M38 / T90 Shift towers on Ebay - Now

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   As part of a build I am doing, I purchased a M38 Shift tower (Rusted NOS).  It just arrived in the mail - it is an Ebay item for T90 applications - they do declare that there is some rust however there are some parts that are covered in packing grease and wax that should be in good shape.
Well this is what I can report - the gear shift tower lever is really rusted - to the point at the diameter of the shift lever (where the ball is attached at the top) is to small for a standard ball.  Might graft/weld on part of my old tower so a ball can be attached.

The shift yokes that engage the second gear and luster gear are rusted enough that I will probably replace them - with my old ones.

Just thought a few people building T90C might be interested in knowing what showed up - still a good deal - but will require work to get an almost new shift tower.

Edited by Stev - 07 Nov. 2018 at 10:14pm

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	As part of a build I am doing, I purchased a M38 Shift tower (Rusted NOS). It just arrived in the mail - it is an Ebay item for T90 applications - they do declare that there is some rust however there are some parts that are covered in packing grease and wax that should be in good shape. Well this is what I can report - the gear shift tower lever is really rusted - to the point at the diameter of the shift lever (where the ball is attached at the top) is to small for a standard ball. Might graft/weld on part of my old tower so a ball can be attached. The shift yokes that engage the second gear and luster gear are rusted enough that I will probably replace them - with my old ones. Just thought a few people building T90C might be interested in knowing what showed up - still a good deal - but will require work to get an almost new shift tower. Edited by Stev - 07 Nov. 2018 at 10:14pm
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