some paint on that before it's start rusting... but then again it is a rustang....

But seriously that is not factory looks like a bad hack job.

thesource

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The car was an automatic before and someone cut the hole out for the shifter and did a terrible job in the process of converting it .

SovXietday

Either that was done by a 6 year old trying to hold a high power cutting wheel or the last owner of your car needs to get checked for parkinsons.

thechef

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that looks like a bad conversion, get in there with a dremel cut off wheel and clean it up and it it with some spray paint

camarojunky74

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lol mustang owners never fail to surprise me lol. just like ricers hahahha

99transformula

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Well what I am mad about is that we are supposed to be the 2nd owners and the first owners were an elderly couple 55+ who bought the car new and only took it out on weekends and thats why it had 3100 on the odometer and it was 4 years old and the guy said they had never serviced the vehicle so now I am not so sure he isnt lying