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Old Oct 1, 2007 | 02:05 AM
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hi guys, my dads a machinist so im gonna have him make me a new shifter stick, so it replaces my gay factory rubber insulated one! anybody know the exact demensions and sizes and lenghs i can use to have my dad make it or me! thanks 4 the help guys
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Old Oct 1, 2007 | 04:08 AM
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I am not sure on the threads because I have a hurst billet plus and the threads are twice the size of the stock one. Several people have made them though.
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Old Oct 1, 2007 | 08:09 AM
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threads for the stock shift know are 16mm-1.50

don't recall the bolt hole spacing...

i machined some sticks a few years back. wasn't too hard.
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Old Oct 1, 2007 | 03:25 PM
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i would say just buy one it really isnt worth the labor to me. thats just my .02
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Old Oct 1, 2007 | 05:42 PM
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i would say just buy one it really isnt worth the labor to me. thats just my .02
Yea but i bet his dad could do it for free with scrap. I'd pull the old on off and let him measure it that would be your best bet. Well unless someone has all the dimensions on hand.
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Old Oct 1, 2007 | 09:43 PM
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yea i guess i have to pull mine off to let him measure it, but i guess i can show him some pics and i think some ebay listings have all the demensions listed for them so ill jus use that thanks guys
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Old Oct 1, 2007 | 11:50 PM
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Yea, the one I got for 20 something dollars on ebay is just a steel rod, threaded, with two bolt holes and two flats machined on the trans end. I never measured it but the shift ball is about 1/4" above the boot.
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Old Oct 2, 2007 | 07:33 PM
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Yea, the one I got for 20 something dollars on ebay is just a steel rod, threaded, with two bolt holes and two flats machined on the trans end. I never measured it but the shift ball is about 1/4" above the boot.
but does the shifter feel bout right?? like does it feel right in the middle, i was wondering why they dident do that little curve like the stock one has
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Old Oct 2, 2007 | 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by ae13291
but does the shifter feel bout right?? like does it feel right in the middle, i was wondering why they dident do that little curve like the stock one has
you will need to space it over toward the driver side to be "centered".
1/2" or so.
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Originally Posted by shoemike
you will need to space it over toward the driver side to be "centered".
1/2" or so.
This is true, I forgot to mention it came with a 1/2" block that spaced it over to be centered. It went between the shifter and the stick.

I don't remember why but when I installed the Hurst billet plus I didn't use that block.

Actually I found it and attached their pic below, this is what I have.

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Old Oct 3, 2007 | 10:13 PM
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great thanks alot i will help my dad out maching this thing some time soon, ill get some pics of the finished stick after to show u guys

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