Hello all, new guy here, havnt posted much other then my Project thread (Project!) but figured someone might find this neat and not see my project, so here we go.

This is how I installed my Hurst Quarter Stick shifter.

First thing I had to do was remove the old shifter. I decided to utilize the plate that the old shift used so mine would be easily removeable if needed. I cut off all the old junk and was left with just a base plate (I forgot to take a picture, but I just removed all the crap...)

when I mocked it all up in the car, I didnt like how low the shifter sat compaired to the top plate of the center councel, so I did some measuring (guessing) and did some welding on the shifter plate, the final result after the flap disk and paint



then I threw it in to see how it would fit





with the shifter



now since the shifter wouldnt fit in the old shifter plate, I cut out a rectangle, basically where the gear indicator was



and the final result, fits perfect, olmost like I seasured it (but honestly this was all guess work after a few beers)





I also plan to add something to fill the gap. Im thinking something like those brisles you find on the snow scrappers for cars. this pic is what would be above those bristles, so basically what youll see in the end




Only issue I am running into is Ill have to drill a new hole for the shifter cable, also where the shifter cable goes through the shifter, will get in the way of the ash tray



I ended up cutting some of it out, but plan to add a thin sheet of aluminum in the ask tray and figure out how to cram a few toggles in there.



Let me know what you think!

 

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I just bolted mine to the floor with three specific lengths of 3/8 brake line to get the height and placement I wanted and didn't have to cut out the whole gear indicator out.

 

that looks good, however it looks like it would site to high. mines perfectly level with my elbo on the arm rest.

 

If you look where the reverse handle it's the same location as you piece of cardboard. My arm rests on the pad also. I just didn't want to butcher the cover panel as I wanted it as stocklooking as possible. If you where worried about height the Megashifter would have been a better choice. I had one that ran my th400,th350 and also the powerglide with some small fab work.

 

ahh pictures can be decieving, it looks as if the bottom of your shifter was just under the plate, and mines a few inches. I kept with the hurst because it came with the car. also with the plate we fabed up im glad i got this one cuz everything fits perfect. also i didnt mind cutting out the shifter plate as i dont have over drive, and im getting an LED gear shift indicator to be spot on accurate.

 

Is that a screen infront of the HVAC controls? whats it for?