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1969 Reverse Light Switch??

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Someone please help. I'm no idiot when it comes to cars but I own a 1969 Chevelle Malibu with a 350 L-48, 4-Spd. M-21 Muncie. The shifter is on the floor with no console. I am trying to locate the reverse light switch. Every parts store I go to says they can't get it or they give me the column mounted switch. This does me no good since the column never knows when the tranny goes into reverse. I just put the tranny back into the car and didn't see any locations on it that would lead me to the switch. Does anyone have any ideas? Am I just looking over the obvious? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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rambler,

Thanks for reminding me about the back-up light, I almost forgot to do something about that before I drive it in about a week or so. I'm almost ready to start my engine and break it in and drive it about 30 or more miles like someone told me. After 10 years of doing a frame-off resto, I got excited and forgot all about the back-up switch because when I bought a tilt steering column about 6 years ago, I thought that the lever on the end of the column was for a automatic trans and cut it off because I have a 4-speed and wanted to clean up the engine compartment and fabricated a chrome sleeve that covers the end of the shaft. Then I found out that the lever is also for the reverse switch on a 4-speed and then someone told me I could get a back-up switch from Hurst that connects to the bottom of the Hurst shifter to turn on your back-up lights. The part number for the switch from Summit is HUU-2480003.


[This message has been edited by David Host (edited 09-16-99).]
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