A Camaro Shifter fits a V? Yes it can
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I was looking to an alternative to a $4-500 shifter or just a stock shifter modified for a shorter throw. I spent some time pouring over google images and on Ebay Australia. I compared images of Camaro and Commodore shifters and how they install. In my search I stumbled upon a cheap Hurst shifter for a late model Camaro ($125 shipped):
![](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b371/Bowtie70SS/shifterpic.jpg)
Next I removed the stock shifter as per instructions on the Cadillac forums
http://www.cadillacforums.com/forums...ifter-top.html
After examining the stock shifter cup I was going to have a friend make a new billet cup (and still may) but I had a idea to modify it with a piece of exhaust(yeah exhaust) pipe. The Camaro shifter is 1.50 in diameter and has O-rings to hold it and to isolate vibrations. Here is a pic of the kit I got from the web
![](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b371/Bowtie70SS/shifter9.jpg)
I went to the auto parts store and bought a piece of 1 1/2 inch exhaust pipe which slid nicely into the original V shifter cup
![](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b371/Bowtie70SS/shifter8.jpg)
Some of my pics did not turn out but I marked it and cut it off with a band saw then slid it back inside.
![](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b371/Bowtie70SS/shifter7.jpg)
One of the pics I lost was where I welded it. I welded all around the inside and then laid it on the belt sander and sanded the bottom flat. In the next pic you see where I chamfered the edges so the lubricated shifter could slide in as per the instructions in the Camaro kit. You can also see how I welded and sanded it here.
![](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b371/Bowtie70SS/shifter5.jpg)
Next with the Camaro shifter installed in the cup I drilled holes in the cup to match the Camaro shifter bolt locations. (sorry again pic was bad).
Now that the Camaro shifter fit inside the V shifter cup I put the assembly back down through the shifter mount and drilled the corresponding holes through the mount. I needed cap screws to hold it in because the holes were very close to V shifter cup. I turned down the bolts with my trusty drill and bench grinder.(M6X1.0)
![](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b371/Bowtie70SS/shifter3.jpg)
Now here is the shifter bolted back into place.
![](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b371/Bowtie70SS/shifter2.jpg)
The topside goes back together as it came apart after the shifter stick is installed. I don't have a pic of the underside where I reused the V metal insert for the Camaro bushing. I had to install one washer to take up the difference in width of the camaro and CTS-V shifter base. I will get a pic of that when I put it back on the lift. I hope this helps others who strive to make out of the box ideas work (and are cheap like me). The shifter performs flawlessly and each shift is more like a detent. It is firm and positive and there is no way you can mistake whether or not it is in gear. I love it. I need to work on a **** and maybe the boot as I am not sure I like the white hurst shifter ball. More pics to follow tomorrow.
![](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b371/Bowtie70SS/shifterpic.jpg)
Next I removed the stock shifter as per instructions on the Cadillac forums
http://www.cadillacforums.com/forums...ifter-top.html
After examining the stock shifter cup I was going to have a friend make a new billet cup (and still may) but I had a idea to modify it with a piece of exhaust(yeah exhaust) pipe. The Camaro shifter is 1.50 in diameter and has O-rings to hold it and to isolate vibrations. Here is a pic of the kit I got from the web
![](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b371/Bowtie70SS/shifter9.jpg)
I went to the auto parts store and bought a piece of 1 1/2 inch exhaust pipe which slid nicely into the original V shifter cup
![](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b371/Bowtie70SS/shifter8.jpg)
Some of my pics did not turn out but I marked it and cut it off with a band saw then slid it back inside.
![](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b371/Bowtie70SS/shifter7.jpg)
One of the pics I lost was where I welded it. I welded all around the inside and then laid it on the belt sander and sanded the bottom flat. In the next pic you see where I chamfered the edges so the lubricated shifter could slide in as per the instructions in the Camaro kit. You can also see how I welded and sanded it here.
![](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b371/Bowtie70SS/shifter5.jpg)
Next with the Camaro shifter installed in the cup I drilled holes in the cup to match the Camaro shifter bolt locations. (sorry again pic was bad).
Now that the Camaro shifter fit inside the V shifter cup I put the assembly back down through the shifter mount and drilled the corresponding holes through the mount. I needed cap screws to hold it in because the holes were very close to V shifter cup. I turned down the bolts with my trusty drill and bench grinder.(M6X1.0)
![](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b371/Bowtie70SS/shifter3.jpg)
Now here is the shifter bolted back into place.
![](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b371/Bowtie70SS/shifter2.jpg)
The topside goes back together as it came apart after the shifter stick is installed. I don't have a pic of the underside where I reused the V metal insert for the Camaro bushing. I had to install one washer to take up the difference in width of the camaro and CTS-V shifter base. I will get a pic of that when I put it back on the lift. I hope this helps others who strive to make out of the box ideas work (and are cheap like me). The shifter performs flawlessly and each shift is more like a detent. It is firm and positive and there is no way you can mistake whether or not it is in gear. I love it. I need to work on a **** and maybe the boot as I am not sure I like the white hurst shifter ball. More pics to follow tomorrow.
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Yeah I will do a short video tomorrow. The throw is pretty short and it is a very positive shift. I do not notice any extra noise or harmonics but I have not driven on the highway yet.
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Interesting. I have also seen a similarly modded C5 shifter made to work in this fashion. I don't think it was any shorter of a throw than the conventional options...but it was much better than OE and was free as the guy had it laying around since it was taken off a used car.
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I'm not sure that you need to modify the stock cup. i think you could just use the hurst flange/holes to mount it. that would cut down on half of the work. Once you tighten down the covet over the flange the o-rings really dont provide any vibration resistance. now to see a picture next to stock to see if it is a shorter throw and where it is shorter at.
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awesome work.. thanks for poastin this up
yea i was thinking the same thing, there must be a fitment issue with the hurst cup and the base plastic shifter plate
yea i was thinking the same thing, there must be a fitment issue with the hurst cup and the base plastic shifter plate
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If this is as short of throw as the modified stockers I will probably pick on up. I have no complaints with mine, but want the look, I already have a hurst **** on mine.