Front console mounts.

[ozbox]

I've always believed HQ had no front bracket and screws directly into the floor only and HJ-WB had a bracket. I am not so sure now with what Mauser has raised. Hence I have to check more original vehicles out. There is no doubt over HJ-WB just HQ.

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I thought it may be related to the console style, so those with the Caprice style console used cable? Did WB Statesmans with trimatic use a rod or cable shift?

no it does not discriminate between deville and caprice..i have a fresh 3/77 hx deville here that is l31 m41 and is cable shifter..
wb statesman with tri were all left shift boxes and used a unique to that model rod and linkage..the t350 cable shift is unique to late hz and wb statesman..

[AN5590]

Byron, I'm confused. Which is correct? My HQ Sandman Belmont ute screws into the floor in front of the shifter.

Justin

Your not alone Justin - as per my posts in the HQ Sandman - Consoles thread my HQ Sandman Kingswood ute also screws directly into the floor in front of the shifter - just has two holes as per the HQ pic posted by Bryon. So very intersted that other HQ's/HQ Sandman's have the same thing.

[Dago]

My mate is halfway through a resto on a perfectly unmolestered original HQ Statesman. I know it came factory fitted with a console, So I've shot him a query, as soon as he sends me the pic I'll upload it if it will be of any use? Actually, he just messaged and said the stato isn't back till the weekend, so he'll send it through then.

[will.co]

My HQ console screws directly into the floor as well!

Definatelly keen to hear what others look like as well as seeing the photo's Dago puts up!

[Dago]

HX-WB are like the second picture in all my photos.

Took this pic out of the HX

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[HK1837]

Took this pic out of the HX

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There you go. So maybe we have a changeover from an older bracket to a new bracket in possibly HX. Or maybe it is a body plant specific bracket.

Remember in HQ we had (at least) 3 x plants building van bodies and 4 x building ute bodies but in HJ it was only 2 x plants building van bodies and 4 x building ute bodies. So there is a lot to look at and find!

[HQ SS]

I am glad that this post has come up as I have been looking in to the HQ brackets a bit more lately as I am not as sure now with them.
It looks like my off road car could have been modified at some stage and had the bracket fitted to suit the HJ style console at the front.
This now does not really come as much of a surprise as the car has had a HJ onwards dash cut into it at some stage along with a few other (Cough) improvements.
My other on road car I remember cutting the rear bracket off and changing it to suit the HJ onwards style bracket and I thought that I had also mucked around with front bracket moving it to suit the different position of the front mount location of the HJ console as well. But maybe not.
This was back in 1987/88 so it looks like my memory may not be as crisp as I thought on the mater.
Mauser it looks like I could have given you and some other people a bum steer on that one so I apologize for that.
Cheers Paul.

[mauser]

I am glad that this post has come up as I have been looking in to the HQ brackets a bit more lately as I am not as sure now with them.
It looks like my off road car could have been modified at some stage and had the bracket fitted to suit the HJ style console at the front.
This now does not really come as much of a surprise as the car has had a HJ onwards dash cut into it at some stage along with a few other (Cough) improvements.
My other on road car I remember cutting the rear bracket off and changing it to suit the HJ onwards style bracket and I thought that I had also mucked around with front bracket moving it to suit the different position of the front mount location of the HJ console as well. But maybe not.
This was back in 1987/88 so it looks like my memory may not be as crisp as I thought on the mater.
Mauser it looks like I could have given you and some other people a bum steer on that one so I apologize for that.
Cheers Paul.

No worries mate. I will have to go around and check the one on the van now. I definitly have the right rear (thanks for verifying that) and I thought the front was there when I felt around under it when I brought it. Its in storage right now so Ill go pull the console out and the carpet and check what it looks like. It has been modified as well with a T350 auto in place of the origional m21 and a slapped in kingswood dash so who knows what else (that's what I am trying to work out). I had a '74 Statesman back years ago that Im sure had the same but it was again heavily modified from standard with a 350Chev/T400. It was origionally the stretch Belmont variety with a 253 traumatic so anything could of been done to it. The armrest was definitly an attractive addition back in the day and HQ's are probably the most fwucked with of all.

Seriously, though, I think the benefit of asking questions is that they tend to pry out knowledge from more experiance of us... :-)

I still dont get the one in the ebay HJ ute that is different with the gap in the middle, but again, the shifter hole on that tunnel does look like it was cut by a person with parkinsons who shouldn't of been given a gas axe licence......


Mauser

[HK1837]

253 auto Statesman Mauser - that is a luxury one! Try a 202 auto or a low comp 253 auto for ultimate performance. What I would really like to own is a bog standard Statesman custom with 350, TH400, front bench, column shift, air and steer. Ultimate sleeper.