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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 11:54 AM
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I need a new **** since install my line-lock but Hurst only has them in 5-6speed.



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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 01:06 PM
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I bought a T handle with a button for mine. Check E-bay.
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 01:18 PM
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Drill a hole in the 4 speed ****...install switch...
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 01:18 PM
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This is what I use.

http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/store...60641_-1_10159
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 01:26 PM
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I modified my T-handle to look/work like this one...
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 02:29 PM
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I modified my T-handle to look/work like this one...
That is what I got.
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Corey_68
I need a new **** since install my line-lock but Hurst only has them in 5-6speed.



So take some white finger nail polish and paint the 5 gear out …… no big deal…

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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 06:17 PM
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I thought they used to? Pretty sure I remember them from the 80s.
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by 88turboGT
So take some white finger nail polish and paint the 5 gear out …… no big deal…


All good except reverse is in the wrong spot You must have an automatic in your vette
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Well I had a T-handle and hated it, so that's not an option.
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 11:50 PM
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Originally Posted by oregonsharkman
All good except reverse is in the wrong spot You must have an automatic in your vette
you could just take off all the numbers.. isn't the shift pattern on the console anyway?
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Originally Posted by chris73cpe
you could just take off all the numbers.. isn't the shift pattern on the console anyway?
or you could e-mail or telephone Hurst....
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Why not get a Black one with Hurst insignia on it...........you know where the gears are.........don't 'ya





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Originally Posted by oregonsharkman
All good except reverse is in the wrong spot You must have an automatic in your vette
Your right.... my bad.... If you have to look at your shifter **** to know where your gears are at...it could be a snag.....

Who says sticks are just for hillbillies....
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Originally Posted by redvetracr
or you could e-mail or telephone Hurst....
You mean they'll make a one off just for me????
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Originally Posted by Secret Squirrel
Why not get a Black one with Hurst insignia on it...........you know where the gears are.........don't 'ya




That's probably what I will do.
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Originally Posted by Corey_68
You mean they'll make a one off just for me????
I'm sure they will. How much money you got?
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Old Mar 21, 2007 | 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by bashcraft
I'm sure they will. How much money you got?
Even if I had it it's not worth it.
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As noted, in the past, they did make a 4-speed ball with a button, and the reverse in the proper location.

Actually, all of the new shift ***** are made pretty cheaply compared to the old *****. I have an old Hurst 4-speed ball on my '64 and the color is a creamier shade of white. But more importantly, the shift pattern is engraved into the ball and colored in, whereas the new ones are simply stamped on the surface.
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Old Mar 21, 2007 | 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by toddalin
As noted, in the past, they did make a 4-speed ball with a button, and the reverse in the proper location.

Actually, all of the new shift ***** are made pretty cheaply compared to the old *****. I have an old Hurst 4-speed ball on my '64 and the color is a creamier shade of white. But more importantly, the shift pattern is engraved into the ball and colored in, whereas the new ones are simply stamped on the surface.
I bought my shifter last year and the shift pattern is engraved into the ****.
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