Factory shifter boots for 4-5-6 Chevy K10

[LILRED66]

I am in the process of doing a frame-off on my friend Lee's '66 Chevy K10 lwb fleetside truck. We are dressing out the interior and looking for a source for good, quality reproduction shifter boots for the SM420 floor shifter and 4x4 shifter.

I have a few stock 4-5-6 Chevy K10/K20 trucks with the factory shifter boots and have been unable to locate a good quality factory reproduction. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks for your time and suggestions.

I will also post in the Parts For Sale forum.

[greg64]

Hey Tony, I see Classic Parts has the shifter boot as part #40-611 and I'm sure LMC would have these as well (I used an LMC one for the SM465 in my 77). Don't know about the 4x4 transfer case shifter boot, though. Could you use something from 73-87?

[LILRED66]

Originally Posted by greg64

Hey Tony, I see Classic Parts has the shifter boot as part #40-611 and I'm sure LMC would have these as well (I used an LMC one for the SM465 in my 77). Don't know about the 4x4 transfer case shifter boot, though. Could you use something from 73-87?

Thanks for the reply. The 4-speed shifter boots sold by LMC Truck and Classic Parts, is not close to the factory floor shifter boot and they do not sell the 4x4 shifter boot.

I have posted a topic in the Parts For Sale in the '67-'72 section, in hopes of getting some leads.

I am not familiar with the '73-'87, but if they are available, look close to factory and fit properly, I would consider using them. I am sure many of the years are interchangeable and thanks for the suggestion.

Please let me know if you run across something to fit the application.

[62 short step]

Tony give this guy an email rjsisneros@ria.net. His name is Rich, he has alot of 60-66 4x4 parts. He's who I got my frame from on my 61 4x4.

[LILRED66]

Originally Posted by 62 short step

Tony give this guy an email rjsisneros@ria.net. His name is Rich, he has alot of 60-66 4x4 parts. He's who I got my frame from on my 61 4x4.

Thanks for the heads up. I lurk on a few other Chevy Truck websites, covering 4-5-6 Chevy Trucks and I have purchased from RJ in the past. I posted on the website where he is very active, so I am hopeful he will reply or another member will.

Thanks again for the input and I will keep up the search.

[greg64]

Tony, here's LMC's page for the 73-87 boots. Is #6 even close?

[LILRED66]

Originally Posted by greg64

Tony, here's LMC's page for the 73-87 boots. Is #6 even close?

I have been kicking around the idea of using shifter boots from the '67-'72 era trucks, but didn't check into LMC Truck or other aftermarket suppliers, even though I am there or at Classic Parts, at least once a week during a build. Although they may not be exact, they do look very similar to the factory boots I have in my '66 Chevy K10 lwb fleet stocker and will do the trick.

Thanks for the hand-up suggestion and sharing the link. I am sure there are many cross-over parts from the '60-'66 and the '67-'72 trucks and in my tunnel vision of specializing in 4-5-6 Chevy Trucks, this squelched my ability to look outside those years. Thanks for the lesson.

I will run by LMC Truck today and check them out.

[LILRED66]

Here is the route we ended up going on the '66 Chevy K10 lwb fleet build we are doing. I found them at LMC Truck, as suggested, although they did not have the exact boots indicated in the catalog page posted...must have been an outdated copy, because their current catalog for the '67-'72 Chevy trucks, did not resemble this page. In any case, thanks for the suggestion and I think the boots will work out great.

[jonzcustomshop]

when you restore something that is uncommon, you can only do so much.
I wonder how many people even know what the correct boot should look like?
that truck is coming out nice!

[LILRED66]

Jon:

Thanks for the kind words. I am walking the fine line of truck factory and make due, when necessary. This is one of those examples. I have an unmolested survior '66 Chevy K10 lwb fleet with less than 56,000 original miles, so I use it, along with my reference materials as a guide for correct factory fit-up.

Thanks again for the encouragement and I will post additional photos, as they become available.

[62 short step]

They might not be factory for 60-66 but they look pretty darn good. Nice work on that 4x4 Tony.

[LILRED66]

Originally Posted by 62 short step

They might not be factory for 60-66 but they look pretty darn good. Nice work on that 4x4 Tony.

shortstep:

Thanks, I appreciate the positive feedback.

[salazar44]

Tony.. just verifying. when you say 4-5-6 you mean 64-66?

[Woogeroo]

salazar44 - yep, with 4-5-6, he means the '64, 65 and 66 model trucks.

He has a buncha parts bins for those model years.

-W

[LILRED66]

Originally Posted by salazar44

Tony.. just verifying. when you say 4-5-6 you mean 64-66?

That is correct Vic. I wanted something catchy to identify the trucks I like, so I came up with 4-5-6 Chevy Trucks...it beats saying 1964, 1965, 1966 Chevy Trucks.