[Z06] Cut Down Stock Shifter??
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From: Bucks County PA
NoNeck
Ok gang, you all got me pumped up and after reading this thread, I ran out to the garage to hack my factory shifter down. I can't get the stock **** off! It is just threaded on right? It won't budge! Also how do I remove the shifter boot. I was thinking if I removed the boot, I could hold the shifter shaft with vice grips to really put some pressure on turning the ****. I figured I'd try this before buying the Hurst, but the car seems to have other plans!
Racer
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From: Nesconset (LI) NY
Originally Posted by NoNeck
Ok gang, you all got me pumped up and after reading this thread, I ran out to the garage to hack my factory shifter down. I can't get the stock **** off! It is just threaded on right? It won't budge! Also how do I remove the shifter boot. I was thinking if I removed the boot, I could hold the shifter shaft with vice grips to really put some pressure on turning the ****. I figured I'd try this before buying the Hurst, but the car seems to have other plans!
https://www.corvetteforum.com/techti...D=28&TopicID=1
Drifting
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From: San Clemente CA
Originally Posted by NoNeck
Ok gang, you all got me pumped up and after reading this thread, I ran out to the garage to hack my factory shifter down. I can't get the stock **** off! It is just threaded on right? It won't budge! Also how do I remove the shifter boot. I was thinking if I removed the boot, I could hold the shifter shaft with vice grips to really put some pressure on turning the ****. I figured I'd try this before buying the Hurst, but the car seems to have other plans!
To remove the boot, simply grasp the side of the boot at the base, and pull in towards the shift lever and lift up slightly while working your way around the shifter. The boot is attached to a piece of springy plastic that just pops down into the console. Pretty simple. The entire operation of cutting my stock shifter took me about 15 minutes.
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From: Norman, OK
Here is the thread concerning my hurst install....I also got good pics and excellent illustrations from here : http://www.2phast.com/Corvette/b&m.htm
the thread: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread.php?t=872272
Hope you got this soon enough. JDrew
the thread: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread.php?t=872272
Hope you got this soon enough. JDrew
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From: Bucks County PA
NoNeck
Thanks for the help gang. I hacked down my shifter today. It is much better! I may not even go with an aftermarket shifter now. I can at least keep my elbow planted on the console when shifting instead of using my whole arm like before. I took about 7/8" off of it.
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Drifting
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From: San Clemente CA
Originally Posted by NoNeck
Thanks for the help gang. I hacked down my shifter today. It is much better! I may not even go with an aftermarket shifter now. I can at least keep my elbow planted on the console when shifting instead of using my whole arm like before. I took about 7/8" off of it.
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From: Great White North
[QUOTE=TEXHAWK0]If you have a **** with threads all the way to the bottom, like the round Hurst *****, you can shorten the stock shifter a full inch by threading the stick down to where the diameter increases.
It ends up about the same height as the Hurst shifter, but still has the stock feel, and looks like this
What size are the threads on the stock shifter? What other shift ***** besides the Hurst are threaded all the way to the bottom?
Thanks,
It ends up about the same height as the Hurst shifter, but still has the stock feel, and looks like this
What size are the threads on the stock shifter? What other shift ***** besides the Hurst are threaded all the way to the bottom?
Thanks,
Le Mans Master
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From: Longview Texas
Originally Posted by TLM
What size are the threads on the stock shifter? What other shift ***** besides the Hurst are threaded all the way to the bottom?
Thanks,
Thanks,
QUOTE: "VooDoo ***** are countersunk so they will lower the throw another 3/4" to 1"!"
Not if the **** bottoms out on the larger diameter of the shift lever. The countersink only helps of the shaft is the same diameter as the threads so the **** can slip down over it. The total height of the shifter and **** is determined by how close to the top of the **** the threads are cut and if the **** can go all the way onto the shaft without hitting something.
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From: Great White North
Originally Posted by TeamSpeed
MGW ***** are some of the best ones out there due to weight and material, and they screw completely down over the threads.
If you increase the thread depth with a thread caser as far as you can, will the **** screw down far enough to cover all of the threads?
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From: Norman, OK
Originally Posted by TeamSpeed
MGW ***** are some of the best ones out there due to weight and material, and they screw completely down over the threads.
MGW Gripper Shifter on Hurst Speed Shifter and short custom made "RAT boot. VERY very happy with the MGW!JDrew
Drifting
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From: Chattanooga Tennessee
St. Jude Donor '08-'09
Stock shifter
I know this might sound strange, but I've always grasped the shifter below the **** to shift on all my cars. 
The Z is really nice to do this, as the large diameter below the **** gives more to hold on to.
Also, my arm rests on the console when I shift. I find this method makes my shifts very percise.
If I didn't shift like this, I would probably cut mine down as well.
Question: Does it change the noise level of the shifter when you cut it down?
augydog
The Z is really nice to do this, as the large diameter below the **** gives more to hold on to.
Also, my arm rests on the console when I shift. I find this method makes my shifts very percise.
If I didn't shift like this, I would probably cut mine down as well.
Question: Does it change the noise level of the shifter when you cut it down?
augydog
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Where the heck can you get a 9/16 18 tpi nut to use as a guide and thread cleaner after the cut down?? I went to Lowes and Home Depot and no luck! The "demon key" came off in 2 seconds and I thought "great, this will be easy!"....then no 9/16 18tpi nut to be found anywhere. HELP!!!!
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From: Bucks County PA
NoNeck
Got my nut at the Sears Hardware down the street for 70 cents. I have a whole box full of nut and bolts, would you think I could find a 9/16-18? Nothing like a trip to the store for one damn nut! Well worth the time though.