"T" handle on Hurst Shifter
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"T" handle on Hurst Shifter
Does anyone know if the reverse lockout T handle from a Hurst shifter is the same as the stock shifter? I have a Hurst for sale and I can't find the effin T handle!!!
If they are the same, I guess I would be looking for one to complete the shifter I have. I willl begin rummaging thru my garage tonight in search of it. It HAS to be somewhere, but why it isn't still in the shifter?!?!?
If they are the same, I guess I would be looking for one to complete the shifter I have. I willl begin rummaging thru my garage tonight in search of it. It HAS to be somewhere, but why it isn't still in the shifter?!?!?
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Does anyone know if the reverse lockout T handle from a Hurst shifter is the same as the stock shifter? I have a Hurst for sale and I can't find the effin T handle!!!
If they are the same, I guess I would be looking for one to complete the shifter I have. I willl begin rummaging thru my garage tonight in search of it. It HAS to be somewhere, but why it isn't still in the shifter?!?!?
If they are the same, I guess I would be looking for one to complete the shifter I have. I willl begin rummaging thru my garage tonight in search of it. It HAS to be somewhere, but why it isn't still in the shifter?!?!?
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The shifter is a Hurst Comp Plus that replicates the original shifter design, not the classic flat bar Hurst handle.
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No, not the steering wheel lockout lever...that was functional on the steering column. I am talking about the T handle for the shift lever that you have to lift to get the trans in reverse.
The shifter is a Hurst Comp Plus that replicates the original shifter design, not the classic flat bar Hurst handle.
The shifter is a Hurst Comp Plus that replicates the original shifter design, not the classic flat bar Hurst handle.
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Glenn, you are correct about the kid racer Hurst flat stock shifter he is talking about this item,
If I recall it's a pretty close copy of the orginal, the "T' might swap out,
If I recall it's a pretty close copy of the orginal, the "T' might swap out,
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Nope
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Get stock looks with Hurst performance using our Custom Shifter Handle. This triple chrome plated handle and ball bolts to all 1964-81 Hurst Shifters and even retains the stock look with a non-functional reverse lockout.
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...6&dept_id=1888
Get stock looks with Hurst performance using our Custom Shifter Handle. This triple chrome plated handle and ball bolts to all 1964-81 Hurst Shifters and even retains the stock look with a non-functional reverse lockout.
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Then I wonder what the heck I took off my 66, it wasnt stock, the linkage parts were Hurst, it "looked" like that stock copy shifter but had a working "T" but didn't 100% match a stock shifter,
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Interesting, I wonder if they can be modified to work, but then I'd be curious as to why Hurst wouldn't have made the piece functional.
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I swapped it out of my 66 installed a flat stock shifter so I could run the ball I wanted and....Ahem, at the time 10 plus years ago I liked the racy look of the Hurst stick,
I will go see if I can find a picture of the stock vette shifter to see if it rings a bell how mine was different, of course a PO might have modded mine,
I will go see if I can find a picture of the stock vette shifter to see if it rings a bell how mine was different, of course a PO might have modded mine,
Just for looks.
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The factory shifter "T" handle has a rod that goes all the way through the shift lever into the shifter to block access to reverse unless it is pulled up.
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The Hurst is spring loaded and requires some positive effort to move it into reverse. It also does not wobble in neutral.
All non-internal rail Hurst shifters use a 2 bolt system to secure the handle to the shifter. That would make it difficult to run a rod through the center of the lever to be functional like the factory shifter. Besides, the Hurst shifter does not have anything for a lockout rod to bump up against to keep you from engaging reverse.
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Last edited by CCrane65; Sep 25, 2009 at 08:57 AM.
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The Hurst "T" does pull up and has a spring on top like the factory shifter, it just doesn't do anything functional.
The factory shifter "T" handle has a rod that goes all the way through the shift lever into the shifter to block access to reverse unless it is pulled up.
cc
The factory shifter "T" handle has a rod that goes all the way through the shift lever into the shifter to block access to reverse unless it is pulled up.
cc
Right on!
I was bugged that I couldn't remember it,
I called dad and at 83 he recalled it well,
He says just that the "T" was spring loaded but fake, didn't really unlock anything, and all the shifter parts were Hurst....
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The Hurst "T" does pull up and has a spring on top like the factory shifter, it just doesn't do anything functional.
The factory shifter "T" handle has a rod that goes all the way through the shift lever into the shifter to block access to reverse unless it is pulled up.
cc
The factory shifter "T" handle has a rod that goes all the way through the shift lever into the shifter to block access to reverse unless it is pulled up.
cc
I never gave it any thought, I just always did it, because I was used to doing it in previous cars. I guess you learn something new everyday. If it were still in the car I would still be lifting it!!!
Last edited by DIP51; Sep 25, 2009 at 11:45 AM.
