Thanks, that part is now $8.50 and my dealer had it in stock for some reason. Its a little quiter but still very loud. I think my transmission is trying to tell me something - I'm going to start looking for a 5-speed soon.

There should be a factory part still available, i bought one a couple of years ago for my 72 cs . It's foam and formed to fill the area around the housing containing the shifter it has a hole in the middle and fits over the housing by being pushed down ,however you have to get under the car and remove the housing in order to get it in there but it is very effective in sound deadening. If i remember it cost around five dollars.

I am in the same boat on my 72 CSi. I hope to do something after Christmas as far as a 5-speed. Have you done any research into the "kits" that various people offer? I am looking at the Metric Mechanics "kit". Or are you inclined to go to the salvage yard and piece your conversion together?

Chris

Oh yeah, my friend/mechanic told me my transmission was for surely telling me something so much so that he does not want me to drive in fear that if I totally destroy it I won't have a good core to turn in.
Chris