Like the ***le says, let's see your shifters, mild to wild. Also, what you got on top of the shifter? I didn't really want to say - "Show me your knob"... Also, anyone know where to get the spacer to shorten up the throw on the shifter??
Here is a pic of mine in my 51 chevy truck (no knob yet). I created a short throw and made my own spacer out of a hard rubber/plastic cutting board. It was exactly 1/2 inch thick so I doubled it and used transmission rtv between the two. Not saying that's the way to go - that's just what I did.
I wanted the 3-speed look in my 36 Ford. Chopped off the T5 shifter, bored a 1" deep hole in the nub, and then welded on a cut off Ford shifter with the end turned to fit the bore.
This is the shifter in ladyharp's Ranch Wagon.. The Hurst shifter was originally in my 63 1/2 Falcon Sprint and it had been under the work bench for over 40 years. All I did was clean it up and cut the shifter off the shifting mechanism where it was welded and drilled 2 holes to mount it to the T-5 transmission. HRP The shape of the old shifter fit perfectly.
If you had to do any modifications, please lets us know what you did like NMCarNut did (spiffy setup by the way). I was gonna drop the coin on the shifter from Johnsons Rod Shop. It has a nice look to me, but after seeing it in person, I think it would be a little too short for my '40. I'd like to see the the Limeworks shifter in a '40. If that one has similar dimensions I may look more closely at NMCarNut's idea.
When I was in the building stages of the wagon I made a shifter from a piece of 3/4" round stock and heated and shaped it to contour with the seat when it was in 2nd,4th and reverse but after the seat runners were repositioned I was able to do away with the belly in the shifter. HRP
View attachment 2661158 View attachment 2661160 Fenton shifter and t handle to t5. I cut the handle off and drilled I then ground a flat on shortened t5 shifter and tapped. Also found a Fenton base for the boot.
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