Mine does.
Hurst Shifters
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Melting Slicks
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Hurst Shifters
Well I'm trying to restore my 69 convertible back to some of it's former interior glory. My first major hurdle in doing this is the shifter in the car. The shifter is a hurst shifter, but won't work with the stock shifter console, so the former owner made a center console for it but it's deffinitly not the best looking thing. So my question is, are all the hurst shifter in the corvette catalogs built to fit in the stock console, or is there a certain part number I'm looking for? My fear is that this shifter is the one in the catalogs and something else is amiss, albeit I don't see how since the the trans can't be that far out of wack since the trans crossmember is welded in there and doesn't look like it was rewelded.
Thanks for any help
Pat Kunz
Thanks for any help
Pat Kunz
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The Hurst shifter should fit with your stock console, no problem. This is a common change up as the factory shifters don't compare in quality to the Hurst. I have one in my '75, same console as your '69 and it fits right through the original console.
Maybe the last owner didn't have the correct shifter mounting plate. Corvette is unique and doesn't bolt right to the tranny like Camaros and Chevelles do.
Best,
Greg
Maybe the last owner didn't have the correct shifter mounting plate. Corvette is unique and doesn't bolt right to the tranny like Camaros and Chevelles do.
Best,
Greg
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Melting Slicks
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Thanks guys, I went back looking through the records I have on the car and found out it's a Super shifter, not the application specific one. the super shifter's are not vehicle specific so I guess it answers the why it doesn't fit real well part, albeit it does shift great. Thanks again I now feel more confident in buying a new hurst shifter for a corvette.
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I've got the same problem with my Hurst shifter in a new console housing. The shifter slightly hits the side of the console before I've even got the trim plate installed. I'll never get the shifter in reverse when I install the trim plate.
jpatrick636 - What would a homemade adaptor to relocate the shifter look like??
jpatrick636 - What would a homemade adaptor to relocate the shifter look like??
Melting Slicks
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Originally Posted by Greg
Maybe the last owner didn't have the correct shifter mounting plate. Corvette is unique and doesn't bolt right to the tranny like Camaros and Chevelles do.
Best,
Greg
Best,
Greg
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The Hurst does bolt directly to the tranny.
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The correct Hurst shifter which is application specific to our C3s is the Competition Plus shifter. This shifter bolts directly to the tranny. I have one on my car and the only complaint I have is that the shift handle is somewhat longer than the stock handle. This can easily be corrected by buying the stock looking handle that most vendors sell. Its a great shifter and a vast improvement over the original.
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Originally Posted by Uncle Ralphy
I've got the same problem with my Hurst shifter in a new console housing. The shifter slightly hits the side of the console before I've even got the trim plate installed. I'll never get the shifter in reverse when I install the trim plate.
jpatrick636 - What would a homemade adaptor to relocate the shifter look like??
jpatrick636 - What would a homemade adaptor to relocate the shifter look like??
I had difficulty getting my Hurst Competition Plus into reverse for years after I bought the car. When I did a frame off a couple years back, I decided to find out why this was and make an adapter or something to get it to work correctly. Going back to a stock shifter was not an option I was willing to consider.
I tried shimming the mounting bracket on the tailshaft housing, but could not make much of a difference. Then I looked at the drive train in the car (so much easier with the body off
) and realized my tailshaft was sitting slightly off center to the left. We adjusted the mounting holes in the transmission mount and moved the rear of the transmission to the right. It now works perfectly. I had been under the car so many times, I'm surprised I never noticed it. On the other hand, there were no vibrations or any other evidence that it wasn't aligned perfectly, and it wasn't off by much... but then the shifter wasn't hitting the console by much either...
Good luck... GUSTO
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The correct Hurst shifter which is application specific to our C3s is the Competition Plus shifter. This shifter bolts directly to the tranny. I have one on my car and the only complaint I have is that the shift handle is somewhat longer than the stock handle. This can easily be corrected by buying the stock looking handle that most vendors sell. Its a great shifter and a vast improvement over the original.
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Originally Posted by 73 LS-4
it's a Super shifter, not the application specific one
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Mine hits the console a little when I throw it into reverse on my '69. Not a big deal, but definitely not perfect.
Anyone have a picture of what the correct '69 Hurst shifter looks like? I have an indentation in the top of the white shifter ball that looks like an insert went in there, but it is now missing.
Anyone have a picture of what the correct '69 Hurst shifter looks like? I have an indentation in the top of the white shifter ball that looks like an insert went in there, but it is now missing.
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Originally Posted by mensch53
Mine hits the console a little when I throw it into reverse on my '69. Not a big deal, but definitely not perfect.
Anyone have a picture of what the correct '69 Hurst shifter looks like? I have an indentation in the top of the white shifter ball that looks like an insert went in there, but it is now missing.
Anyone have a picture of what the correct '69 Hurst shifter looks like? I have an indentation in the top of the white shifter ball that looks like an insert went in there, but it is now missing.
Later models came with this...
where the shift pattern was an insert in the ****.If you go here, you might be able to buy just the insert. http://go.mrgasket.com/ProductsListB...minselection=4
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...on Hurst Competition Plus shifters, the handle can be moved to the right so it doesn't hit the console going into reverse by mounting the handle "to the right" of the small plate and/or the handle stub of the shifter itself. Had to do this to my '75 when I made it a 4spd car two years ago.
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Originally Posted by Paul Borowski
...on Hurst Competition Plus shifters, the handle can be moved to the right so it doesn't hit the console going into reverse by mounting the handle "to the right" of the small plate and/or the handle stub of the shifter itself. Had to do this to my '75 when I made it a 4spd car two years ago.
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Originally Posted by GUSTO14
The original **** looked like this...
Later models came with this... where the shift pattern was an insert in the ****.
If you go here, you might be able to buy just the insert. http://go.mrgasket.com/ProductsListB...minselection=4
GUSTO
Later models came with this...
where the shift pattern was an insert in the ****.If you go here, you might be able to buy just the insert. http://go.mrgasket.com/ProductsListB...minselection=4
GUSTO
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jpatrick636 - What would a homemade adaptor to relocate the shifter look like??[/QUOTE]
It depends on which way the shifter has to move. For example, mine had to go right and back so it is shaped like an S that bolts into the shifter mount and the shifter bolts to the other side of the S. Or picture a line going down that turns to the right then turns down again.
If it just had to to the right, a spacer would do it. Etc.
If you have a torch, flat stock is easy to bend or you could lap weld two pieces to make an offset with thicker metal.
You can do alot with a torch, a drill and a tap.
The heat and bend the shifter method mentioned elsewhere works as well.
It depends on which way the shifter has to move. For example, mine had to go right and back so it is shaped like an S that bolts into the shifter mount and the shifter bolts to the other side of the S. Or picture a line going down that turns to the right then turns down again.
If it just had to to the right, a spacer would do it. Etc.
If you have a torch, flat stock is easy to bend or you could lap weld two pieces to make an offset with thicker metal.
You can do alot with a torch, a drill and a tap.
The heat and bend the shifter method mentioned elsewhere works as well.
