Looking for shifter help..

[PAPPY HAROLD]

Has anyone ever tried to fit a Hurst V matic rachet shifter into our consoles. Trying to find one that will fit without cutting up my console.

 

[73vertproject]

Has anyone ever tried to fit a Hurst V matic rachet shifter into our consoles. Trying to find one that will fit without cutting up my console.

+1 That's what I've been thinking about, too. Possible?

 

[turtle5353]

I put a B&M shifter in my console. Although i did have to notch it to get it to fit. I didnt think it was a really big deal because they repop the piece you have to notch. So if you ever want to go back to original you can. I cant get to my car to take any pics for ya right now, but I will be digging the car out this weekend if you still would like to see mine I can post some this weekend. But yes it is possible but some trimming was involed in the front of mine.

Kevin

 

[73vertproject]

I would love to see some pics, Kevin. 30 years ago, I saw the automatic ratchet shifter in action, and it was AWESOME.

 

[turtle5353]

I would love to see some pics, Kevin. 30 years ago, I saw the automatic ratchet shifter in action, and it was AWESOME.

I think mine is the b&m sport ratchet shifter. Its definately fun. Much better than stock especially if you have a shift kit. It has a lockout so you cant go too far when you "slap" the shifter. I will get some pics up for you saturday or sunday.

 

[72fastback]

I have the B&M megashifter but did not have the full console. I am planing on buying a humphugger console to put in to have a place to rest my arm.

 

[PAPPY HAROLD]

Thanks for the input guys, I'm listening. I bought a hurst 1/4 stick off craigslist and soon found that if I put it so it would come thru the console it would hit the center dash cluster when going for park, so got lucky and sold it to a buddy for 10.00 profit now i'm trying again.

I've been looking at those little short ones for the newer stangs but can't find much info or measurments.

 

[turtle5353]

Mine is pretty close to the dash when its in park. I may have had to notch the front and back to get the full range of motion. But the rubber boot of the shifter and chrome bezel cover it .

 

[turtle5353]

Got a couple pics of my shifter. If you need any more let me know. Just gives you an idea on what i did. I remeber that I filled the cover in with fiberglass so the shifter boot and chrome bezel would fit nice and flat in there.

 

[mach71351c]

Looks good to me.I had a B/M quick silver in my Grande with no console.I was going to use a stock shifter and console in my Mach1.I may rethink this now.

 

[73vertproject]

That looks great, Turtle! Thanks for posting the pics.

 

[turtle5353]

No problem hope it helps!

 

[73nancy]

i was thinking of doing the same thing some day when i get mine ready for the road. did u buy just the shifter or the whole thing? i thought about a pistol grip shifter just the stick and putting into the console and trying to use the stock bezel but not sure if that could work. i have seen some guys cut up a nice console and i would see it and yell NOOOOOO!!! in my head. great pics by the way looks right at home.

 

[turtle5353]

I bought the shifter from summit. Its a B&M sport shifter i believe. It came with its own base and cover and that chrome bezel and rubber boot. I just tossed the plastic base and set my console over the shifter and trimmed the chrome bezel to fit the stock console. I had to do a little cutting of the console but its all hidden. My console wasnt the greatest shape when I got it. So it has several spots of fiberglass in it. So i wasnt concerned with cutting some stuff up. Overall it turned out nice. Looks like it was meant to be there.