A few years ago I installed a B&M Megashifter (essentially the same item, I believe) on my dearly-departed S-10. It was previously a column-shifted truck, so I had to drill a few holes to mount the bracket on the floor. No biggie there. Then I had to loosen a few of the tranny pan bolts and mount the cable bracket, then re-install the pan bolts. Again nothing major. I spent a few hours looking over the materials and rounded up 2 friends, was driving the truck an hour and a half later.
I believe the B&M shifters are available fitted to both the Camaro and the Mustang. If you buy one of these dedicated units you probably won't need the install kit. Check and see if the one you are buying is specifically made for the Mustang. If it is a universal unit it will require more $, effort, and parts to fit where your stock shifter is now. That and it will wipe out any money you are saving on the shifter.
As stated above, the install is fairly easy. If you purchase a dedicated Mustang unit it should bolt up to the existing bracketry, or use the same holes, with no additional drilling. You will still need to mount the cable as described. Be careful so as not to route the cable where it will chafe against sharp metal or melt/burn!
Hope this helps and Mach 1 can probably fill in the holes or let me know if I'm off base. I'm sure there are some subtle differences in procedure between the S-10 and Mustang.
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Greg
91 LX Convertible
[This message has been edited by cleangreenmachine (edited 01-31-2001).]
[This message has been edited by cleangreenmachine (edited 01-31-2001).]
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