Stock shifter handle to Hurst
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66TigerMK1A
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Jsut for a reference, I have a Hurst linkage with what's supposed to be a '289 repro' shifter on it and it's 8 1/2" from the bottom bolt to top of knob
Guessing a stock Tiger shifter on top of that adapter might be a little 'tall' but can't kind my stock one to check it's length...
Guessing a stock Tiger shifter on top of that adapter might be a little 'tall' but can't kind my stock one to check it's length...
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I thought I saw some for sale not that long ago…I paid Dan Williams about $200 15 years ago but I think the latest ones were only about half that
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ebay Item # 155280714714 David Kee says he has them as well. The ebay one is for a T5 5 speed, but could, no doubt, be reconfigured for the Hurst shifter
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Sean .. I searched the auction number but didn't get a hit...
Was your post the repro shifters or the adaptor T piece?
Was your post the repro shifters or the adaptor T piece?
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No harm no foul...I actually want the T piece... I'd like to mount to the stock shift lever to my Hurst..
In around 2010 there used to be really nice T adaptors for sale on amazon that even had the serrations on the vertical mount to lock into the hurst mount ..should have bought it at the time.....
If I could get the dimensions and those of the ribs...I could CAD one up and have it made.
In around 2010 there used to be really nice T adaptors for sale on amazon that even had the serrations on the vertical mount to lock into the hurst mount ..should have bought it at the time.....
If I could get the dimensions and those of the ribs...I could CAD one up and have it made.
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Micheal,
I had the same dilemma with a shifter for a car I restored some time ago.. the "T" was broken. all of the 64-66 4 speed Ford shifters, regardless of application use the same "T". I bought a crappy Falcon shifter for a Dagenham 4 speed off ebay for $30 and stripped it for the "T"
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Sorry Sean,
Maybe a miscommunication...the "T" brackets I'm referring to aren't the reverse lock-out handle but an adaptor that fits the horizontal mount of a stock ford shift lever as used on the Tiger to the 2 hole vertical shifter mount on the Hurst kits...I want to keep my Hurst short shift linkage but mount the stock shifter handle 😉
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I posted a listing for a complete new shifter handle designed to mount to a T-5 and make it look like a stock shifter. I looks like it'd be pretty easy to adapt to the Hurst shifter.
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The eBay link was gone...but if it's the same as the fave key ones they are replicas of the Straight short shifter . I want to have the longer cranked stock setup but onto the Hurst linkage... I drive with the seat all the way back and with harnesses on the short shifter makes 3rd a bit of a stretch . The taller cranked lever will help...and look stock 😁
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I understand! the short shifter was phased out for a reason!! the ebay listing was for the short "Cobra" type shifter. the adapter at the start of the thread doesn't look like it would be all that hard to fabricate. a piece of 3/16 plate, a vice and a BFH....
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It's really a matter of personal preference. a properly set up Ford shifter is fine... when the main spring that controls it's neutral point is worn, they can be horrible. My understanding is that you have to use the Hurst rods with a Hurst shifter.
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Yes.. but that won't be pretty (even if hidden)
The ones they used to sell were more solid than the one at the start of the thread and they had vertical ribs on the mount that slot into the ribs on the Hurst shifter to ensure it doesn't rotate/rock fore and aft.
I actually have a new friend with a lovely HAAS 4 axis CNC machine... among his other CNC , english wheels and breaks....
Looking for accurate measurements for a few sunbeam parts at the moment... Have some fun ideas....
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FYI, my car does have the hurst supershifter kit and I really like it. I believe I purchasedthe 'Cobra' short shifter that directly bolts to the Hurst supershifter, it is the short style and works perfectly .. BUT .. the T reverse lockout is there for looks only. It is my 2nd Tiger with the Hurst linkage and I do like/recommend because it feels much much tighter IMO. BUT .. I do miss the original Ford reverse lockout and even find myself pulling up on T out of habbit. For performance I like the Hurst, for original or weekend warrior I would just cleanup and rebuild the stock Ford linkage. Several years back someone was selling the shim kit to rebuild a stock Ford linkage, I used it and it really helped wake up an old worn out Ford shift linkage.