but to be honest, I got ride of my t-handle after a few weeks.
c5 shifter, looking for a hurst T knob
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Drifting
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No adapter needed , find zrchris .............
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[/IMG]zrchris , forum member has reworked hurst shifter 2 inch black and white ball to fit the C5 shifter arm with 9/16-18 steel tap-cert . Very strong . I have both black and white plus the original Hurst T handle that chris also did his magic to, Good guy. He also has a Ebay auction http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Hurst...spagenameZWDVW[IMG]
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[/IMG] Also Hurst never , that I know of , had a threaded adapter up to 9/16-18. 1/2-13 thread yes. Find zrchris using the search mode.
[/IMG]zrchris , forum member has reworked hurst shifter 2 inch black and white ball to fit the C5 shifter arm with 9/16-18 steel tap-cert . Very strong . I have both black and white plus the original Hurst T handle that chris also did his magic to, Good guy. He also has a Ebay auction http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Hurst...spagenameZWDVW[IMG][/IMG][IMG][/IMG] Also Hurst never , that I know of , had a threaded adapter up to 9/16-18. 1/2-13 thread yes. Find zrchris using the search mode.
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From: Chino Ca.
And I thought I was the only one that craved the "Old School" T-handle shifter!
I was not able to find one that is made for the Corvette, so I bought one with a 7/16 hole, drilled and tapped for 9/16 -18 thread. It works great, especially with the Fastbird line lock, as I have the one with the switch on the end. It is no where near the correct geometry for the C-5 shifter, but I am happy with it.
Something to think about before jumping on this is that the steel shift lever gets pretty hot and will transfer that heat to the aluminum handle after a while. I never noticed this while using the Hurst plastic round shift ****.
All in all, I am very pleased with this unit. It's just my way of bringing back a little of the '60's!
I was not able to find one that is made for the Corvette, so I bought one with a 7/16 hole, drilled and tapped for 9/16 -18 thread. It works great, especially with the Fastbird line lock, as I have the one with the switch on the end. It is no where near the correct geometry for the C-5 shifter, but I am happy with it.
Something to think about before jumping on this is that the steel shift lever gets pretty hot and will transfer that heat to the aluminum handle after a while. I never noticed this while using the Hurst plastic round shift ****.
All in all, I am very pleased with this unit. It's just my way of bringing back a little of the '60's!
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Melting Slicks
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Thanks fellas, yeah I will probably by one local a tap it.
I long for the shifter feel I had in my '71 Barracuda when I was growing up. Plus they just say something about the good old days.
As for the heat, I already have a round aluminum ball; I just lay a hat over it when I am parked in the sun.
I long for the shifter feel I had in my '71 Barracuda when I was growing up. Plus they just say something about the good old days.
As for the heat, I already have a round aluminum ball; I just lay a hat over it when I am parked in the sun.
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As much as I love the "Old School" Hurst T-handle shifter you have to be careful with that much "leverage". I once broke a shifter rod in two while attempting to powershift second gear! :o
