Hey kids, I'm just about to get new seats for my truck and while I'm at it, I'm going to replace my old worn-out, ripped-up carpet.

I'm aware of the difference in transmission tunnel heights, and I've measured mine at about 8" high, making it the "high-hump" variant if I understand correctly....

My 73 is 2WD, 3-on-the-tree, so no holes for a floor shifter. So far, so good.

I found a carpet on Stylin Trucks that appears to fit my frugal needs, but the listing makes no mention of transmission tunnel height and they (and I) can't get any info directly from the manufacturer, Newark Auto Products (closed for holiday weekend probly)

I went to LMC and their listing for carpet mentions the difference of high-hump vs. low-hump but states that high = Manual and low = Auto. Have they got it wrong again...? My only experience with them is an incorrect window seal so I'm increasingly skeptical about the accuracy of their information.

Can someone please confirm the high tunnel vs. low tunnel scenario?

Thanks,
John

 

It's actually pretty simple.
If you have a removable trans. tunnel, then you have a high hump. If the floor pan is one piece with no removable cover, you have the low version.
And yes, LMC has it wrong. There's no one answer to the high vs. low. My '73 2WD 360 C6 was a high hump while my '75 2WD 360 C6 is a low version.

 

Thanks Mike, that helps a lot. I'll need to try pulling the carpet back to confirm if there's a removable cover, but I'm pretty sure there's *something* under there given the contour of the carpet at the upper tunnel edges.

Now I just have to hope for a reply from that carpet company to confirm a fit.

 

I thought your truck was a C6 auto truck

 

Ford Truck Carpet or Vinyl--Ford Pickup Carpet or Vinyl

I was looking at this company. Also saw the low and high tunnels

 

When I got carpet for my 73 f250, it seemed like 4spd trucks and 4wd trucks had the high tunnel, while 3sp column shift trucks had the low tunnel. I have a t18, so I had the high tunnel, ordered that carpet from an eBay seller for cheap, with free shipping, and it was acc brand carpet, and it looks and fit great. I'd wager you have the low tunnel, but you never know what ford might have used.